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Bubble Sextant IX

This is a bubble sextant inside a brown box with a slanted lid. Two metal clips hold the lid shut. Attached the box there are…

Bubble Sextant MK IX

This instrument is in a metal box with a slanted lid. Two metal latches hold the lid closed and near these there is a punched…

Box of Telescopes

This object is a flat box, roughly square, with two brass latches. Inside, it contains five small telescopes support on wooden stands lined with green…

Bubble Sextant Mk IXA

This object is contained in a dark red plastic box with a slanted lid, that is held closed with two metallic clips. There are metallic…

Sundial Casts

These are five parts of two sundials. The main parts are two identical metal casts of a square, flat sundial. 2019.ast.148.1 has some blue-green oxidization…

Sundial Casting Mold

The main part of this object (2019.ast.147.1) consists of a rectangular piece of wood carved on one surface into a sundial pattern. This is painted…

Refracting Telescope

This is a medium-sized telescope stored in a leather carrying case with an adjustable strap. The lid is held on with a buckle. The telescope…