Thanks for the response. What I was suggesting is, let’s sort out all the Brandis 3XXX boxes and analyze the Navy numbers on those boxes. Hopefully, we have some Navy dates associated with their numbers that would narrow the date period.
Help yourself.
All the data is in
the table.Click on the sort symbol next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.
The table will then become resorted according to the ascending or descending values in that particular column.
You can then browse through the thirty Brandis 3xxx entries and see what you can see.
It is extremely difficult to make tables work in this Forum. It is easier to see the columns in the wiki.
Brandis 3193 none Smithsonian yes
Brandis 3227 845 Mariner's Museum no
Brandis 3239 850 Dominic Winter Book Auctions; "circa 1918." "Brandis & Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn." no
Brandis 3249 836 ebay no "3249" in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top
Brandis 3268 882 (?) ebay; 882 is stenciled on front of the box. no 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657
Brandis 3320 4799 eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) no no
Brandis 3331 1421 Land and Sea; in box for 4551 No No.
Brandis 3336 4773 eBay (no box) no
Brandis 3339 1415 1942-12-26 Antique Helper No Yes
Brandis 3360 1446 in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink: Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc 764-753 Lexington Avenue Brooklyn, New York No No
Brandis 3444 1461 eBay. no No, box is for a Buff & Buff
Brandis 3483 1567 1932-01-27 ebay; box only. no
Brandis (theoretical) 3500 1542 Niku ? maybe
Brandis (sextant only) 3511 1585 TIGHAR (sextant only) no
Brandis 3527 1599 1933-05-04 TIGHAR; large box; box only yes
Brandis (theoretical) 3547 173 Pensacola ?
Brandis 3596 4510 ebay; 7.5" radius no no box
Brandis 3657 883 (?) box holding sextant 3692; ebay no; 883 stenciled on box
Brandis 3692 none ebay no; in box for 3657
Brandis 3702 none e-bay. Large "916" stenciled in gold on box. no "916"?
Brandis 3738 945 ebay; In box for 3268. no
Brandis 3806 4879 purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder no
Brandis 3826 4603 eBay no Brass plaque on box: "248 US Navy 101009"
Brandis 3832 4831 1937-09-30 WestSea.com no No?
Brandis 3893 4569 1941-03-14 ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus no
Brandis 3898 4842 1941-04-18 Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? ebay no 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.
Brandis 3920 4516 Fleaglass.com no seller says "yes"
Brandis 3946 Box only. Holds Brandis 5670. No.
Brandis 3985 4826 eBay (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck) no No
Brandis 3987 1584 1938-11-30 TIGHAR no yes