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<p>Moleski: /* Narratives */</p> <hr /> <div>In the spring of 2003, TIGHAR sent [[Roger Kelley]], a former Marine and retired police officer, and [[User:Moleski|Marty Moleski]], a Jesuit priest, to Fiji to follow up on various leads developed in the [[1999_Bones_Search_I|1999 search]] for the bones that had been [[Bones found on Nikumaroro| found on Nikumaroro]] in 1940. Although TIGHAR had also developed fresh ideas for avenues to explore through the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/AESForum.html Earhart Forum], Kelley and Moleski's search failed to find any trace of the [[bones]], [[sextant box]], [[shoe parts]], and [[corks]] that [[Gerald_Gallagher|Gallagher]] had found on [[Nikumaroro]] and [[bones file|sent to Fiji]].<br /> == Narratives ==<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/42_FijiBoneSearch.html Fiji Bone Search II--Final Report] (article on TIGHAR website)<br /> * [Dead link: &quot;Amelia and Roger and Me,&quot;] ''Company Magazine.''<br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> <br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html Bones Chronology] <br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/13_1/tarawa.html Tarawa file] <br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/bones.htm DNA tests] <br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_2/14-2Bones.html Bones Analysis (1998)] <br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/14_Fijibones/14_Fijibones.html Bones I Article] (1999) <br /> * [[IIIIP|1999 Bones Search--Niku IIIIP]]<br /> <br /> == Suspects ==<br /> The WPHC closed the [[Bones file|inquiry]] into the death of an unknown person on [[Niku]] in September of 1941. The last entry in the file reads, &quot;Seen. P.A. [&quot;put away&quot;].&quot; There is no mention in the file of what was done with the bones and other materials that Gallagher had collected. <br /> {| style=&quot;border: 0px; border-collapse: none;&quot; cellpadding=5 <br /> |-<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;| 1941-1976<br /> | [[Western Pacific High Commission]]<br /> |-<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;| 1941<br /> | [[Sir Harry Charles Luke, KCMG (1884-1969)| Sir Harry Luke]], WPCH High Commissioner and Governor of Fiji (died 1969)<br /> |-<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;| 1941<br /> | [[Henry Harrison Vaskess]] (died 1969), Secretary of the WPHC<br /> |-<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;| 1941<br /> | [[David Winn Hoodless, MD]] (died ~1955), [[Fiji School of Medicine]]<br /> |-<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;| 1941-1976<br /> | [[Patrick D. MacDonald| Patrick &quot;Paddy&quot; MacDonald]]. errand boy in 1941 but later became Colonial Secretary.<br /> |-<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;| 1940-1981<br /> | [[Walter Lindsay Isaac Verrier, MD]] (died 1981) <br /> |-<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;| 1950s<br /> | [[Kenneth J. Gilchrist, MD]] (died 1992)<br /> |-<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;| 1968<br /> | [[Gerard Denis Murphy, MD]] (died 2004?)<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Burials, Cremations, Police Evidence Warehouse ==<br /> [[File:Roger-046.jpg|thumb|&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Amelia, 30 August 1939.&lt;/div&gt;]]<br /> [[File:Roger 047.jpg|thumb|&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Amelia was Polynesian.&lt;/div&gt;]]<br /> It is conceivable that someone decided to give the castaway of Nikumaroro a decent burial. Roger Kelley tested that idea by examining all of the burial and cremation records in Suva from 1937 to the present.<br /> <br /> ;Comment from [[User:Postellon| Daniel Postellon]]:<br /> :Regarding &quot;naming the bones and burying them&quot;. We named the (Saxon) skeletons we found during an archaeological dig in Winchester. The names usually had something to do with their characteristics. One that I fondly remember was &quot;Ethelred Unbod&quot; We only found the skull and a few vertebrae, the rest of the skeleton was destroyed when some Victorians dug a big hole on the site a century earlier. It might be worth looking for a &quot;John Doe Gardner&quot; or some similar creative name.<br /> <br /> [[Roger Kelley's Reports--Fiji, 2003]]<br /> <br /> We visited four cemeteries and found hundreds of graves without monuments. Most of the small stones marking the graves have no legible numbers on them. There are hundreds of unmarked depressions in the grounds as well, probably representing older grave sites. We're not likely to find a headstone that says, &quot;Skeleton, Human, Remains of, Found on Gardner Island.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Search of Hoodless House garage ==<br /> ''When Kelley and Moleski were preparing for the trip to Fiji, we reviewed notes from [[Bones I| the 1999 bones search,]] which seemed to suggest that there were boxes in the garage. Our interpretation of the note suggested the picture of boxes containing interesting papers and maybe even some old bones. In retrospect, it seems that they may have seen cardboard boxes flattened on the floor, perhaps to catch oil drips from a car parked there or else some other form of garbage. The garage does not have any hiding places where a box of bones could rest unmolested for sixty years or more.''<br /> === Roger Kelley's report ===<br /> <br /> At approximately 13:30 hrs, I located the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Waimanu Road, Suva. Telephone 331-3444. I explored areas open to the public and took photographs of the exterior of the hospital and the hospital grounds.<br /> <br /> I discovered sealed tunnels which lead into the hill under the Maternity Ward on Extension Street. The tunnels are sealed with concrete and have foliage and residue over and around the entrance. There is no evidence of the purpose the tunnels served or how deep into the hill the tunnels penetrate. I photographed the tunnel entrances and street scene.<br /> <br /> I also located Hoodless House, on Brown Street, directly behind CWMH. Directly across the street from Hoodless House are two garages built into the side of the hill. The two garages are joined by a common center wall and are covered with a concrete pad, complete with old pillars and railings on top. There are chairs on top of the pad. Both garage doors were standing open when I approached, revealing their interiors and contents. <br /> <br /> The garage on the right is clean and contains no material of any kind. Bare concrete from wall to wall. The garage on the left is empty with a small amount of trash and dirt on the floor. I checked the debris on the floor for any item which may aid in our investigation and found nothing. I did find one page from a newspaper dated July 16, 2002.<br /> <br /> There were no objects or material of any apparent value in either garage.<br /> <br /> I photographed the street scene, the front of Hoodless House, and the exterior and interior of the two garages.<br /> <br /> == Interviews ==<br /> * [[Fiji Museum]] <br /> ** [[Fergus Clunie]]<br /> * [[Emily Sikuli]]<br /> * [[Eni Etuati]]<br /> * [[Risasi Finikaso]] <br /> * [[Sundry contacts]]<br /> <br /> == Discussion of the possibilities ==<br /> === What if [[Hoodless]] kept the bones? ===<br /> * Then his family should have inherited them. Hoodless' daughter says that she is not aware of any box of bones left by her father.<br /> ==== What if the bones stayed at the [[Fiji School of Medicine]]? ====<br /> * Most probably discarded with other unwanted historical material by an acting director in the 1950s who took over when [[Frater| Dr. Frater]] died unexpectedly. ''We do not have any substantiation of the name of the acting director nor of an order to 'Get rid of all of that stuff.' But it is not, on the face of it, an implausible story.''<br /> * The bones could have been discarded at any time with medical waste from [[Colonial War Memorial Hospital]]. Neither FSM nor CWMH have records that go back to the 1940s and 1950s that would preserve that level of detail.<br /> ==== Were the bones buried or cremated? ====<br /> * [[Roger Kelley's Reports--Fiji, 2003| Kelley's research]] suggests that no bones found on Gardner were buried or cremated ''through the system whose files he searched in Suva.'' That does not mean that there might not have been an unofficial burial or cremation in Suva or elsewhere.<br /> <br /> ==== Were the bones returned to the [[WPHC]]? ====<br /> * There is no record of that in the file. The last note about the bones says that [[Hoodless]] will keep them until [[Sir Harry]] decides what the next step is.<br /> === Why is there no record of disposition of the [[:Category: Collected by Gallagher|Niku materials]]? ===<br /> Hoodless had custody only of the [[kanawa box]] and the bones. He could not have discarded the sextant box, shoe parts, or corks even if he tried.<br /> ==== Premise: Bureaucrats keep records ====<br /> [[User:Moleski |Moleski]]: After reading the files in the [[National Archives of Fiji]], I understand what others have said: it seems inconceivable that the British would have let the disposition of the material collected on Niku remain unrecorded. It ''seems'' that there has to be a record somewhere of what someone decided to do with the material. Even if someone decided that it was all worthless and should be burned, the standard-issue British bureaucrat would record that judgment for posterity. We just don't know where that record is--if it exists.<br /> <br /> &quot;Think like a bureaucrat.&quot;<br /> <br /> ''To dispose of any of the material without a note would be dereliction of duty.''<br /> <br /> ===== Guess: the bones file and the material became separated =====<br /> What if:<br /> * The bones file went into the archives because someone thought it was a dead file.<br /> * But the [[:Category: Collected by Gallagher|Gardner artifacts]] were still in storage somewhere.<br /> * A cleanup of the storage space requires making a record of disposition. But the bones file is not available to use because it's gone into the [[WPHC Archives|archives]]. So a new file is opened--or the information simply goes into a different file under the title &quot;Getting Rid of Old Junk.&quot; No cross-ref will be found in the old file because they don't have access to the old file any more.<br /> There was also a time of confusion when a new [[WPHC Numbering System| numbering system]] was imposed on the filing system. But it would be highly unlike [[Vaskess]] not to find the old file and make a note in it ''if'' he was the one who decided to get rid of the [[:Category: Collected by Gallagher|Niku material]].<br /> <br /> ==== Why is the death of the Niku castaway not in someone's Cold Case Files? ====<br /> * There was no such terminology in the 1940s.<br /> * The Fijian evidence warehouse (searched by Kelley) seems to date from Fiji's independence in 1970. Prior to that, the [[WPHC]] and/or some other part of the Colonial Service provided police services. If there were &quot;police files&quot; prior to the establishment of the current police force, we have not found them.<br /> ==== Was there ever a coroner's inquest into the death of the castaway? ====<br /> * As far as we could tell, no. It seems as though the [[bones file]] is a record of an inquest, such as it was.<br /> * There may not have been any obligation for the [[WPHC]] to report its findings to anyone but itself. [[Sir Harry]] wore two hats: High Commissioner of the WPHC and Governor of Fiji. Niku fell under the jurisdiction of the WPHC, not that of Fiji. For all practical purposes, Sir Harry or his delegates acted as the coroner for this case. The final note in the [[bones file]] says effectively, &quot;Case closed.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Have people lied to us about what they know? ===<br /> [[User:Moleski|Moleski]]: I don't think we have to presume any conspiracy to keep the bones story quiet. The people who had the stuff did the best they could with colonial resources. Once [[Hoodless]] judged that [[bones|the remains]] were from a male and other examiners found no significance in the [[sextant box]], [[shoe parts]], or [[corks]], the case just became mundane. Some poor soul died on Niku--one of many unknowns who died in the Pacific over the years. No one bothered to double back and cross-reference later files with earlier ones. &quot;Do not attribute to malice what can be explained by ignorance&quot; ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor Hanlon's Razor]).<br /> <br /> == Helpful Witness Syndrome ==<br /> Kelley and Moleski experienced the [[Helpful Witness Syndrome]] firsthand. This may not be the best name for it, but it describes the enthusiasm that some people have to help solve cases. They strain their minds and imaginations to make suggestions about how an investigation should proceed. They would not be identified as suffering from HWS if any of their leads panned out.<br /> <br /> In our case, a man heard Moleski asking questions at the National Archives. He said he remembered a story about a little coffin being found in the DAV Girls School near the South Pacific Commission. He thought the coffin was associated with Hoodless. Our informant was born in 1951. If the event took place in the 1950s, it must have been between 1955 and 1959. He guessed 1957. There was a schoolboy rumor that the doctors were involved in some kind of devil-worship.<br /> <br /> That was just the beginning of an apparently endless stream of advice about people to contact. He came to our hotel one night, planning to persuade us to hop in our car and drive around Suva tracking down people who might help us find Amelia. The fact that we had no car put a dent in his plans, but he stayed and talked for as long as we could stand it.<br /> <br /> At a guess, the news coverage of [[Bones I]] from 1999 probably seeded his &quot;memories&quot; of the little coffin. No other informant confirmed any of the stories he told. It seems highly unlikely that he had any information that would help solve the case.<br /> <br /> == Summary: Where the bones are not ==<br /> * Not formally [[Roger_Kelley's_Reports--Fiji%2C_2003|registered as cremated or buried]] in Suva.<br /> * Not in the [[Roger_Kelley's_Reports--Fiji%2C_2003#Police_Evidence_Warehouse|Suva Police evidence warehouse.]]<br /> * Not at the [[Fiji School of Medicine]].<br /> * Not in the basement of [[Government House]] nor in the nearby bomb shelter tunnels.<br /> * Not at [[Bones_II#Roger_Kelley.27s_report|Hoodless House]].<br /> * Not in the [[National Archives of Fiji]].<br /> * Not in the [[Fiji Museum]].<br /> * Not in [[Hanslope Park]], England.<br /> * Not in the [[WPHC Archives]] in Auckland, NZ.<br /> * Not in the possession of the [[Western_Pacific_High_Commission#British_High_Commission_in_Fiji|British High Commission in Fiji]].<br /> * Not in the possession of [[Hoodless|Dr. Hoodless']] daughter.<br /> * Not in the possession of [[Murphy|Dr. Murphy's]] family.<br /> * Not in the [[Niku_IIIIP_(1999)#The_Fiji_Bones_Search|Suva Masonic Lodge]].<br /> * Not in the attic of the old [[Central Medical School]] building, now the Dental Clinic at the [[Colonial War Memorial Hospital]].<br /> * Not in the [[Niku_IIIIP_(1999)#The_Fiji_Bones_Search|tunnels under the hospital complex at Tamavua]], to which the Medical School relocated in the 1950s.<br /> * Not in the [[Niku_IIIIP_(1999)#The_Fiji_Bones_Search|offices of the Fiji Intelligence Service]], formerly used by visiting [[WPHC]] officers.<br /> <br /> == Possible places to search ==<br /> [[Tom King]]:<br /> * The [[Colonial War Memorial Hospital]]. Only the dental clinic (Dr. Hoodless' old offices) and its overhead crawl space have been checked. The crawl space was full of old stuff, some of it going back to WWII, but no bones. There's no telling how many other such spaces there are in the Hospital complex, which is huge and Victorian.<br /> * Tunnels other than those checked. We know that the collections of the Fiji Museum went into the tunnels during the War; we don't know what else may have, and not come out. Virtually all the tunnels are sealed.<br /> * Levuka Masonic Lodge. This was the old Masonic HQ; the Suva facility (which has been checked, if not really thoroughly) was established later. Unfortunately it was burned by rioters during the 2000 coup, during which allegedly a human skull was stolen. <br /> * US Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Gaithersburg MD. The U.S. 112th Medical Corps moved into Fiji about the time the bones papers come to an end, and took over some medical operations from local authorities, including Hoodless. It is not inconceivable that the 112th wound up with the bones, in which case it's not inconceivable they wound up at AFIP, whose warehouse (where I've spent half a day in awe-struck wonder) gives credence to the last scene in the first Indiana Jones movie. There is, however, no tangible evidence that this happened.<br /> * Archive in Tarawa, Kiribati: place where the first version of the [[bones file]] was found. Other files there may contain a clue.<br /> <br /> == To do ==<br /> * Find [[MacDonald| Paddy MacDonald's family]]. He knew the whole bones story. He may have been the man who made the final decision on what to do with the material collected on Niku. If not, he knew the man who made the decision. Paddy was there from 1941 until the WPHC went out of business in 1978.<br /> [[Leftover suggestions for Bones III]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Expeditions|Bones 2003]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Randall_S._Jacobson,_Ph.D.&diff=8020 2026-03-28T20:37:54Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>TIGHAR’s senior researcher for the Earhart Project, Randy Jacobson (#1364), has contributed a series of articles to TIGHAR that give a very well-rounded account of how we can understand what went wrong with the final flight. He is also a co-author of [[Amelia Earhart's Shoes]].<br /> <br /> From [[Amelia Earhart's Shoes| ''Shoes'']]: &quot;Dr. Randal S. Jacobson is a geophysicist with the U.S. Navy, currently working on airborne mine hunting and mine countermeasure systems. Jacobson has a Ph.D. in oceanography/earth sciences from Scripps Institute of Oceanography, taught geophysics at Oregon State University, and was a program officer in geophysics at the Office of Naval Research, responsible for evaluating and funding proposals. He has written extensively on underwater seismic propagation, evolution of oceanic crust, and was the state seismologist for Oregon in the 1980s. His work has involved going to sea, using sonar, magnetometers, ocean bottom seismometers, and other geophysical systems. He is an avid historian, and enjoys restoring classic cars.&quot;<br /> <br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Phoenixislands.html The American Equatorial and Phoenix Islands.]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/prepdepart.html The World Flight, First Attempt: Oakland to Honolulu--Preparations, Departure, Navigation en route.]<br /> * The World Flight, Second Attempt<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/2ndattemptcommo.html Communications and Coordination.]<br /> ** The Final Flight<br /> *** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/reconstruction.html Reconstructing the Flight.]<br /> *** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight1.html Part1: Lae to Midpoint.]<br /> *** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight2.html Part 2: Midpoint to the Vicinity of Howland.]<br /> *** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight3.html Part 3: At Howland Island.]<br /> *** [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight4.html Part 4: The Aircraft Returns to Earth.]<br /> *** [[Monte Carlo Simulation of Flight]]<br /> * The 1937 search for the lost aircraft<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/first24hours.html The First 24 hours.]<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Itascasearch.html The ''Itasca'' Search.]<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Coloradosearch.html The ''Colorado'' Search.]<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Lexingtonsearch.html The ''Lexington'' Search.]<br /> ==Related==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> * [[Jacobson Databases]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Biographical Data|Jacobson]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation|Jacobson]]<br /> [[Category:Research Methods|Jacobson]]<br /> [[Category:TIGHAR members|Jacobson]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Randall_S._Jacobson,_Ph.D.&diff=8019 2026-03-28T20:37:07Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>TIGHAR’s senior researcher for the Earhart Project, Randy Jacobson (#1364), has contributed a series of articles to TIGHAR that give a very well-rounded account of how we can understand what went wrong with the final flight. He is also a co-author of [[Amelia Earhart's Shoes]].<br /> <br /> From [[Amelia Earhart's Shoes| ''Shoes'']]: &quot;Dr. Randal S. Jacobson is a geophysicist with the U.S. Navy, currently working on airborne mine hunting and mine countermeasure systems. Jacobson has a Ph.D. in oceanography/earth sciences from Scripps Institute of Oceanography, taught geophysics at Oregon State University, and was a program officer in geophysics at the Office of Naval Research, responsible for evaluating and funding proposals. He has written extensively on underwater seismic propagation, evolution of oceanic crust, and was the state seismologist for Oregon in the 1980s. His work has involved going to sea, using sonar, magnetometers, ocean bottom seismometers, and other geophysical systems. He is an avid historian, and enjoys restoring classic cars.&quot;<br /> <br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/ResearchResearchPapers/Phoenixislands.html The American Equatorial and Phoenix Islands.]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/ResearchResearchPapers/Worldflight/prepdepart.html The World Flight, First Attempt: Oakland to Honolulu--Preparations, Departure, Navigation en route.]<br /> * The World Flight, Second Attempt<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/ResearchResearchPapers/Worldflight/2ndattemptcommo.html Communications and Coordination.]<br /> ** The Final Flight<br /> *** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/ResearchResearchPapers/Worldflight/reconstruction.html Reconstructing the Flight.]<br /> *** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/ResearchResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight1.html Part1: Lae to Midpoint.]<br /> *** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/ResearchResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight2.html Part 2: Midpoint to the Vicinity of Howland.]<br /> *** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/ResearchResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight3.html Part 3: At Howland Island.]<br /> *** [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/ResearchResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight4.html Part 4: The Aircraft Returns to Earth.]<br /> *** [[Monte Carlo Simulation of Flight]]<br /> * The 1937 search for the lost aircraft<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/ResearchResearchPapers/first24hours.html The First 24 hours.]<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/ResearchResearchPapers/Itascasearch.html The ''Itasca'' Search.]<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/ResearchResearchPapers/Coloradosearch.html The ''Colorado'' Search.]<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/ResearchResearchPapers/Lexingtonsearch.html The ''Lexington'' Search.]<br /> ==Related==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> * [[Jacobson Databases]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Biographical Data|Jacobson]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation|Jacobson]]<br /> [[Category:Research Methods|Jacobson]]<br /> [[Category:TIGHAR members|Jacobson]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Randall_S._Jacobson,_Ph.D.&diff=8018 2026-03-28T20:36:08Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>TIGHAR’s senior researcher for the Earhart Project, Randy Jacobson (#1364), has contributed a series of articles to TIGHAR that give a very well-rounded account of how we can understand what went wrong with the final flight. He is also a co-author of [[Amelia Earhart's Shoes]].<br /> <br /> From [[Amelia Earhart's Shoes| ''Shoes'']]: &quot;Dr. Randal S. Jacobson is a geophysicist with the U.S. Navy, currently working on airborne mine hunting and mine countermeasure systems. Jacobson has a Ph.D. in oceanography/earth sciences from Scripps Institute of Oceanography, taught geophysics at Oregon State University, and was a program officer in geophysics at the Office of Naval Research, responsible for evaluating and funding proposals. He has written extensively on underwater seismic propagation, evolution of oceanic crust, and was the state seismologist for Oregon in the 1980s. His work has involved going to sea, using sonar, magnetometers, ocean bottom seismometers, and other geophysical systems. He is an avid historian, and enjoys restoring classic cars.&quot;<br /> <br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Phoenixislands.html The American Equatorial and Phoenix Islands.]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/prepdepart.html The World Flight, First Attempt: Oakland to Honolulu--Preparations, Departure, Navigation en route.]<br /> * The World Flight, Second Attempt<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/2ndattemptcommo.html Communications and Coordination.]<br /> ** The Final Flight<br /> *** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/reconstruction.html Reconstructing the Flight.]<br /> *** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight1.html Part1: Lae to Midpoint.]<br /> *** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight2.html Part 2: Midpoint to the Vicinity of Howland.]<br /> *** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight3.html Part 3: At Howland Island.]<br /> *** [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight4.html Part 4: The Aircraft Returns to Earth.]<br /> *** [[Monte Carlo Simulation of Flight]]<br /> * The 1937 search for the lost aircraft<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/first24hours.html The First 24 hours.]<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Itascasearch.html The ''Itasca'' Search.]<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Coloradosearch.html The ''Colorado'' Search.]<br /> ** [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Lexingtonsearch.html The ''Lexington'' Search.]<br /> ==Related==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> * [[Jacobson Databases]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Biographical Data|Jacobson]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation|Jacobson]]<br /> [[Category:Research Methods|Jacobson]]<br /> [[Category:TIGHAR members|Jacobson]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Radio_equipment_on_NR16020&diff=8017 2026-03-17T20:48:22Z

<p>Moleski: /* Direction finding receiver */</p> <hr /> <div>The primary focus of this article is the '''kind of radio equipment carried aboard the [[Electra]] on the final flight.''' The question of the type of antennas used on the aircraft is [[NR16020 antennas| treated in three other articles.]]<br /> <br /> &quot;The radio communications equipment chosen by Amelia Earhart for the Lockheed Model 10E Electra, registration NR16020, which she planned to fly around the world in 1937 was designed and built by Western Electric Company, the manufacturing arm of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. AT&amp;T had been involved in radio communications and broadcasting since the dawn of the art, and owned many basic radio patents. Western Electric, and Bell Telephone Laboratories, were leaders in the field.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm# A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The presence of these radios aboard NR16020 and the frequencies they cover are documented in a [[Cross memo|Lockheed memo]] dated July 30, 1937 addressed to Courtland Gross and signed by J.W. Cross.<br /> <br /> == Original radio system designed and installed by [[W.C. Tinus]] ==<br /> <br /> Source: 1962 letter from [[W.C. Tinus]], Vice President of Bell Telephone Laboratories, in ''Amelia My Courageous Sister'' by [[Carol Osborne]].<br /> <br /> :I was the radio engineer who was responsible for the design and installation of her radio communications equipment [at the Newark Airport, New Jersey in February, 1937] ...<br /> <br /> :I had been a radio operator aboard ship in my younger days and knew the importance of being able to communicate at 500 kc [kHz] over the oceans. I persuaded Miss Earhart and Mr. Putnam on this point and modified a standard three-channel Western Electric equipment of the type then being used by the airlines to provide one channel at 500 kc and the other two at around 3000 and 6000 kc [3105 and 6210 kHz] ... A simple modification also enabled transmission to be made on CW or MCW, as well as voice, and a telegraph key was provided which could be plugged in, in addition to a microphone for voice communication. It was my thought that many ships throughout the world had 500 kc radio compasses and could probably better obtain bearings if the key were held down for an extended period while radiating modulated CW (MCW).<br /> <br /> Tinus also reported that the [[Morse code key questions| Morse code key was removed from NR16020]] during the second around-the-world attempt.<br /> <br /> == Transmitter ==<br /> === Location ===<br /> &quot;The transmitter was mounted in the aft section of the fuselage next to the navigator's table.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Design ===<br /> [[Image:WE_631B_Microphone(Courtesy,_NWA_History_Centre,_Inc.).jpg‎ |200px|thumb|right|&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Earhart's Electra was equipped with two Western Electric 631B microphones, as listed in the Luke Field inventory. The WE 631B was a carbon button microphone used with the WE 13C transmitter. (Courtesy: NWA History Centre, Inc.)&lt;/div&gt;]]<br /> &quot;The Western Electric Model 13C radio transmitter was a fifty-watt output, crystal-controlled unit. The original design of this transmitter produced amplitude-modulated (A-M) voice (A3 emission) signals only. The transmitter aboard NR16020 was factory-modified to incorporate Morse code (C-W) transmission capability (A1 emission) as well.<br /> <br /> &quot;Model 13C was the factory designation for a three-frequency transmitter operating in the 2500-6500 KHz range. A 1939 source (Morgan) illustrates a Model 13CB, a three-frequency radio with C-W and low-frequency (325-500 KHz) capability. Earhart’s Model 13C was factory-modified to include 500 KHz operation, and was probably the prototype for this later off-the-shelf version.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> &quot;AE’s rig worked from 12 volt DC power.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;6 September 2000 [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights101_120/highlights104.html Forum.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Selecting transmission bands ===<br /> <br /> &quot;The 13C was originally designed to operate in the high-frequency (H-F) range of 2000-6500 kilohertz (KHz), on three independent channels. Each channel employed its own frequency-control crystal, and tuned circuitry in all three radio-frequency stages.<br /> <br /> &quot;Channel shifting was accomplished by means of a multi-gang switch to select crystals and tuned circuits for each channel. The switch was activated from a crank on a remote control head located in the cockpit, linked to the transmitter through a flexible tach-shaft resembling an automotive speedometer cable.<br /> <br /> &quot;All tuning adjustments were inside the transmitter cabinet and were set by a technician prior to flight. No operator-adjustable tuning controls were employed.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Did Earhart have [[MCW]] capability? ===<br /> <br /> ==== The designer says 'yes' ====<br /> ;[[W.C. Tinus]] claimed in 1962 that Earhart's radio ''did'' have MCW capability:<br /> :I was the radio engineer who was responsible for the design and installation of her radio communications equipment [at the Newark Airport, New Jersey in February, 1937] ...<br /> <br /> :I had been a radio operator aboard ship in my younger days and knew the [[frequency| importance of being able to communicate at 500 kc over the oceans]]. I persuaded Miss Earhart and Mr. Putnam on this point and modified a standard three-channel Western Electric equipment of the type then being used by the airlines to provide one channel at 500 kc and the other two at around 3000 and 6000 kc ... A simple modification also enabled transmission to be made on [[CW]] or [[MCW]], as well as [[voice]], and a telegraph key was provided which could be plugged in, in addition to a microphone for voice communication. It was my thought that many ships throughout the world had 500 kc radio compasses and could probably better [[direction finding| obtain bearings]] if the key were held down for an extended period while radiating [[MCW| modulated CW (MCW)]]. <br /> <br /> ==== Some TIGHAR researchers say 'no' ====<br /> <br /> ;[[Mike Everette]] thought not.<br /> &quot;AE’s rig did NOT have &quot;[[MCW]]&quot; capability (that is, A2 emission, tone modulated telegraphy). It only transmitted [[CW| A1 (unmodulated, on-off keyed telegraphy)]] and [[voice| A3 (amplitude modulated voice)]]&quot; ([[Mike Everette]], 6 September 2000, [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights101_120/highlights104.html Forum).]<br /> <br /> ;Greg Moore, 28 Jun 2004 [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Forum_Archives/200406.txt Forum.]<br /> <br /> :According to the schematic of the transmitter which TIGHAR has published, and which I am now researching, the transmitter had NO MCW (Modulated CW) capability. Modulated CW is either generated by a tone which modulates the carrier, which is, in essence, simply an AM signal modulated with the tone, and would have no distance advantage over AM. because of the power taken up by the carrier and both sidebands (this is of course, why SSB (Single Sideband) is the voice transmission choice of today, because by suppressing the unwanted sideband and the carrier, one gains 75 percent more power out than with AM phone.<br /> <br /> :The other method of MCW generation is by using a &quot;chopper&quot; which interrupts the carrier at a rapid rate. This method &quot;fools&quot; the receiver into believing it is demodulating a AM signal, while still retaining the 100 percent pure carrier. When MF and LF &quot;ruled the airwaves&quot;, all emergency radio transmitters were required to be equipped for the transmission of MCW since the transmission could be received on any radio capable of tuning the frequencies involved. A pure CW signal will not be recognized except by a &quot;thunk&quot; as the speaker magnet pulls the cone in when the carrier is on, it produces no tone of its own. The receiver used by Earhart had what was then referred to as a &quot;CW oscillator&quot;, today it is called a BFO, or Beat Frequency Oscillator. This device generates a signal slightly off from whatever IF frequency is used in the receiver, and is tunable. When a CW signal is received, this additive offset from the BFO of &quot;CW oscillator&quot; generates a tone for speaker or headset listening. This is plainly shown in the receiver schematic, although the tube used in the oscillator is unknown. The whole point of MCW is rendered moot, however, because, even though the transmitter theoretically maintained provision for CW, the key and microphone transfer switch were removed prior to the last flight, along with the trailing wire, the Gurr load coil, etc, etc. If one looks at the schematic, one will notice that the additional relay for grid block keying was still there, but it wouldn't have worked using the microphone to key the transmitter. In the original configuration, when the transfer switch was set to &quot;CW&quot; the [[dynamotor]] was switched to constant run, and the 3rd relay provided grid block keying for the transmitter. This was a compromise at best, as there was no break in capability, wherein there is an antenna relay which automatically switches from TX to RX during key up periods, or of course, when the mode switch was shifted back to &quot;phone&quot; which, in the setup described in the schematic, was the switchology required to go from transmit to receive.<br /> <br /> :Even had there been a antenna relay, or an MCW osc or chopper, it would have still proven useless since neither AE or Noonan cared about CW or were in any way proficient in the use thereof. I believe that the radio operator license issued to AE waa a &quot;Gimme&quot; because there simply is no way she could have copied the requisite speed of Morse required even for a Third Class Radiotelegraph license. Now, the Itasca most likely had MCW capability on all frequencies, and thus would have been heard even if the switch was in the &quot;phone&quot; position....I also don't see where the &quot;CW oscillator&quot; was removed from the transmitter. Maybe it was disabled during the refit when the rest of the components required for Morse were removed. If it were still present, signals sent on 3105 in A1 [CW/Morse code] could have been received by the aircraft.<br /> <br /> :My only query is the tuning of the BFO.. normally, when one is receiving a CW signal, one &quot;zero beats&quot; the signal by setting the BFO to center (i.e., so it is on the same freq as the IF of the receiver. When this is done, one tunes the receiver until one can't hear the beat note, indicating that the receiver is on the same frequency as the transmitter. Then, one turns the BFO until one has the most pleasing and comfortable CW note to the ears. Believe it or not, this problem still raises its ugly head today, because some modern transceivers have no mark or detent on what is usually called &quot;CW pitch&quot; today. I know this, because it is a shortcoming of my Icom 746PRO. There is a learning curve associated with this unit, and they corrected it in the 756PRO.<br /> <br /> :At any rate, she SHOULD have been able to receive the Itasca transmissions, unless they were sent in pure CW, and the BFO &quot;CW oscillator&quot; had been either removed or disabled during the refit.<br /> <br /> :::Greg Moore<br /> :::Former RM1, USN<br /> <br /> == Receiver ==<br /> === Western Electric Model 20B ===<br /> &quot;The receiver aboard NR16020 was a Western Electric Model 20B. This receiver was designed for communications purposes. It contained no circuitry to enable its use as a navigation receiver.<br /> <br /> &quot;The tuning range was divided into four bands. Originally these were: Band 1, 188-420 KHz (beacon and marine); Band 2, 550-1500 KHz (standard broadcast); Band 3, 1500-4000 KHz; Band 4, 4000-10000 KHz.<br /> <br /> &quot;As the requirement for 500 KHz operation existed in Earhart’s case, the Band 2 tuning range was factory modified to 485-1200 KHz, covering the lower frequencies at the expense of the upper part of the broadcast band. A 1939 source lists a Model 20BA receiver, with Band 2 covering 485-1200 KHz. Earhart’s equipment may have been the prototype for this off-the-shelf model.<br /> <br /> &quot;The Model 20B receiver was a remote-control model, with tuning dial, band switch, volume control and other controls located in a Model 27A remote control head linked to the receiver by means of tach-shafts. The remote head was mounted in a center console below the instrument panel in NR16020; the receiver itself was mounted beneath the right seat in the cockpit. ...<br /> <br /> &quot;The receiver was powered from the aircraft’s 12-volt DC electrical system.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm#12 A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Tuning the receiver ===<br /> &quot;The receiver was not 'crystal controlled' but was hand-tuned by selecting the correct 'band' and then turning a wee crank until the desired frequency 'came in.' ... The 20B receiver and the 27A remote that goes with it are described in a ... Western Electric sales bulletin published in September 1936 entitled &quot;An All-Purpose Radio Receiver for Mobile Applications&quot; by K. O Thorp, Radio Development Department.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Ric Gillespie]], 21 June 2000 [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights93.html Forum.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Bendix [[direction finding]] coupler ===<br /> <br /> [[Ric Gillespie]]: &quot;I think there was a Bendix device aboard the aircraft that allowed the loop to be used with the Western Electric 20B receiver. I think it was integral to the Bendix MN-5 [[loop]] and was the same device described on page 42 of the August 1937 issue of Aero Digest magazine. Under the heading &quot;Aero Radio Digest - The Newest Developments in the Field of Aircraft Radio&quot; the first article is entitled &quot;Bendix D-Fs&quot;. I quote: 'Bendix D-Fs are designed to operate in conjunction with Bendix Type RA-1 receiver, but will also give accurate and dependable bearings when used with any standard radio receiver covering the desired frequency range.'&quot;&lt;ref&gt;25 February 2009 [[AESF| Forum]].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ;[[Ric Gillespie]], [[Finding Amelia]], p.64.<br /> :Just what range of frequencies the Electra’s homing device could cover is an important question but not a difficult one to answer. A hoop-shaped “loop” antenna mounted above the Electra’s cockpit received the signals for direction finding. Numerous photos taken from the time of its installation just prior to Earhart’s first world flight attempt in March until the final takeoff from Lae, New Guinea, in July leave no doubt that the loop antenna on Earhart’s Electra was one of a new line of Bendix direction finders pictured and described in the August 1937 issue of Aero Digest magazine: “Bendix D-Fs are designed to operate in conjunction with Bendix Type RA-1 receiver, but will also give accurate and dependable bearings when used with any standard radio receiver covering the desired frequency range.” The article also notes that these receivers can be used “as navigational direction finding instruments within frequency range of 200–1500 kilocycles.”&lt;ref&gt;“Bendix D-Fs,” Aero Digest (August 1937): 42.&lt;/ref&gt; Those parameters generally agree with the limits described by Manning and Miller prior to the first world flight attempt (“Plane has direction finder covering 200 to 1430 kcs”).&lt;ref&gt;COMFRANDIV to Shoshone, March 13, 1937.&lt;/ref&gt; They also agree with Putnam’s message of June 25, 1937, saying that the plane’s direction finder “covers range of about 200 to 1400 kilocycles.”&lt;ref&gt;COMFRANDIV to Itasca, June 25, 1937.&lt;/ref&gt; Where Earhart got the idea that her direction finder could cover “from 200 to 1500 and 2400 to 4800 kilocycles” is not clear, but the signals she requested on 7500 kilocycles were far beyond even those limits.&lt;ref&gt;COMFRANDIV to Itasca, June 26, 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Difficulties using the receiver ===<br /> <br /> &quot;The following point should be carefully considered. In a system using only the Western Electric receiver with a Bendix coupler unit, any change of reception frequency and/or antenna functions from communications to D/F would involve complex switchology: changing bands, considerable cranking of the coffee-grinder receiver control head, as well as tuning the Bendix coupler. The possibility exists that, given the pressures and consequent fatigue of the long flight, operational quirks of the equipment may well have defeated Earhart’s attempts at communications.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm#18 A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == [[Direction finding]] receiver ==<br /> <br /> The [[Hooven Radio Compass]] was installed for a short time, but was removed and replaced by the [[loop antenna]] to save weight.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hooven]]&lt;/ref&gt; [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/53_MiamiPhoto/53_MiamiPhoto.htm Careful analysis of photographs that can be dated] suggests that after the Hooven Radio Compass was removed, no other receiver took its place.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Related articles ==<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Hooven_Report/HoovenReport.html The Hooven Report.]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Brandenburg/WE-13.htm WE-13C Transmitter Harmonic Power Output.]<br /> * [[NR16020 antennas]].<br /> * [[Radio chronology]].<br /> * [[Modifications by Joe Gurr]]--prior to [[first attempt]], probably in January-February 1937.<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. 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Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Radio_equipment_on_NR16020&diff=8016 2026-03-17T20:45:11Z

<p>Moleski: /* Direction finding receiver */</p> <hr /> <div>The primary focus of this article is the '''kind of radio equipment carried aboard the [[Electra]] on the final flight.''' The question of the type of antennas used on the aircraft is [[NR16020 antennas| treated in three other articles.]]<br /> <br /> &quot;The radio communications equipment chosen by Amelia Earhart for the Lockheed Model 10E Electra, registration NR16020, which she planned to fly around the world in 1937 was designed and built by Western Electric Company, the manufacturing arm of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. AT&amp;T had been involved in radio communications and broadcasting since the dawn of the art, and owned many basic radio patents. Western Electric, and Bell Telephone Laboratories, were leaders in the field.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm# A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The presence of these radios aboard NR16020 and the frequencies they cover are documented in a [[Cross memo|Lockheed memo]] dated July 30, 1937 addressed to Courtland Gross and signed by J.W. Cross.<br /> <br /> == Original radio system designed and installed by [[W.C. Tinus]] ==<br /> <br /> Source: 1962 letter from [[W.C. Tinus]], Vice President of Bell Telephone Laboratories, in ''Amelia My Courageous Sister'' by [[Carol Osborne]].<br /> <br /> :I was the radio engineer who was responsible for the design and installation of her radio communications equipment [at the Newark Airport, New Jersey in February, 1937] ...<br /> <br /> :I had been a radio operator aboard ship in my younger days and knew the importance of being able to communicate at 500 kc [kHz] over the oceans. I persuaded Miss Earhart and Mr. Putnam on this point and modified a standard three-channel Western Electric equipment of the type then being used by the airlines to provide one channel at 500 kc and the other two at around 3000 and 6000 kc [3105 and 6210 kHz] ... A simple modification also enabled transmission to be made on CW or MCW, as well as voice, and a telegraph key was provided which could be plugged in, in addition to a microphone for voice communication. It was my thought that many ships throughout the world had 500 kc radio compasses and could probably better obtain bearings if the key were held down for an extended period while radiating modulated CW (MCW).<br /> <br /> Tinus also reported that the [[Morse code key questions| Morse code key was removed from NR16020]] during the second around-the-world attempt.<br /> <br /> == Transmitter ==<br /> === Location ===<br /> &quot;The transmitter was mounted in the aft section of the fuselage next to the navigator's table.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Design ===<br /> [[Image:WE_631B_Microphone(Courtesy,_NWA_History_Centre,_Inc.).jpg‎ |200px|thumb|right|&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Earhart's Electra was equipped with two Western Electric 631B microphones, as listed in the Luke Field inventory. The WE 631B was a carbon button microphone used with the WE 13C transmitter. (Courtesy: NWA History Centre, Inc.)&lt;/div&gt;]]<br /> &quot;The Western Electric Model 13C radio transmitter was a fifty-watt output, crystal-controlled unit. The original design of this transmitter produced amplitude-modulated (A-M) voice (A3 emission) signals only. The transmitter aboard NR16020 was factory-modified to incorporate Morse code (C-W) transmission capability (A1 emission) as well.<br /> <br /> &quot;Model 13C was the factory designation for a three-frequency transmitter operating in the 2500-6500 KHz range. A 1939 source (Morgan) illustrates a Model 13CB, a three-frequency radio with C-W and low-frequency (325-500 KHz) capability. Earhart’s Model 13C was factory-modified to include 500 KHz operation, and was probably the prototype for this later off-the-shelf version.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> &quot;AE’s rig worked from 12 volt DC power.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;6 September 2000 [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights101_120/highlights104.html Forum.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Selecting transmission bands ===<br /> <br /> &quot;The 13C was originally designed to operate in the high-frequency (H-F) range of 2000-6500 kilohertz (KHz), on three independent channels. Each channel employed its own frequency-control crystal, and tuned circuitry in all three radio-frequency stages.<br /> <br /> &quot;Channel shifting was accomplished by means of a multi-gang switch to select crystals and tuned circuits for each channel. The switch was activated from a crank on a remote control head located in the cockpit, linked to the transmitter through a flexible tach-shaft resembling an automotive speedometer cable.<br /> <br /> &quot;All tuning adjustments were inside the transmitter cabinet and were set by a technician prior to flight. No operator-adjustable tuning controls were employed.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Did Earhart have [[MCW]] capability? ===<br /> <br /> ==== The designer says 'yes' ====<br /> ;[[W.C. Tinus]] claimed in 1962 that Earhart's radio ''did'' have MCW capability:<br /> :I was the radio engineer who was responsible for the design and installation of her radio communications equipment [at the Newark Airport, New Jersey in February, 1937] ...<br /> <br /> :I had been a radio operator aboard ship in my younger days and knew the [[frequency| importance of being able to communicate at 500 kc over the oceans]]. I persuaded Miss Earhart and Mr. Putnam on this point and modified a standard three-channel Western Electric equipment of the type then being used by the airlines to provide one channel at 500 kc and the other two at around 3000 and 6000 kc ... A simple modification also enabled transmission to be made on [[CW]] or [[MCW]], as well as [[voice]], and a telegraph key was provided which could be plugged in, in addition to a microphone for voice communication. It was my thought that many ships throughout the world had 500 kc radio compasses and could probably better [[direction finding| obtain bearings]] if the key were held down for an extended period while radiating [[MCW| modulated CW (MCW)]]. <br /> <br /> ==== Some TIGHAR researchers say 'no' ====<br /> <br /> ;[[Mike Everette]] thought not.<br /> &quot;AE’s rig did NOT have &quot;[[MCW]]&quot; capability (that is, A2 emission, tone modulated telegraphy). It only transmitted [[CW| A1 (unmodulated, on-off keyed telegraphy)]] and [[voice| A3 (amplitude modulated voice)]]&quot; ([[Mike Everette]], 6 September 2000, [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights101_120/highlights104.html Forum).]<br /> <br /> ;Greg Moore, 28 Jun 2004 [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Forum_Archives/200406.txt Forum.]<br /> <br /> :According to the schematic of the transmitter which TIGHAR has published, and which I am now researching, the transmitter had NO MCW (Modulated CW) capability. Modulated CW is either generated by a tone which modulates the carrier, which is, in essence, simply an AM signal modulated with the tone, and would have no distance advantage over AM. because of the power taken up by the carrier and both sidebands (this is of course, why SSB (Single Sideband) is the voice transmission choice of today, because by suppressing the unwanted sideband and the carrier, one gains 75 percent more power out than with AM phone.<br /> <br /> :The other method of MCW generation is by using a &quot;chopper&quot; which interrupts the carrier at a rapid rate. This method &quot;fools&quot; the receiver into believing it is demodulating a AM signal, while still retaining the 100 percent pure carrier. When MF and LF &quot;ruled the airwaves&quot;, all emergency radio transmitters were required to be equipped for the transmission of MCW since the transmission could be received on any radio capable of tuning the frequencies involved. A pure CW signal will not be recognized except by a &quot;thunk&quot; as the speaker magnet pulls the cone in when the carrier is on, it produces no tone of its own. The receiver used by Earhart had what was then referred to as a &quot;CW oscillator&quot;, today it is called a BFO, or Beat Frequency Oscillator. This device generates a signal slightly off from whatever IF frequency is used in the receiver, and is tunable. When a CW signal is received, this additive offset from the BFO of &quot;CW oscillator&quot; generates a tone for speaker or headset listening. This is plainly shown in the receiver schematic, although the tube used in the oscillator is unknown. The whole point of MCW is rendered moot, however, because, even though the transmitter theoretically maintained provision for CW, the key and microphone transfer switch were removed prior to the last flight, along with the trailing wire, the Gurr load coil, etc, etc. If one looks at the schematic, one will notice that the additional relay for grid block keying was still there, but it wouldn't have worked using the microphone to key the transmitter. In the original configuration, when the transfer switch was set to &quot;CW&quot; the [[dynamotor]] was switched to constant run, and the 3rd relay provided grid block keying for the transmitter. This was a compromise at best, as there was no break in capability, wherein there is an antenna relay which automatically switches from TX to RX during key up periods, or of course, when the mode switch was shifted back to &quot;phone&quot; which, in the setup described in the schematic, was the switchology required to go from transmit to receive.<br /> <br /> :Even had there been a antenna relay, or an MCW osc or chopper, it would have still proven useless since neither AE or Noonan cared about CW or were in any way proficient in the use thereof. I believe that the radio operator license issued to AE waa a &quot;Gimme&quot; because there simply is no way she could have copied the requisite speed of Morse required even for a Third Class Radiotelegraph license. Now, the Itasca most likely had MCW capability on all frequencies, and thus would have been heard even if the switch was in the &quot;phone&quot; position....I also don't see where the &quot;CW oscillator&quot; was removed from the transmitter. Maybe it was disabled during the refit when the rest of the components required for Morse were removed. If it were still present, signals sent on 3105 in A1 [CW/Morse code] could have been received by the aircraft.<br /> <br /> :My only query is the tuning of the BFO.. normally, when one is receiving a CW signal, one &quot;zero beats&quot; the signal by setting the BFO to center (i.e., so it is on the same freq as the IF of the receiver. When this is done, one tunes the receiver until one can't hear the beat note, indicating that the receiver is on the same frequency as the transmitter. Then, one turns the BFO until one has the most pleasing and comfortable CW note to the ears. Believe it or not, this problem still raises its ugly head today, because some modern transceivers have no mark or detent on what is usually called &quot;CW pitch&quot; today. I know this, because it is a shortcoming of my Icom 746PRO. There is a learning curve associated with this unit, and they corrected it in the 756PRO.<br /> <br /> :At any rate, she SHOULD have been able to receive the Itasca transmissions, unless they were sent in pure CW, and the BFO &quot;CW oscillator&quot; had been either removed or disabled during the refit.<br /> <br /> :::Greg Moore<br /> :::Former RM1, USN<br /> <br /> == Receiver ==<br /> === Western Electric Model 20B ===<br /> &quot;The receiver aboard NR16020 was a Western Electric Model 20B. This receiver was designed for communications purposes. It contained no circuitry to enable its use as a navigation receiver.<br /> <br /> &quot;The tuning range was divided into four bands. Originally these were: Band 1, 188-420 KHz (beacon and marine); Band 2, 550-1500 KHz (standard broadcast); Band 3, 1500-4000 KHz; Band 4, 4000-10000 KHz.<br /> <br /> &quot;As the requirement for 500 KHz operation existed in Earhart’s case, the Band 2 tuning range was factory modified to 485-1200 KHz, covering the lower frequencies at the expense of the upper part of the broadcast band. A 1939 source lists a Model 20BA receiver, with Band 2 covering 485-1200 KHz. Earhart’s equipment may have been the prototype for this off-the-shelf model.<br /> <br /> &quot;The Model 20B receiver was a remote-control model, with tuning dial, band switch, volume control and other controls located in a Model 27A remote control head linked to the receiver by means of tach-shafts. The remote head was mounted in a center console below the instrument panel in NR16020; the receiver itself was mounted beneath the right seat in the cockpit. ...<br /> <br /> &quot;The receiver was powered from the aircraft’s 12-volt DC electrical system.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm#12 A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Tuning the receiver ===<br /> &quot;The receiver was not 'crystal controlled' but was hand-tuned by selecting the correct 'band' and then turning a wee crank until the desired frequency 'came in.' ... The 20B receiver and the 27A remote that goes with it are described in a ... Western Electric sales bulletin published in September 1936 entitled &quot;An All-Purpose Radio Receiver for Mobile Applications&quot; by K. O Thorp, Radio Development Department.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Ric Gillespie]], 21 June 2000 [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights93.html Forum.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Bendix [[direction finding]] coupler ===<br /> <br /> [[Ric Gillespie]]: &quot;I think there was a Bendix device aboard the aircraft that allowed the loop to be used with the Western Electric 20B receiver. I think it was integral to the Bendix MN-5 [[loop]] and was the same device described on page 42 of the August 1937 issue of Aero Digest magazine. Under the heading &quot;Aero Radio Digest - The Newest Developments in the Field of Aircraft Radio&quot; the first article is entitled &quot;Bendix D-Fs&quot;. I quote: 'Bendix D-Fs are designed to operate in conjunction with Bendix Type RA-1 receiver, but will also give accurate and dependable bearings when used with any standard radio receiver covering the desired frequency range.'&quot;&lt;ref&gt;25 February 2009 [[AESF| Forum]].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ;[[Ric Gillespie]], [[Finding Amelia]], p.64.<br /> :Just what range of frequencies the Electra’s homing device could cover is an important question but not a difficult one to answer. A hoop-shaped “loop” antenna mounted above the Electra’s cockpit received the signals for direction finding. Numerous photos taken from the time of its installation just prior to Earhart’s first world flight attempt in March until the final takeoff from Lae, New Guinea, in July leave no doubt that the loop antenna on Earhart’s Electra was one of a new line of Bendix direction finders pictured and described in the August 1937 issue of Aero Digest magazine: “Bendix D-Fs are designed to operate in conjunction with Bendix Type RA-1 receiver, but will also give accurate and dependable bearings when used with any standard radio receiver covering the desired frequency range.” The article also notes that these receivers can be used “as navigational direction finding instruments within frequency range of 200–1500 kilocycles.”&lt;ref&gt;“Bendix D-Fs,” Aero Digest (August 1937): 42.&lt;/ref&gt; Those parameters generally agree with the limits described by Manning and Miller prior to the first world flight attempt (“Plane has direction finder covering 200 to 1430 kcs”).&lt;ref&gt;COMFRANDIV to Shoshone, March 13, 1937.&lt;/ref&gt; They also agree with Putnam’s message of June 25, 1937, saying that the plane’s direction finder “covers range of about 200 to 1400 kilocycles.”&lt;ref&gt;COMFRANDIV to Itasca, June 25, 1937.&lt;/ref&gt; Where Earhart got the idea that her direction finder could cover “from 200 to 1500 and 2400 to 4800 kilocycles” is not clear, but the signals she requested on 7500 kilocycles were far beyond even those limits.&lt;ref&gt;COMFRANDIV to Itasca, June 26, 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Difficulties using the receiver ===<br /> <br /> &quot;The following point should be carefully considered. In a system using only the Western Electric receiver with a Bendix coupler unit, any change of reception frequency and/or antenna functions from communications to D/F would involve complex switchology: changing bands, considerable cranking of the coffee-grinder receiver control head, as well as tuning the Bendix coupler. The possibility exists that, given the pressures and consequent fatigue of the long flight, operational quirks of the equipment may well have defeated Earhart’s attempts at communications.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm#18 A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == [[Direction finding]] receiver ==<br /> <br /> The [[Hooven Radio Compass]] was installed for a short time, but was removed and replaced by the [[loop antenna]] to save weight.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hooven]]&lt;/ref&gt; [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Bulletins/53_MiamiPhoto/53_MiamiPhoto.htm Careful analysis of photographs that can be dated] suggests that after the Hooven Radio Compass was removed, no other receiver took its place.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Related articles ==<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Hooven_Report/HoovenReport.html The Hooven Report.]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Brandenburg/WE-13.htm WE-13C Transmitter Harmonic Power Output.]<br /> * [[NR16020 antennas]].<br /> * [[Radio chronology]].<br /> * [[Modifications by Joe Gurr]]--prior to [[first attempt]], probably in January-February 1937.<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. 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Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hooven_Radio_Compass&diff=8015 2026-03-16T20:30:07Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>Hooven sold his design to the Bendix Company, so '''Bendix Radio Compass''' is synonymous with '''Hooven Radio Compass'''. It was the forerunner of today's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_direction_finder#Automatic_Direction_Finder_.28ADF.29 Automatic Direction Finder (ADS).]<br /> <br /> The Hooven [[direction finding]] receiver was installed on top of the fuel tanks on the starboard side just behind the cockpit bulkhead. It was gone by February 1937.<br /> <br /> :&quot;A Bureau of Air Commerce inspection dated November 27, 1936 describes a Bendix Radio Compass 'rear of copilot's seat in cabin' (as shown in the photo). Hooven later alleged that Earhart ditched his system for a more primitive system in order to save weight. His claim is corroborated by photos that show that the distinctive faired-over loop of the Hooven system disappears in early 1937 about the same time the loop first appears. The Bureau of Air Commerce inspection done when the airplane came out of repair on May 19, 1937 makes no mention of a second receiver.&quot; [[Ric Gillespie]], 28 February 2009 [[AESF| Forum]].<br /> <br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Hooven_Report/HoovenReport.html The Hooven Report.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/53_MiamiPhoto/53_MiamiPhoto.htm The “Miami” Cockpit Photo]--it is most probably a photograph of the control box for the Hooven Radio Compass.<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Radio considerations]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Radio_equipment_on_NR16020&diff=8014 2026-02-04T14:00:22Z

<p>Moleski: /* Bendix direction finding coupler */</p> <hr /> <div>The primary focus of this article is the '''kind of radio equipment carried aboard the [[Electra]] on the final flight.''' The question of the type of antennas used on the aircraft is [[NR16020 antennas| treated in three other articles.]]<br /> <br /> &quot;The radio communications equipment chosen by Amelia Earhart for the Lockheed Model 10E Electra, registration NR16020, which she planned to fly around the world in 1937 was designed and built by Western Electric Company, the manufacturing arm of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. AT&amp;T had been involved in radio communications and broadcasting since the dawn of the art, and owned many basic radio patents. Western Electric, and Bell Telephone Laboratories, were leaders in the field.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm# A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The presence of these radios aboard NR16020 and the frequencies they cover are documented in a [[Cross memo|Lockheed memo]] dated July 30, 1937 addressed to Courtland Gross and signed by J.W. Cross.<br /> <br /> == Original radio system designed and installed by [[W.C. Tinus]] ==<br /> <br /> Source: 1962 letter from [[W.C. Tinus]], Vice President of Bell Telephone Laboratories, in ''Amelia My Courageous Sister'' by [[Carol Osborne]].<br /> <br /> :I was the radio engineer who was responsible for the design and installation of her radio communications equipment [at the Newark Airport, New Jersey in February, 1937] ...<br /> <br /> :I had been a radio operator aboard ship in my younger days and knew the importance of being able to communicate at 500 kc [kHz] over the oceans. I persuaded Miss Earhart and Mr. Putnam on this point and modified a standard three-channel Western Electric equipment of the type then being used by the airlines to provide one channel at 500 kc and the other two at around 3000 and 6000 kc [3105 and 6210 kHz] ... A simple modification also enabled transmission to be made on CW or MCW, as well as voice, and a telegraph key was provided which could be plugged in, in addition to a microphone for voice communication. It was my thought that many ships throughout the world had 500 kc radio compasses and could probably better obtain bearings if the key were held down for an extended period while radiating modulated CW (MCW).<br /> <br /> Tinus also reported that the [[Morse code key questions| Morse code key was removed from NR16020]] during the second around-the-world attempt.<br /> <br /> == Transmitter ==<br /> === Location ===<br /> &quot;The transmitter was mounted in the aft section of the fuselage next to the navigator's table.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Design ===<br /> [[Image:WE_631B_Microphone(Courtesy,_NWA_History_Centre,_Inc.).jpg‎ |200px|thumb|right|&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Earhart's Electra was equipped with two Western Electric 631B microphones, as listed in the Luke Field inventory. The WE 631B was a carbon button microphone used with the WE 13C transmitter. (Courtesy: NWA History Centre, Inc.)&lt;/div&gt;]]<br /> &quot;The Western Electric Model 13C radio transmitter was a fifty-watt output, crystal-controlled unit. The original design of this transmitter produced amplitude-modulated (A-M) voice (A3 emission) signals only. The transmitter aboard NR16020 was factory-modified to incorporate Morse code (C-W) transmission capability (A1 emission) as well.<br /> <br /> &quot;Model 13C was the factory designation for a three-frequency transmitter operating in the 2500-6500 KHz range. A 1939 source (Morgan) illustrates a Model 13CB, a three-frequency radio with C-W and low-frequency (325-500 KHz) capability. Earhart’s Model 13C was factory-modified to include 500 KHz operation, and was probably the prototype for this later off-the-shelf version.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> &quot;AE’s rig worked from 12 volt DC power.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;6 September 2000 [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights101_120/highlights104.html Forum.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Selecting transmission bands ===<br /> <br /> &quot;The 13C was originally designed to operate in the high-frequency (H-F) range of 2000-6500 kilohertz (KHz), on three independent channels. Each channel employed its own frequency-control crystal, and tuned circuitry in all three radio-frequency stages.<br /> <br /> &quot;Channel shifting was accomplished by means of a multi-gang switch to select crystals and tuned circuits for each channel. The switch was activated from a crank on a remote control head located in the cockpit, linked to the transmitter through a flexible tach-shaft resembling an automotive speedometer cable.<br /> <br /> &quot;All tuning adjustments were inside the transmitter cabinet and were set by a technician prior to flight. No operator-adjustable tuning controls were employed.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Did Earhart have [[MCW]] capability? ===<br /> <br /> ==== The designer says 'yes' ====<br /> ;[[W.C. Tinus]] claimed in 1962 that Earhart's radio ''did'' have MCW capability:<br /> :I was the radio engineer who was responsible for the design and installation of her radio communications equipment [at the Newark Airport, New Jersey in February, 1937] ...<br /> <br /> :I had been a radio operator aboard ship in my younger days and knew the [[frequency| importance of being able to communicate at 500 kc over the oceans]]. I persuaded Miss Earhart and Mr. Putnam on this point and modified a standard three-channel Western Electric equipment of the type then being used by the airlines to provide one channel at 500 kc and the other two at around 3000 and 6000 kc ... A simple modification also enabled transmission to be made on [[CW]] or [[MCW]], as well as [[voice]], and a telegraph key was provided which could be plugged in, in addition to a microphone for voice communication. It was my thought that many ships throughout the world had 500 kc radio compasses and could probably better [[direction finding| obtain bearings]] if the key were held down for an extended period while radiating [[MCW| modulated CW (MCW)]]. <br /> <br /> ==== Some TIGHAR researchers say 'no' ====<br /> <br /> ;[[Mike Everette]] thought not.<br /> &quot;AE’s rig did NOT have &quot;[[MCW]]&quot; capability (that is, A2 emission, tone modulated telegraphy). It only transmitted [[CW| A1 (unmodulated, on-off keyed telegraphy)]] and [[voice| A3 (amplitude modulated voice)]]&quot; ([[Mike Everette]], 6 September 2000, [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights101_120/highlights104.html Forum).]<br /> <br /> ;Greg Moore, 28 Jun 2004 [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Forum_Archives/200406.txt Forum.]<br /> <br /> :According to the schematic of the transmitter which TIGHAR has published, and which I am now researching, the transmitter had NO MCW (Modulated CW) capability. Modulated CW is either generated by a tone which modulates the carrier, which is, in essence, simply an AM signal modulated with the tone, and would have no distance advantage over AM. because of the power taken up by the carrier and both sidebands (this is of course, why SSB (Single Sideband) is the voice transmission choice of today, because by suppressing the unwanted sideband and the carrier, one gains 75 percent more power out than with AM phone.<br /> <br /> :The other method of MCW generation is by using a &quot;chopper&quot; which interrupts the carrier at a rapid rate. This method &quot;fools&quot; the receiver into believing it is demodulating a AM signal, while still retaining the 100 percent pure carrier. When MF and LF &quot;ruled the airwaves&quot;, all emergency radio transmitters were required to be equipped for the transmission of MCW since the transmission could be received on any radio capable of tuning the frequencies involved. A pure CW signal will not be recognized except by a &quot;thunk&quot; as the speaker magnet pulls the cone in when the carrier is on, it produces no tone of its own. The receiver used by Earhart had what was then referred to as a &quot;CW oscillator&quot;, today it is called a BFO, or Beat Frequency Oscillator. This device generates a signal slightly off from whatever IF frequency is used in the receiver, and is tunable. When a CW signal is received, this additive offset from the BFO of &quot;CW oscillator&quot; generates a tone for speaker or headset listening. This is plainly shown in the receiver schematic, although the tube used in the oscillator is unknown. The whole point of MCW is rendered moot, however, because, even though the transmitter theoretically maintained provision for CW, the key and microphone transfer switch were removed prior to the last flight, along with the trailing wire, the Gurr load coil, etc, etc. If one looks at the schematic, one will notice that the additional relay for grid block keying was still there, but it wouldn't have worked using the microphone to key the transmitter. In the original configuration, when the transfer switch was set to &quot;CW&quot; the [[dynamotor]] was switched to constant run, and the 3rd relay provided grid block keying for the transmitter. This was a compromise at best, as there was no break in capability, wherein there is an antenna relay which automatically switches from TX to RX during key up periods, or of course, when the mode switch was shifted back to &quot;phone&quot; which, in the setup described in the schematic, was the switchology required to go from transmit to receive.<br /> <br /> :Even had there been a antenna relay, or an MCW osc or chopper, it would have still proven useless since neither AE or Noonan cared about CW or were in any way proficient in the use thereof. I believe that the radio operator license issued to AE waa a &quot;Gimme&quot; because there simply is no way she could have copied the requisite speed of Morse required even for a Third Class Radiotelegraph license. Now, the Itasca most likely had MCW capability on all frequencies, and thus would have been heard even if the switch was in the &quot;phone&quot; position....I also don't see where the &quot;CW oscillator&quot; was removed from the transmitter. Maybe it was disabled during the refit when the rest of the components required for Morse were removed. If it were still present, signals sent on 3105 in A1 [CW/Morse code] could have been received by the aircraft.<br /> <br /> :My only query is the tuning of the BFO.. normally, when one is receiving a CW signal, one &quot;zero beats&quot; the signal by setting the BFO to center (i.e., so it is on the same freq as the IF of the receiver. When this is done, one tunes the receiver until one can't hear the beat note, indicating that the receiver is on the same frequency as the transmitter. Then, one turns the BFO until one has the most pleasing and comfortable CW note to the ears. Believe it or not, this problem still raises its ugly head today, because some modern transceivers have no mark or detent on what is usually called &quot;CW pitch&quot; today. I know this, because it is a shortcoming of my Icom 746PRO. There is a learning curve associated with this unit, and they corrected it in the 756PRO.<br /> <br /> :At any rate, she SHOULD have been able to receive the Itasca transmissions, unless they were sent in pure CW, and the BFO &quot;CW oscillator&quot; had been either removed or disabled during the refit.<br /> <br /> :::Greg Moore<br /> :::Former RM1, USN<br /> <br /> == Receiver ==<br /> === Western Electric Model 20B ===<br /> &quot;The receiver aboard NR16020 was a Western Electric Model 20B. This receiver was designed for communications purposes. It contained no circuitry to enable its use as a navigation receiver.<br /> <br /> &quot;The tuning range was divided into four bands. Originally these were: Band 1, 188-420 KHz (beacon and marine); Band 2, 550-1500 KHz (standard broadcast); Band 3, 1500-4000 KHz; Band 4, 4000-10000 KHz.<br /> <br /> &quot;As the requirement for 500 KHz operation existed in Earhart’s case, the Band 2 tuning range was factory modified to 485-1200 KHz, covering the lower frequencies at the expense of the upper part of the broadcast band. A 1939 source lists a Model 20BA receiver, with Band 2 covering 485-1200 KHz. Earhart’s equipment may have been the prototype for this off-the-shelf model.<br /> <br /> &quot;The Model 20B receiver was a remote-control model, with tuning dial, band switch, volume control and other controls located in a Model 27A remote control head linked to the receiver by means of tach-shafts. The remote head was mounted in a center console below the instrument panel in NR16020; the receiver itself was mounted beneath the right seat in the cockpit. ...<br /> <br /> &quot;The receiver was powered from the aircraft’s 12-volt DC electrical system.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm#12 A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Tuning the receiver ===<br /> &quot;The receiver was not 'crystal controlled' but was hand-tuned by selecting the correct 'band' and then turning a wee crank until the desired frequency 'came in.' ... The 20B receiver and the 27A remote that goes with it are described in a ... Western Electric sales bulletin published in September 1936 entitled &quot;An All-Purpose Radio Receiver for Mobile Applications&quot; by K. O Thorp, Radio Development Department.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Ric Gillespie]], 21 June 2000 [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights93.html Forum.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Bendix [[direction finding]] coupler ===<br /> <br /> [[Ric Gillespie]]: &quot;I think there was a Bendix device aboard the aircraft that allowed the loop to be used with the Western Electric 20B receiver. I think it was integral to the Bendix MN-5 [[loop]] and was the same device described on page 42 of the August 1937 issue of Aero Digest magazine. Under the heading &quot;Aero Radio Digest - The Newest Developments in the Field of Aircraft Radio&quot; the first article is entitled &quot;Bendix D-Fs&quot;. I quote: 'Bendix D-Fs are designed to operate in conjunction with Bendix Type RA-1 receiver, but will also give accurate and dependable bearings when used with any standard radio receiver covering the desired frequency range.'&quot;&lt;ref&gt;25 February 2009 [[AESF| Forum]].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ;[[Ric Gillespie]], [[Finding Amelia]], p.64.<br /> :Just what range of frequencies the Electra’s homing device could cover is an important question but not a difficult one to answer. A hoop-shaped “loop” antenna mounted above the Electra’s cockpit received the signals for direction finding. Numerous photos taken from the time of its installation just prior to Earhart’s first world flight attempt in March until the final takeoff from Lae, New Guinea, in July leave no doubt that the loop antenna on Earhart’s Electra was one of a new line of Bendix direction finders pictured and described in the August 1937 issue of Aero Digest magazine: “Bendix D-Fs are designed to operate in conjunction with Bendix Type RA-1 receiver, but will also give accurate and dependable bearings when used with any standard radio receiver covering the desired frequency range.” The article also notes that these receivers can be used “as navigational direction finding instruments within frequency range of 200–1500 kilocycles.”&lt;ref&gt;“Bendix D-Fs,” Aero Digest (August 1937): 42.&lt;/ref&gt; Those parameters generally agree with the limits described by Manning and Miller prior to the first world flight attempt (“Plane has direction finder covering 200 to 1430 kcs”).&lt;ref&gt;COMFRANDIV to Shoshone, March 13, 1937.&lt;/ref&gt; They also agree with Putnam’s message of June 25, 1937, saying that the plane’s direction finder “covers range of about 200 to 1400 kilocycles.”&lt;ref&gt;COMFRANDIV to Itasca, June 25, 1937.&lt;/ref&gt; Where Earhart got the idea that her direction finder could cover “from 200 to 1500 and 2400 to 4800 kilocycles” is not clear, but the signals she requested on 7500 kilocycles were far beyond even those limits.&lt;ref&gt;COMFRANDIV to Itasca, June 26, 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Difficulties using the receiver ===<br /> <br /> &quot;The following point should be carefully considered. In a system using only the Western Electric receiver with a Bendix coupler unit, any change of reception frequency and/or antenna functions from communications to D/F would involve complex switchology: changing bands, considerable cranking of the coffee-grinder receiver control head, as well as tuning the Bendix coupler. The possibility exists that, given the pressures and consequent fatigue of the long flight, operational quirks of the equipment may well have defeated Earhart’s attempts at communications.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Mike Everette]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm#18 A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == [[Direction finding]] receiver ==<br /> <br /> The [[Hooven Radio Compass]] was installed for a short time, but was removed and replaced by the [[loop antenna]] to save weight.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hooven]]&lt;/ref&gt; [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Bulletins/53_MiamiPhoto/53_MiamiPhoto.htm Careful analysis of photographs that can be dated] suggests that after the Hooven Radio Compass was removed, no other receiver took its place.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Related articles ==<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/ElectraRadios/ElectraRadios.htm A Technical Analysis of the Western Electric Radio Communications Equipment Installed on Board Lockheed Electra NR16020.]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Hooven_Report/HoovenReport.html The Hooven Report.]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Brandenburg/WE-13.htm WE-13C Transmitter Harmonic Power Output.]<br /> * [[NR16020 antennas]].<br /> * [[Radio chronology]].<br /> * [[Modifications by Joe Gurr]]--prior to [[first attempt]], probably in January-February 1937.<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. 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Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Eric_H._Chater&diff=8013 2025-11-01T09:28:14Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>General Manager, Guinea Airways Limited, on July 2, 1937. He wrote what we call [https://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Chater_Report.html '''&quot;The Chater Report&quot;'''] in response to a request by his friend, M. E. Griffin of Placer Management, Ltd. The report provides details of how the aircraft was prepared for the final flight.<br /> <br /> Griffin had been asked by the Bureau of Air Commerce in the States to use his contacts in New Guinea to find out what had happened in Lae. The report was sent to Griffin, and sat for almost 60 years until an executive of Placer Dome, Ltd.of Vancouver, BC, discovered the original file while looking for something else.<br /> <br /> :; [https://www.northernminer.com/people-in-mining/book-excerpt-placer-development-and-amelia-earharts-final-flight/1003799921/ Book excerpt: Book excerpt: Placer Development and Amelia Earhart’s final flight]<br /> <br /> :: TIGHAR’s conclusions were aided unexpectedly by the discovery of a file marked “Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd./Amelia Earhart” in Placer Dome’s basement storage in Vancouver about 1991. The file contained a report for the U.S. Bureau of Air Commerce written by Eric Chater, General Manager of Guinea Airways at Lae, three weeks after Earhart’s disappearance.<br /> <br /> :: It was written after the Bureau asked Frank Griffin, a Placer Development director in San Francisco, for any “information of interest relative to Miss Earhart’s visit and flight,” and Griffin cabled Chater for help.<br /> <br /> :: Of particular interest to TIGHAR were the confirmation of the fuel load carried, and the fact that Earhart made an unsuccessful attempt to test her radio direction finder prior to that flight.<br /> <br /> :: “We greatly appreciate Placer Dome’s generosity in making it [Chater’s report] available,” TIGHAR said.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Biographical Data|Chater]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Eric_H._Chater&diff=8012 2025-11-01T09:24:04Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>General Manager, Guinea Airways Limited, on July 2, 1937. He wrote what we call [https://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Chater_Report.html '''&quot;The Chater Report&quot;'''] in response to a request by his friend, M. E. Griffin of Placer Management, Ltd. The report provides details of how the aircraft was prepared for the final flight.<br /> <br /> Griffin had been asked by the Bureau of Air Commerce in the States to use his contacts in New Guinea to find out what had happened in Lae. The report was sent to Griffin, and sat for almost 60 years until an executive of Placer Dome, Ltd.of Vancouver, BC, discovered the original file while looking for something else.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Biographical Data|Chater]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Ritiati_Pond_2022-03-18_Google_Earth.png&diff=8011 2025-10-28T14:07:55Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div></div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Ritiati_Pond.png&diff=8010 2025-10-28T13:58:12Z

<p>Moleski: Google Earth screen capture</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Google Earth screen capture</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia&diff=8009 2025-10-08T09:42:06Z

<p>Moleski: /* What really happened to Amelia Earhart? */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__ &lt;!-- no table of contents --&gt;<br /> [[File:15ArrvlChater.jpg|thumb|Arrival in [[Delayed_in_Lae|Lae.]]]]The Ameliapedia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki Wikipedia-style] on line encyclopedia of information pertaining to [[TIGHAR|TIGHAR’s]] investigation of the 1937 disappearance [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]]. It is designed to provide easy access to reliable information about one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. <br /> <br /> ::: '''Note well:''' TIGHAR's website moved to a new ISP in 2024 that does not give us as much access to server-side modifications as on our previous host. This means that short URLs from the old installation need to be rewritten to access the same page on this installation.<br /> <br /> ::: {|{{Prettytable}}<br /> |-<br /> ! Short URL from previous web host<br /> ! Long URL from this installation<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> | [https://tighar.org/wiki/Ameliapedia https://tighar.org/wiki/Ameliapedia]<br /> | [https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == How To Get Started ==<br /> [[File:Electrairb.jpg|thumb|[[NR16020]] on [[Earhart_Project#Second_Attempt--May_20-July_2.2C_1937|world flight.]]]][[File:Itasca.jpg|thumb|[[USCGC Itasca|''Itasca'']] waited in vain.]][[File:Nikupic.jpg|thumb|[[Niku]]--last landing?]][[File:TIGHAR400.gif|thumb|[[TIGHAR|About TIGHAR.]]]]<br /> Clicking on any of the [[blue links]] shown below will take you to a short answer that has links to longer answers about specific subjects, which will, in turn have links to even more detail, and so on. In general, the deeper you go into a subject, the more technical the discussion will become.<br /> <br /> You can also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&amp;from=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22 click on this text] to get a list Ameliapedia articles by subject or on [[Earhart Project|this text]] to see an overview of the Earhart Project.<br /> <br /> === What really happened to Amelia Earhart? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] may have landed on the reef that surrounds [[Niku|Gardner Island/Nikumaroro]]. Here is a complete [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html overview of the Niku Hypothesis.] See also [http://tighar.org/wiki/images/1/1a/WhatHappenedtoAmeliaEarhart4.pdf &quot;What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Case for Nikumaroro.&quot;]<br /> <br /> === What has TIGHAR found? ===<br /> * TIGHAR's findings are summarized in [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Research.html Research Bulletins, Technical Papers, and articles from TIGHAR Tracks.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/Forumfaq.html Some other frequently asked questions.]<br /> <br /> === What went wrong? ===<br /> * [[Failure to communicate|Communications broke down]] between [[Electra|the plane]] and [[Itasca|the Coast Guard ship]] that was waiting for [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] at [[Howland Island]].<br /> <br /> === Was Amelia Earhart a good pilot? ===<br /> * [[Earhart|Some details about her career]] may help you make up your own mind.<br /> <br /> === Can the mystery ever be solved? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks it very likely can be. The Earhart Project is TIGHAR’s science-based investigation testing the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html hypothesis] that [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] landed, and eventually died, on [[Gardner Island]], now Nikumaroro in the [[Republic of Kiribati]]. [http://tighar.org/wiki/Earhart_Project#TIGHAR_Research Archival research and nine expeditions] have uncovered a compelling body of supporting evidence. Archaeological excavations during the [[Niku VI| Niku VI expedition]] aimed to expand our understanding of the site where evidence suggests Earhart died, with the possibility of recovering artifacts from which [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/bones.htm DNA can be extracted.] The expedition also includes a deep water search off the atoll’s fringing reef for the wreckage of the airplane.<br /> <br /> == You can help TIGHAR ==<br /> The editors of the Ameliapedia are members of [[EPAC|TIGHAR’s Earhart Project Advisory Council.]] We make every effort to assure that the facts presented are accurate and accurately documented. If you find information in the Ameliapedia that you believe is incorrect please email us at [mailto:webmaster@tighar.org webmaster@tighar.org] and let us know. We’ll fix it if it’s wrong or tell you why we think it’s right. You may also register in the [http://tighar.org/news news section] and participate in the [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php TIGHAR Forums.]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Moleski&diff=8008 2025-04-21T09:27:51Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>{|class=wikitable border=1 cellpadding=5 style=&quot;margin: 1em auto 1em auto;&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|<br /> '''Martin X. Moleski, SJ''' &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [mailto:martin.x.moleski@gmail.com martin.x.moleski@gmail.com]&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> [http://moleski.net Vanity website]&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> ''KC2NEB''<br /> | [[Image:mxmcard.jpg]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Stout.jpg|center|140px]]<br /> <br /> {| class=wikitable border=1 cellpadding=5 style=&quot;margin: 1em auto 1em auto;&quot;<br /> |+ '''Curriculum Vitae'''<br /> |-<br /> | 1973<br /> | BA, English, Boston College<br /> |-<br /> | 1979<br /> | MA Humanities, Fordham University<br /> |-<br /> | 1981<br /> | MDiv, Regis College, Toronto<br /> |-<br /> | 1991<br /> | PhD, Systematic Theology, The Catholic University of America<br /> |}<br /> <br /> {|cellpadding=10 style=&quot;margin: 1em auto 1em auto;&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |Participated in [[Bones II]]. <br /> |-<br /> |&quot;It's kind of like Raiders of the Lost Ark, without the sex and violence. And without the Lost Ark.&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |&quot;We're looking for a needle in a haystack. And the haystack has been winnowed and moved several times.&quot;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> {| class=wikitable border=1 cellpadding=5 style=&quot;margin: 1em auto 1em auto;&quot;<br /> |+ '''Wiki history '''<br /> |-<br /> | January 22, 2009<br /> | First progress--using SFTP<br /> |-<br /> | January 25, 2009 <br /> | First edit<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?SeedPosting Seed Posting]<br /> |-<br /> | February 2, 2009<br /> | tighar.org moved to new server<br /> |-<br /> | <br /> | [http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?WikiLifeCycle Wiki Life Cycle underway]<br /> |-<br /> | February 5, 2009; 5:09 PM<br /> | received first e-mail from the wiki<br /> |-<br /> | 22:00, 12 October 2014 (EDT)<br /> | tested upgrade to 1.23.5<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ;Robert Louis Stevenson, &quot;Requiem&quot; (inscribed on his tomb):<br /> ::Under the wide and starry sky<br /> ::Dig the grave and let me lie,<br /> ::Glad did I live and gladly die,<br /> ::And I laid me down with a will.<br /> <br /> ::This be the verse you grave for me:<br /> ::'Here he lies where he longed to be;<br /> ::Home is the sailor, home from the sea,<br /> ::And the hunter home from the hill.'</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia&diff=8007 2024-09-07T06:39:13Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__ &lt;!-- no table of contents --&gt;<br /> [[File:15ArrvlChater.jpg|thumb|Arrival in [[Delayed_in_Lae|Lae.]]]]The Ameliapedia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki Wikipedia-style] on line encyclopedia of information pertaining to [[TIGHAR|TIGHAR’s]] investigation of the 1937 disappearance [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]]. It is designed to provide easy access to reliable information about one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. <br /> <br /> ::: '''Note well:''' TIGHAR's website moved to a new ISP in 2024 that does not give us as much access to server-side modifications as on our previous host. This means that short URLs from the old installation need to be rewritten to access the same page on this installation.<br /> <br /> ::: {|{{Prettytable}}<br /> |-<br /> ! Short URL from previous web host<br /> ! Long URL from this installation<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> | [https://tighar.org/wiki/Ameliapedia https://tighar.org/wiki/Ameliapedia]<br /> | [https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == How To Get Started ==<br /> [[File:Electrairb.jpg|thumb|[[NR16020]] on [[Earhart_Project#Second_Attempt--May_20-July_2.2C_1937|world flight.]]]][[File:Itasca.jpg|thumb|[[USCGC Itasca|''Itasca'']] waited in vain.]][[File:Nikupic.jpg|thumb|[[Niku]]--last landing?]][[File:TIGHAR400.gif|thumb|[[TIGHAR|About TIGHAR.]]]]<br /> Clicking on any of the [[blue links]] shown below will take you to a short answer that has links to longer answers about specific subjects, which will, in turn have links to even more detail, and so on. In general, the deeper you go into a subject, the more technical the discussion will become.<br /> <br /> You can also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&amp;from=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22 click on this text] to get a list Ameliapedia articles by subject or on [[Earhart Project|this text]] to see an overview of the Earhart Project.<br /> <br /> === What really happened to Amelia Earhart? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] may have landed on the reef that surrounds [[Niku|Gardner Island/Nikumaroro]]. Here is a complete [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html overview of the Niku Hypothesis.] See also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/images/1/1a/WhatHappenedtoAmeliaEarhart4.pdf &quot;What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Case for Nikumaroro.&quot;]<br /> <br /> === What has TIGHAR found? ===<br /> * TIGHAR's findings are summarized in [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Research.html Research Bulletins, Technical Papers, and articles from TIGHAR Tracks.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/Forumfaq.html Some other frequently asked questions.]<br /> <br /> === What went wrong? ===<br /> * [[Failure to communicate|Communications broke down]] between [[Electra|the plane]] and [[Itasca|the Coast Guard ship]] that was waiting for [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] at [[Howland Island]].<br /> <br /> === Was Amelia Earhart a good pilot? ===<br /> * [[Earhart|Some details about her career]] may help you make up your own mind.<br /> <br /> === Can the mystery ever be solved? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks it very likely can be. The Earhart Project is TIGHAR’s science-based investigation testing the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html hypothesis] that [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] landed, and eventually died, on [[Gardner Island]], now Nikumaroro in the [[Republic of Kiribati]]. [http://tighar.org/wiki/Earhart_Project#TIGHAR_Research Archival research and nine expeditions] have uncovered a compelling body of supporting evidence. Archaeological excavations during the [[Niku VI| Niku VI expedition]] aimed to expand our understanding of the site where evidence suggests Earhart died, with the possibility of recovering artifacts from which [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/bones.htm DNA can be extracted.] The expedition also includes a deep water search off the atoll’s fringing reef for the wreckage of the airplane.<br /> <br /> == You can help TIGHAR ==<br /> The editors of the Ameliapedia are members of [[EPAC|TIGHAR’s Earhart Project Advisory Council.]] We make every effort to assure that the facts presented are accurate and accurately documented. If you find information in the Ameliapedia that you believe is incorrect please email us at [mailto:webmaster@tighar.org webmaster@tighar.org] and let us know. We’ll fix it if it’s wrong or tell you why we think it’s right. You may also register in the [http://tighar.org/news news section] and participate in the [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php TIGHAR Forums.]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia&diff=8006 2024-09-07T06:38:42Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__ &lt;!-- no table of contents --&gt;<br /> [[File:15ArrvlChater.jpg|thumb|Arrival in [[Delayed_in_Lae|Lae.]]]]The Ameliapedia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki Wikipedia-style] on line encyclopedia of information pertaining to [[TIGHAR|TIGHAR’s]] investigation of the 1937 disappearance [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]]. It is designed to provide easy access to reliable information about one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. <br /> <br /> ::: '''Note well:''' TIGHAR's website moved to a new ISP in 2024 that does not give us as much access to server-side modifications as on our previous host. This means that short URLs from the old installation need to be rewritten to access the same page on this installation.<br /> <br /> ::: {|{{Prettytable}}<br /> |-<br /> ! Short URL from previous web host<br /> ! Long URL from this installation<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> | [https://tighar.org/wiki/Ameliapedia]<br /> | [https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == How To Get Started ==<br /> [[File:Electrairb.jpg|thumb|[[NR16020]] on [[Earhart_Project#Second_Attempt--May_20-July_2.2C_1937|world flight.]]]][[File:Itasca.jpg|thumb|[[USCGC Itasca|''Itasca'']] waited in vain.]][[File:Nikupic.jpg|thumb|[[Niku]]--last landing?]][[File:TIGHAR400.gif|thumb|[[TIGHAR|About TIGHAR.]]]]<br /> Clicking on any of the [[blue links]] shown below will take you to a short answer that has links to longer answers about specific subjects, which will, in turn have links to even more detail, and so on. In general, the deeper you go into a subject, the more technical the discussion will become.<br /> <br /> You can also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&amp;from=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22 click on this text] to get a list Ameliapedia articles by subject or on [[Earhart Project|this text]] to see an overview of the Earhart Project.<br /> <br /> === What really happened to Amelia Earhart? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] may have landed on the reef that surrounds [[Niku|Gardner Island/Nikumaroro]]. Here is a complete [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html overview of the Niku Hypothesis.] See also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/images/1/1a/WhatHappenedtoAmeliaEarhart4.pdf &quot;What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Case for Nikumaroro.&quot;]<br /> <br /> === What has TIGHAR found? ===<br /> * TIGHAR's findings are summarized in [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Research.html Research Bulletins, Technical Papers, and articles from TIGHAR Tracks.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/Forumfaq.html Some other frequently asked questions.]<br /> <br /> === What went wrong? ===<br /> * [[Failure to communicate|Communications broke down]] between [[Electra|the plane]] and [[Itasca|the Coast Guard ship]] that was waiting for [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] at [[Howland Island]].<br /> <br /> === Was Amelia Earhart a good pilot? ===<br /> * [[Earhart|Some details about her career]] may help you make up your own mind.<br /> <br /> === Can the mystery ever be solved? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks it very likely can be. The Earhart Project is TIGHAR’s science-based investigation testing the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html hypothesis] that [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] landed, and eventually died, on [[Gardner Island]], now Nikumaroro in the [[Republic of Kiribati]]. [http://tighar.org/wiki/Earhart_Project#TIGHAR_Research Archival research and nine expeditions] have uncovered a compelling body of supporting evidence. Archaeological excavations during the [[Niku VI| Niku VI expedition]] aimed to expand our understanding of the site where evidence suggests Earhart died, with the possibility of recovering artifacts from which [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/bones.htm DNA can be extracted.] The expedition also includes a deep water search off the atoll’s fringing reef for the wreckage of the airplane.<br /> <br /> == You can help TIGHAR ==<br /> The editors of the Ameliapedia are members of [[EPAC|TIGHAR’s Earhart Project Advisory Council.]] We make every effort to assure that the facts presented are accurate and accurately documented. If you find information in the Ameliapedia that you believe is incorrect please email us at [mailto:webmaster@tighar.org webmaster@tighar.org] and let us know. We’ll fix it if it’s wrong or tell you why we think it’s right. You may also register in the [http://tighar.org/news news section] and participate in the [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php TIGHAR Forums.]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Ameliapedia&diff=8005 2024-06-27T09:42:09Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>This is the discussion page for the front page of the site. I created it just to get rid of the red link. But feel free to make comments here. [[User:Moleski|Moleski]] 16:53, 18 February 2009 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Rebuilding the wiki on a new server. Kinda functional now. Needs lots of tinkering. [[User:Moleski|Moleski]] ([[User talk:Moleski|talk]]) 11:35, 27 June 2024 (UTC+2)</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Ameliapedia&diff=8004 2024-06-27T09:35:41Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>This is the discussion page for the front page of the site. I created it just to get rid of the red link. But feel free to make comments here. [[User:Moleski|Moleski]] 16:53, 18 February 2009 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Rebuilding the wiki on a new server. Kinda functional now. Needs lots of tinkering. [[User:Moleski|Moleski]] ([[User talk:Moleski|talk]]) 09:35, 27 June 2024 (UTC)</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Sidebar&diff=8003 2024-06-27T09:34:30Z

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Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia:About&diff=8002 2024-06-27T08:31:38Z

<p>Moleski: /* About Ameliapedia */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:newlogo.jpg]]<br /> <br /> TIGHAR (pronounced “tiger”) is the acronym for '''The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery''', a non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting responsible aviation archeology and historic preservation. <br /> <br /> TIGHAR’s activities include:<br /> <br /> * Compiling and verifying reports of rare and historic aircraft surviving in remote areas.<br /> * Conducting investigations and recovery expeditions in co-operation with museums and collections worldwide.<br /> * Serving as a voice for integrity, responsiblity, and professionalism in the field of aviation historic preservation.<br /> <br /> TIGHAR maintains no collection of its own, nor does it engage in the restoration or buying and selling of artifacts. The foundation devotes its resources to the saving of endangered historic aircraft wherever they may be found, and to the education of the international public in the need to preserve the relics of the history of flight.<br /> <br /> TIGHAR is a 501(c)(3) public charity. All contributions are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. [https://www.tighar.org/cardform.html Donations most welcome.]<br /> <br /> * [http://tighar.org/about.htm More information about TIGHAR.]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/timeline.html TIGHAR timeline.]<br /> <br /> == About Ameliapedia ==<br /> * Ameliapedia is under construction. Please [[User:Moleski| make suggestions and/or report problems to me]]. Thanks. <br /> * This wiki was created on January 25, 2009, around 1:05 AM EST.<br /> * The purpose of the wiki is to '''''preserve, organize, and present''''' the results of TIGHAR's research into the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonon on July 2, 1937.<br /> * Updated and transferred to new server. Fixing links and squashing bugs will take some time. <br /> :::: [[User:Moleski|Moleski]] ([[User talk:Moleski|talk]]) 08:31, 27 June 2024 (UTC)<br /> <br /> == Copyright Notice ==<br /> <br /> No portion of the TIGHAR Website may be reproduced by xerographic, photographic, digital or any other means for any purpose. No portion of the TIGHAR Website may be stored in a retrieval system, copied, transmitted or transferred in any form or by any means,whether electronic, mechanical, digital, photographic, magnetic or otherwise, for any purpose without the express, written permission of TIGHAR. All rights reserved.<br /> {{tcbug}}</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Template:Tcbug&diff=8001 2024-06-27T08:27:51Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>{| width=&quot;60%&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;margin: 1em auto 1em auto;&quot; cellpadding=5<br /> |+<br /> |bgcolor=&quot;#E6E6E6&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.1;&quot;|&lt;small&gt;All drawings, images, and photographs ©TIGHAR 1985-2024. Not to be used, distributed, copied, bought, sold, or otherwise poached. For permission to use images, please [mailto:tigharpat@mac.com email TIGHAR.&lt;/small&gt;]<br /> |}</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia&diff=8000 2024-06-26T13:14:58Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__ &lt;!-- no table of contents --&gt;<br /> [[File:15ArrvlChater.jpg|thumb|Arrival in [[Delayed_in_Lae|Lae.]]]]The Ameliapedia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki Wikipedia-style] on line encyclopedia of information pertaining to [[TIGHAR|TIGHAR’s]] investigation of the 1937 disappearance [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]]. It is designed to provide easy access to reliable information about one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. <br /> <br /> == How To Get Started ==<br /> [[File:Electrairb.jpg|thumb|[[NR16020]] on [[Earhart_Project#Second_Attempt--May_20-July_2.2C_1937|world flight.]]]][[File:Itasca.jpg|thumb|[[USCGC Itasca|''Itasca'']] waited in vain.]][[File:Nikupic.jpg|thumb|[[Niku]]--last landing?]][[File:TIGHAR400.gif|thumb|[[TIGHAR|About TIGHAR.]]]]<br /> Clicking on any of the [[blue links]] shown below will take you to a short answer that has links to longer answers about specific subjects, which will, in turn have links to even more detail, and so on. In general, the deeper you go into a subject, the more technical the discussion will become.<br /> <br /> You can also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&amp;from=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22 click on this text] to get a list Ameliapedia articles by subject or on [[Earhart Project|this text]] to see an overview of the Earhart Project.<br /> <br /> === What really happened to Amelia Earhart? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] may have landed on the reef that surrounds [[Niku|Gardner Island/Nikumaroro]]. Here is a complete [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html overview of the Niku Hypothesis.] See also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/images/1/1a/WhatHappenedtoAmeliaEarhart4.pdf &quot;What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Case for Nikumaroro.&quot;]<br /> <br /> === What has TIGHAR found? ===<br /> * TIGHAR's findings are summarized in [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Research.html Research Bulletins, Technical Papers, and articles from TIGHAR Tracks.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/Forumfaq.html Some other frequently asked questions.]<br /> <br /> === What went wrong? ===<br /> * [[Failure to communicate|Communications broke down]] between [[Electra|the plane]] and [[Itasca|the Coast Guard ship]] that was waiting for [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] at [[Howland Island]].<br /> <br /> === Was Amelia Earhart a good pilot? ===<br /> * [[Earhart|Some details about her career]] may help you make up your own mind.<br /> <br /> === Can the mystery ever be solved? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks it very likely can be. The Earhart Project is TIGHAR’s science-based investigation testing the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html hypothesis] that [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] landed, and eventually died, on [[Gardner Island]], now Nikumaroro in the [[Republic of Kiribati]]. [http://tighar.org/wiki/Earhart_Project#TIGHAR_Research Archival research and nine expeditions] have uncovered a compelling body of supporting evidence. Archaeological excavations during the [[Niku VI| Niku VI expedition]] aimed to expand our understanding of the site where evidence suggests Earhart died, with the possibility of recovering artifacts from which [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/bones.htm DNA can be extracted.] The expedition also includes a deep water search off the atoll’s fringing reef for the wreckage of the airplane.<br /> <br /> == You can help TIGHAR ==<br /> The editors of the Ameliapedia are members of [[EPAC|TIGHAR’s Earhart Project Advisory Council.]] We make every effort to assure that the facts presented are accurate and accurately documented. If you find information in the Ameliapedia that you believe is incorrect please email us at [mailto:webmaster@tighar.org webmaster@tighar.org] and let us know. We’ll fix it if it’s wrong or tell you why we think it’s right. You may also register in the [http://tighar.org/news news section] and participate in the [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php TIGHAR Forums.]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia&diff=7999 2024-06-26T13:14:24Z

<p>Moleski: /* Site navigation */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__ &lt;!-- no table of contents --&gt;<br /> [[File:15ArrvlChater.jpg|thumb|Arrival in [[Delayed_in_Lae|Lae.]]]]The Ameliapedia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki Wikipedia-style] on line encyclopedia of information pertaining to [[TIGHAR|TIGHAR’s]] investigation of the 1937 disappearance [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]]. It is designed to provide easy access to reliable information about one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. <br /> <br /> == How To Get Started ==<br /> [[File:Electrairb.jpg|thumb|[[NR16020]] on [[Earhart_Project#Second_Attempt--May_20-July_2.2C_1937|world flight.]]]][[File:Itasca.jpg|thumb|[[USCGC Itasca|''Itasca'']] waited in vain.]][[File:Nikupic.jpg|thumb|[[Niku]]--last landing?]][[File:TIGHAR400.gif|thumb|[[TIGHAR|About TIGHAR.]]]]<br /> Clicking on any of the [[blue links]] shown below will take you to a short answer that has links to longer answers about specific subjects, which will, in turn have links to even more detail, and so on. In general, the deeper you go into a subject, the more technical the discussion will become.<br /> <br /> You can also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&amp;from=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22 click on this text] to get a list Ameliapedia articles by subject or on [[Earhart Project|this text]] to see an overview of the Earhart Project.<br /> <br /> === What really happened to Amelia Earhart? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] may have landed on the reef that surrounds [[Niku|Gardner Island/Nikumaroro]]. Here is a complete [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html overview of the Niku Hypothesis.] See also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/images/1/1a/WhatHappenedtoAmeliaEarhart4.pdf &quot;What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Case for Nikumaroro.&quot;]<br /> <br /> === What has TIGHAR found? ===<br /> * TIGHAR's findings are summarized in [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Research.html Research Bulletins, Technical Papers, and articles from TIGHAR Tracks.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/Forumfaq.html Some other frequently asked questions.]<br /> <br /> === What went wrong? ===<br /> * [[Failure to communicate|Communications broke down]] between [[Electra|the plane]] and [[Itasca|the Coast Guard ship]] that was waiting for [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] at [[Howland Island]].<br /> <br /> === Was Amelia Earhart a good pilot? ===<br /> * [[Earhart|Some details about her career]] may help you make up your own mind.<br /> <br /> === Can the mystery ever be solved? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks it very likely can be. The Earhart Project is TIGHAR’s science-based investigation testing the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html hypothesis] that [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] landed, and eventually died, on [[Gardner Island]], now Nikumaroro in the [[Republic of Kiribati]]. [http://tighar.org/wiki/Earhart_Project#TIGHAR_Research Archival research and nine expeditions] have uncovered a compelling body of supporting evidence. Archaeological excavations during the [[Niku VI| Niku VI expedition]] aimed to expand our understanding of the site where evidence suggests Earhart died, with the possibility of recovering artifacts from which [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/bones.htm DNA can be extracted.] The expedition also includes a deep water search off the atoll’s fringing reef for the wreckage of the airplane.<br /> <br /> == You can help TIGHAR ==<br /> The editors of the Ameliapedia are members of [[EPAC|TIGHAR’s Earhart Project Advisory Council.]] We make every effort to assure that the facts presented are accurate and accurately documented. If you find information in the Ameliapedia that you believe is incorrect please email us at [mailto:webmaster@tighar.org webmaster@tighar.org] and let us know. We’ll fix it if it’s wrong or tell you why we think it’s right. You may also register in the [http://tighar.org/news news section] and participate in the [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php TIGHAR Forums.]<br /> <br /> [[File:TIGHAR-thanks-2019.png|left|800px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;mobileonly&gt;<br /> == Site navigation ==<br /> === On the wiki ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/wiki?title=Special:AllPages&amp;namespace=14 Categories]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Recent changes]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/TIGHAR_Tracks TIGHAR Tracks]<br /> :* [[Earhart Project]]<br /> :* [[Maid of Harlech]]<br /> :* [[To Save a Devastator]]<br /> :* [[Operation Sepulchre]]<br /> :* [[Project Midnight Ghost]]<br /> :* [[Historic_Aircraft_Preservation|Historic Preservation]]<br /> <br /> === On the website ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/ TIGHAR home]<br /> :* [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php Forum]<br /> :* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/TIGHAR/224536440657 Facebook]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia&diff=7998 2024-06-26T13:12:57Z

<p>Moleski: /* Site navigation */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__ &lt;!-- no table of contents --&gt;<br /> [[File:15ArrvlChater.jpg|thumb|Arrival in [[Delayed_in_Lae|Lae.]]]]The Ameliapedia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki Wikipedia-style] on line encyclopedia of information pertaining to [[TIGHAR|TIGHAR’s]] investigation of the 1937 disappearance [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]]. It is designed to provide easy access to reliable information about one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. <br /> <br /> == How To Get Started ==<br /> [[File:Electrairb.jpg|thumb|[[NR16020]] on [[Earhart_Project#Second_Attempt--May_20-July_2.2C_1937|world flight.]]]][[File:Itasca.jpg|thumb|[[USCGC Itasca|''Itasca'']] waited in vain.]][[File:Nikupic.jpg|thumb|[[Niku]]--last landing?]][[File:TIGHAR400.gif|thumb|[[TIGHAR|About TIGHAR.]]]]<br /> Clicking on any of the [[blue links]] shown below will take you to a short answer that has links to longer answers about specific subjects, which will, in turn have links to even more detail, and so on. In general, the deeper you go into a subject, the more technical the discussion will become.<br /> <br /> You can also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&amp;from=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22 click on this text] to get a list Ameliapedia articles by subject or on [[Earhart Project|this text]] to see an overview of the Earhart Project.<br /> <br /> === What really happened to Amelia Earhart? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] may have landed on the reef that surrounds [[Niku|Gardner Island/Nikumaroro]]. Here is a complete [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html overview of the Niku Hypothesis.] See also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/images/1/1a/WhatHappenedtoAmeliaEarhart4.pdf &quot;What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Case for Nikumaroro.&quot;]<br /> <br /> === What has TIGHAR found? ===<br /> * TIGHAR's findings are summarized in [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Research.html Research Bulletins, Technical Papers, and articles from TIGHAR Tracks.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/Forumfaq.html Some other frequently asked questions.]<br /> <br /> === What went wrong? ===<br /> * [[Failure to communicate|Communications broke down]] between [[Electra|the plane]] and [[Itasca|the Coast Guard ship]] that was waiting for [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] at [[Howland Island]].<br /> <br /> === Was Amelia Earhart a good pilot? ===<br /> * [[Earhart|Some details about her career]] may help you make up your own mind.<br /> <br /> === Can the mystery ever be solved? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks it very likely can be. The Earhart Project is TIGHAR’s science-based investigation testing the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html hypothesis] that [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] landed, and eventually died, on [[Gardner Island]], now Nikumaroro in the [[Republic of Kiribati]]. [http://tighar.org/wiki/Earhart_Project#TIGHAR_Research Archival research and nine expeditions] have uncovered a compelling body of supporting evidence. Archaeological excavations during the [[Niku VI| Niku VI expedition]] aimed to expand our understanding of the site where evidence suggests Earhart died, with the possibility of recovering artifacts from which [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/bones.htm DNA can be extracted.] The expedition also includes a deep water search off the atoll’s fringing reef for the wreckage of the airplane.<br /> <br /> == You can help TIGHAR ==<br /> The editors of the Ameliapedia are members of [[EPAC|TIGHAR’s Earhart Project Advisory Council.]] We make every effort to assure that the facts presented are accurate and accurately documented. If you find information in the Ameliapedia that you believe is incorrect please email us at [mailto:webmaster@tighar.org webmaster@tighar.org] and let us know. We’ll fix it if it’s wrong or tell you why we think it’s right. You may also register in the [http://tighar.org/news news section] and participate in the [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php TIGHAR Forums.]<br /> <br /> [[File:TIGHAR-thanks-2019.png|left|800px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;mobileonly&gt;<br /> == Site navigation ==<br /> === On the wiki ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/wiki?title=Special:AllPages&amp;namespace=14 Categories]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Recent changes]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/TIGHAR_Tracks TIGHAR Tracks]<br /> :* [[Earhart Project]]<br /> :* [[Maid of Harlech]]<br /> :* [[To Save a Devastator]]<br /> :* [[Operation Sepulchre]]<br /> :* [[Project Midnight Ghost]]<br /> :* [[Historic_Aircraft_Preservation|Historic Preservation]]<br /> <br /> === On the website ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/ TIGHAR home]<br /> :* [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php Forum]<br /> :* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/TIGHAR/224536440657 Facebook]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/sitemap.html Site map]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/news/contact-us Contact us]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia&diff=7997 2024-06-26T13:11:59Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__ &lt;!-- no table of contents --&gt;<br /> [[File:15ArrvlChater.jpg|thumb|Arrival in [[Delayed_in_Lae|Lae.]]]]The Ameliapedia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki Wikipedia-style] on line encyclopedia of information pertaining to [[TIGHAR|TIGHAR’s]] investigation of the 1937 disappearance [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]]. It is designed to provide easy access to reliable information about one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. <br /> <br /> == How To Get Started ==<br /> [[File:Electrairb.jpg|thumb|[[NR16020]] on [[Earhart_Project#Second_Attempt--May_20-July_2.2C_1937|world flight.]]]][[File:Itasca.jpg|thumb|[[USCGC Itasca|''Itasca'']] waited in vain.]][[File:Nikupic.jpg|thumb|[[Niku]]--last landing?]][[File:TIGHAR400.gif|thumb|[[TIGHAR|About TIGHAR.]]]]<br /> Clicking on any of the [[blue links]] shown below will take you to a short answer that has links to longer answers about specific subjects, which will, in turn have links to even more detail, and so on. In general, the deeper you go into a subject, the more technical the discussion will become.<br /> <br /> You can also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&amp;from=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22 click on this text] to get a list Ameliapedia articles by subject or on [[Earhart Project|this text]] to see an overview of the Earhart Project.<br /> <br /> === What really happened to Amelia Earhart? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] may have landed on the reef that surrounds [[Niku|Gardner Island/Nikumaroro]]. Here is a complete [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html overview of the Niku Hypothesis.] See also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/images/1/1a/WhatHappenedtoAmeliaEarhart4.pdf &quot;What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Case for Nikumaroro.&quot;]<br /> <br /> === What has TIGHAR found? ===<br /> * TIGHAR's findings are summarized in [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Research.html Research Bulletins, Technical Papers, and articles from TIGHAR Tracks.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/Forumfaq.html Some other frequently asked questions.]<br /> <br /> === What went wrong? ===<br /> * [[Failure to communicate|Communications broke down]] between [[Electra|the plane]] and [[Itasca|the Coast Guard ship]] that was waiting for [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] at [[Howland Island]].<br /> <br /> === Was Amelia Earhart a good pilot? ===<br /> * [[Earhart|Some details about her career]] may help you make up your own mind.<br /> <br /> === Can the mystery ever be solved? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks it very likely can be. The Earhart Project is TIGHAR’s science-based investigation testing the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html hypothesis] that [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] landed, and eventually died, on [[Gardner Island]], now Nikumaroro in the [[Republic of Kiribati]]. [http://tighar.org/wiki/Earhart_Project#TIGHAR_Research Archival research and nine expeditions] have uncovered a compelling body of supporting evidence. Archaeological excavations during the [[Niku VI| Niku VI expedition]] aimed to expand our understanding of the site where evidence suggests Earhart died, with the possibility of recovering artifacts from which [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/bones.htm DNA can be extracted.] The expedition also includes a deep water search off the atoll’s fringing reef for the wreckage of the airplane.<br /> <br /> == You can help TIGHAR ==<br /> The editors of the Ameliapedia are members of [[EPAC|TIGHAR’s Earhart Project Advisory Council.]] We make every effort to assure that the facts presented are accurate and accurately documented. If you find information in the Ameliapedia that you believe is incorrect please email us at [mailto:webmaster@tighar.org webmaster@tighar.org] and let us know. We’ll fix it if it’s wrong or tell you why we think it’s right. You may also register in the [http://tighar.org/news news section] and participate in the [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php TIGHAR Forums.]<br /> <br /> [[File:TIGHAR-thanks-2019.png|left|800px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;mobileonly&gt;<br /> == Site navigation ==<br /> === On the wiki ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/wiki?title=Special:AllPages&amp;namespace=14 Categories]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Recent changes]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/TIGHAR_Tracks TIGHAR Tracks]<br /> :* [[Earhart Project]]<br /> :* [[Maid of Harlech]]<br /> :* [[To Save a Devastator]]<br /> :* [[Operation Sepulchre]]<br /> :* [[Project Midnight Ghost]]<br /> :* [[Historic_Aircraft_Preservation|Historic Preservation]]<br /> <br /> === On the website ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/ TIGHAR home]<br /> :* [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php Forum]<br /> :* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/TIGHAR/224536440657 Facebook]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/sitemap.html Site map]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/news/contact-us Contact us]<br /> &lt;/mobileonly&gt;</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Podcasts&diff=7994 2021-04-21T13:36:09Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>* [https://the-earhart-expeditions.castos.com/ The Earhart Expeditions.] Inaugurated in 2021. <br /> <br /> :: The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery -TIGHAR – presents “The Earhart Expeditions”. This multi-season series of podcasts reveals the never-before-told story behind the investigation that has made international headlines with discoveries that answer aviation history’s greatest riddle – what really happened to Amelia Earhart?<br /> <br /> * [http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid769975914?bclid=1326159173&amp;bctid=1364242904 Ric's autobiography in his own words. Timeless Voices of Aviation video, EAA Museum, Oshkosh.] Summer, 2008.<br /> * [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/10/15/midmorning2/ Interview with Ric Gillespie and Judith Thurman] on Minnesota Public Radio. 13 October 2009.<br /> * [http://www.azfamily.com/video/featured-videos/Local-pilot-searches-for-Amelia-Earhart--65163362.html Karl Kern's interview about plans for Niku VI.] 22 October 2009.<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Media]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Sidebar&diff=7993 2021-04-21T13:33:51Z

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Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia&diff=7992 2019-05-30T09:39:27Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__ &lt;!-- no table of contents --&gt;<br /> &lt;mobileonly&gt;<br /> {|<br /> |-<br /> |[[File:Tighar-wiki-logo.png]]<br /> |&lt;html&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ameliapedia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/html&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/mobileonly&gt;<br /> [[File:15ArrvlChater.jpg|thumb|Arrival in [[Delayed_in_Lae|Lae.]]]]The Ameliapedia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki Wikipedia-style] on line encyclopedia of information pertaining to [[TIGHAR|TIGHAR’s]] investigation of the 1937 disappearance [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]]. It is designed to provide easy access to reliable information about one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. <br /> <br /> == How To Get Started ==<br /> [[File:Electrairb.jpg|thumb|[[NR16020]] on [[Earhart_Project#Second_Attempt--May_20-July_2.2C_1937|world flight.]]]][[File:Itasca.jpg|thumb|[[USCGC Itasca|''Itasca'']] waited in vain.]][[File:Nikupic.jpg|thumb|[[Niku]]--last landing?]][[File:TIGHAR400.gif|thumb|[[TIGHAR|About TIGHAR.]]]]<br /> Clicking on any of the [[blue links]] shown below will take you to a short answer that has links to longer answers about specific subjects, which will, in turn have links to even more detail, and so on. In general, the deeper you go into a subject, the more technical the discussion will become.<br /> <br /> You can also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&amp;from=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22 click on this text] to get a list Ameliapedia articles by subject or on [[Earhart Project|this text]] to see an overview of the Earhart Project.<br /> <br /> === What really happened to Amelia Earhart? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] may have landed on the reef that surrounds [[Niku|Gardner Island/Nikumaroro]]. Here is a complete [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html overview of the Niku Hypothesis.] See also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/images/1/1a/WhatHappenedtoAmeliaEarhart4.pdf &quot;What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Case for Nikumaroro.&quot;]<br /> <br /> === What has TIGHAR found? ===<br /> * TIGHAR's findings are summarized in [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Research.html Research Bulletins, Technical Papers, and articles from TIGHAR Tracks.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/Forumfaq.html Some other frequently asked questions.]<br /> <br /> === What went wrong? ===<br /> * [[Failure to communicate|Communications broke down]] between [[Electra|the plane]] and [[Itasca|the Coast Guard ship]] that was waiting for [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] at [[Howland Island]].<br /> <br /> === Was Amelia Earhart a good pilot? ===<br /> * [[Earhart|Some details about her career]] may help you make up your own mind.<br /> <br /> === Can the mystery ever be solved? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks it very likely can be. The Earhart Project is TIGHAR’s science-based investigation testing the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html hypothesis] that [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] landed, and eventually died, on [[Gardner Island]], now Nikumaroro in the [[Republic of Kiribati]]. [http://tighar.org/wiki/Earhart_Project#TIGHAR_Research Archival research and nine expeditions] have uncovered a compelling body of supporting evidence. Archaeological excavations during the [[Niku VI| Niku VI expedition]] aimed to expand our understanding of the site where evidence suggests Earhart died, with the possibility of recovering artifacts from which [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/bones.htm DNA can be extracted.] The expedition also includes a deep water search off the atoll’s fringing reef for the wreckage of the airplane.<br /> <br /> == You can help TIGHAR ==<br /> The editors of the Ameliapedia are members of [[EPAC|TIGHAR’s Earhart Project Advisory Council.]] We make every effort to assure that the facts presented are accurate and accurately documented. If you find information in the Ameliapedia that you believe is incorrect please email us at [mailto:webmaster@tighar.org webmaster@tighar.org] and let us know. We’ll fix it if it’s wrong or tell you why we think it’s right. You may also register in the [http://tighar.org/news news section] and participate in the [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php TIGHAR Forums.]<br /> <br /> [[File:TIGHAR-thanks-2019.png|left|800px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;mobileonly&gt;<br /> == Site navigation ==<br /> === On the wiki ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/wiki?title=Special:AllPages&amp;namespace=14 Categories]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Recent changes]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/TIGHAR_Tracks TIGHAR Tracks]<br /> :* [[Earhart Project]]<br /> :* [[Maid of Harlech]]<br /> :* [[To Save a Devastator]]<br /> :* [[Operation Sepulchre]]<br /> :* [[Project Midnight Ghost]]<br /> :* [[Historic_Aircraft_Preservation|Historic Preservation]]<br /> <br /> === On the website ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/ TIGHAR home]<br /> :* [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php Forum]<br /> :* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/TIGHAR/224536440657 Facebook]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/sitemap.html Site map]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/news/contact-us Contact us]<br /> &lt;/mobileonly&gt;</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia&diff=7991 2019-05-30T09:33:36Z

<p>Moleski: /* Friends and benefactors */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__ &lt;!-- no table of contents --&gt;<br /> &lt;mobileonly&gt;<br /> {|<br /> |-<br /> |[[File:Tighar-wiki-logo.png]]<br /> |&lt;html&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ameliapedia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/html&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/mobileonly&gt;<br /> [[File:15ArrvlChater.jpg|thumb|Arrival in [[Delayed_in_Lae|Lae.]]]]The Ameliapedia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki Wikipedia-style] on line encyclopedia of information pertaining to [[TIGHAR|TIGHAR’s]] investigation of the 1937 disappearance [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]]. It is designed to provide easy access to reliable information about one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. <br /> <br /> == How To Get Started ==<br /> [[File:Electrairb.jpg|thumb|[[NR16020]] on [[Earhart_Project#Second_Attempt--May_20-July_2.2C_1937|world flight.]]]][[File:Itasca.jpg|thumb|[[USCGC Itasca|''Itasca'']] waited in vain.]][[File:Nikupic.jpg|thumb|[[Niku]]--last landing?]]<br /> Clicking on any of the [[blue links]] shown below will take you to a short answer that has links to longer answers about specific subjects, which will, in turn have links to even more detail, and so on. In general, the deeper you go into a subject, the more technical the discussion will become.<br /> <br /> You can also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&amp;from=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22 click on this text] to get a list Ameliapedia articles by subject or on [[Earhart Project|this text]] to see an overview of the Earhart Project.<br /> <br /> === What really happened to Amelia Earhart? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] may have landed on the reef that surrounds [[Niku|Gardner Island/Nikumaroro]]. Here is a complete [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html overview of the Niku Hypothesis.] See also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/images/1/1a/WhatHappenedtoAmeliaEarhart4.pdf &quot;What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Case for Nikumaroro.&quot;]<br /> <br /> === What has TIGHAR found? ===<br /> * TIGHAR's findings are summarized in [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Research.html Research Bulletins, Technical Papers, and articles from TIGHAR Tracks.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/Forumfaq.html Some other frequently asked questions.]<br /> <br /> === What went wrong? ===<br /> * [[Failure to communicate|Communications broke down]] between [[Electra|the plane]] and [[Itasca|the Coast Guard ship]] that was waiting for [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] at [[Howland Island]].<br /> <br /> === Was Amelia Earhart a good pilot? ===<br /> * [[Earhart|Some details about her career]] may help you make up your own mind.<br /> <br /> === Can the mystery ever be solved? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks it very likely can be. The Earhart Project is TIGHAR’s science-based investigation testing the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html hypothesis] that [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] landed, and eventually died, on [[Gardner Island]], now Nikumaroro in the [[Republic of Kiribati]]. [http://tighar.org/wiki/Earhart_Project#TIGHAR_Research Archival research and nine expeditions] have uncovered a compelling body of supporting evidence. Archaeological excavations during the [[Niku VI| Niku VI expedition]] aimed to expand our understanding of the site where evidence suggests Earhart died, with the possibility of recovering artifacts from which [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/bones.htm DNA can be extracted.] The expedition also includes a deep water search off the atoll’s fringing reef for the wreckage of the airplane.<br /> <br /> == You can help TIGHAR ==<br /> [[File:TIGHAR400.gif|thumb|[[TIGHAR|About TIGHAR.]]]]<br /> The editors of the Ameliapedia are members of [[EPAC|TIGHAR’s Earhart Project Advisory Council.]] We make every effort to assure that the facts presented are accurate and accurately documented. If you find information in the Ameliapedia that you believe is incorrect please email us at [mailto:webmaster@tighar.org webmaster@tighar.org] and let us know. We’ll fix it if it’s wrong or tell you why we think it’s right. You may also register in the [http://tighar.org/news news section] and participate in the [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php TIGHAR Forums.]<br /> <br /> [[File:TIGHAR-thanks-2019.png|left|800px]]<br /> <br /> &lt;mobileonly&gt;<br /> == Site navigation ==<br /> === On the wiki ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/wiki?title=Special:AllPages&amp;namespace=14 Categories]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Recent changes]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/TIGHAR_Tracks TIGHAR Tracks]<br /> :* [[Earhart Project]]<br /> :* [[Maid of Harlech]]<br /> :* [[To Save a Devastator]]<br /> :* [[Operation Sepulchre]]<br /> :* [[Project Midnight Ghost]]<br /> :* [[Historic_Aircraft_Preservation|Historic Preservation]]<br /> <br /> === On the website ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/ TIGHAR home]<br /> :* [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php Forum]<br /> :* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/TIGHAR/224536440657 Facebook]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/sitemap.html Site map]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/news/contact-us Contact us]<br /> &lt;/mobileonly&gt;</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia&diff=7990 2019-05-30T09:32:00Z

<p>Moleski: /* You can help TIGHAR */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__ &lt;!-- no table of contents --&gt;<br /> &lt;mobileonly&gt;<br /> {|<br /> |-<br /> |[[File:Tighar-wiki-logo.png]]<br /> |&lt;html&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ameliapedia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/html&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/mobileonly&gt;<br /> [[File:15ArrvlChater.jpg|thumb|Arrival in [[Delayed_in_Lae|Lae.]]]]The Ameliapedia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki Wikipedia-style] on line encyclopedia of information pertaining to [[TIGHAR|TIGHAR’s]] investigation of the 1937 disappearance [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]]. It is designed to provide easy access to reliable information about one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. <br /> <br /> == How To Get Started ==<br /> [[File:Electrairb.jpg|thumb|[[NR16020]] on [[Earhart_Project#Second_Attempt--May_20-July_2.2C_1937|world flight.]]]][[File:Itasca.jpg|thumb|[[USCGC Itasca|''Itasca'']] waited in vain.]][[File:Nikupic.jpg|thumb|[[Niku]]--last landing?]]<br /> Clicking on any of the [[blue links]] shown below will take you to a short answer that has links to longer answers about specific subjects, which will, in turn have links to even more detail, and so on. In general, the deeper you go into a subject, the more technical the discussion will become.<br /> <br /> You can also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&amp;from=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22 click on this text] to get a list Ameliapedia articles by subject or on [[Earhart Project|this text]] to see an overview of the Earhart Project.<br /> <br /> === What really happened to Amelia Earhart? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] may have landed on the reef that surrounds [[Niku|Gardner Island/Nikumaroro]]. Here is a complete [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html overview of the Niku Hypothesis.] See also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/images/1/1a/WhatHappenedtoAmeliaEarhart4.pdf &quot;What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Case for Nikumaroro.&quot;]<br /> <br /> === What has TIGHAR found? ===<br /> * TIGHAR's findings are summarized in [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Research.html Research Bulletins, Technical Papers, and articles from TIGHAR Tracks.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/Forumfaq.html Some other frequently asked questions.]<br /> <br /> === What went wrong? ===<br /> * [[Failure to communicate|Communications broke down]] between [[Electra|the plane]] and [[Itasca|the Coast Guard ship]] that was waiting for [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] at [[Howland Island]].<br /> <br /> === Was Amelia Earhart a good pilot? ===<br /> * [[Earhart|Some details about her career]] may help you make up your own mind.<br /> <br /> === Can the mystery ever be solved? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks it very likely can be. The Earhart Project is TIGHAR’s science-based investigation testing the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html hypothesis] that [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] landed, and eventually died, on [[Gardner Island]], now Nikumaroro in the [[Republic of Kiribati]]. [http://tighar.org/wiki/Earhart_Project#TIGHAR_Research Archival research and nine expeditions] have uncovered a compelling body of supporting evidence. Archaeological excavations during the [[Niku VI| Niku VI expedition]] aimed to expand our understanding of the site where evidence suggests Earhart died, with the possibility of recovering artifacts from which [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/bones.htm DNA can be extracted.] The expedition also includes a deep water search off the atoll’s fringing reef for the wreckage of the airplane.<br /> <br /> == You can help TIGHAR ==<br /> [[File:TIGHAR400.gif|thumb|[[TIGHAR|About TIGHAR.]]]]<br /> The editors of the Ameliapedia are members of [[EPAC|TIGHAR’s Earhart Project Advisory Council.]] We make every effort to assure that the facts presented are accurate and accurately documented. If you find information in the Ameliapedia that you believe is incorrect please email us at [mailto:webmaster@tighar.org webmaster@tighar.org] and let us know. We’ll fix it if it’s wrong or tell you why we think it’s right. You may also register in the [http://tighar.org/news news section] and participate in the [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php TIGHAR Forums.]<br /> <br /> == Friends and benefactors ==<br /> [[File:TIGHAR-thanks-2019.png]]<br /> <br /> &lt;mobileonly&gt;<br /> == Site navigation ==<br /> === On the wiki ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/wiki?title=Special:AllPages&amp;namespace=14 Categories]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Recent changes]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/TIGHAR_Tracks TIGHAR Tracks]<br /> :* [[Earhart Project]]<br /> :* [[Maid of Harlech]]<br /> :* [[To Save a Devastator]]<br /> :* [[Operation Sepulchre]]<br /> :* [[Project Midnight Ghost]]<br /> :* [[Historic_Aircraft_Preservation|Historic Preservation]]<br /> <br /> === On the website ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/ TIGHAR home]<br /> :* [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php Forum]<br /> :* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/TIGHAR/224536440657 Facebook]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/sitemap.html Site map]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/news/contact-us Contact us]<br /> &lt;/mobileonly&gt;</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:TIGHAR-thanks-2019.png&diff=7989 2019-05-30T09:30:25Z

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Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia&diff=7988 2019-05-30T09:24:18Z

<p>Moleski: /* Sponsors, benefactors, friends */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__ &lt;!-- no table of contents --&gt;<br /> &lt;mobileonly&gt;<br /> {|<br /> |-<br /> |[[File:Tighar-wiki-logo.png]]<br /> |&lt;html&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ameliapedia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/html&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/mobileonly&gt;<br /> [[File:15ArrvlChater.jpg|thumb|Arrival in [[Delayed_in_Lae|Lae.]]]]The Ameliapedia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki Wikipedia-style] on line encyclopedia of information pertaining to [[TIGHAR|TIGHAR’s]] investigation of the 1937 disappearance [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]]. It is designed to provide easy access to reliable information about one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. <br /> <br /> == How To Get Started ==<br /> [[File:Electrairb.jpg|thumb|[[NR16020]] on [[Earhart_Project#Second_Attempt--May_20-July_2.2C_1937|world flight.]]]][[File:Itasca.jpg|thumb|[[USCGC Itasca|''Itasca'']] waited in vain.]][[File:Nikupic.jpg|thumb|[[Niku]]--last landing?]]<br /> Clicking on any of the [[blue links]] shown below will take you to a short answer that has links to longer answers about specific subjects, which will, in turn have links to even more detail, and so on. In general, the deeper you go into a subject, the more technical the discussion will become.<br /> <br /> You can also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&amp;from=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22 click on this text] to get a list Ameliapedia articles by subject or on [[Earhart Project|this text]] to see an overview of the Earhart Project.<br /> <br /> === What really happened to Amelia Earhart? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] may have landed on the reef that surrounds [[Niku|Gardner Island/Nikumaroro]]. Here is a complete [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html overview of the Niku Hypothesis.] See also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/images/1/1a/WhatHappenedtoAmeliaEarhart4.pdf &quot;What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Case for Nikumaroro.&quot;]<br /> <br /> === What has TIGHAR found? ===<br /> * TIGHAR's findings are summarized in [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Research.html Research Bulletins, Technical Papers, and articles from TIGHAR Tracks.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/Forumfaq.html Some other frequently asked questions.]<br /> <br /> === What went wrong? ===<br /> * [[Failure to communicate|Communications broke down]] between [[Electra|the plane]] and [[Itasca|the Coast Guard ship]] that was waiting for [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] at [[Howland Island]].<br /> <br /> === Was Amelia Earhart a good pilot? ===<br /> * [[Earhart|Some details about her career]] may help you make up your own mind.<br /> <br /> === Can the mystery ever be solved? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks it very likely can be. The Earhart Project is TIGHAR’s science-based investigation testing the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html hypothesis] that [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] landed, and eventually died, on [[Gardner Island]], now Nikumaroro in the [[Republic of Kiribati]]. [http://tighar.org/wiki/Earhart_Project#TIGHAR_Research Archival research and nine expeditions] have uncovered a compelling body of supporting evidence. Archaeological excavations during the [[Niku VI| Niku VI expedition]] aimed to expand our understanding of the site where evidence suggests Earhart died, with the possibility of recovering artifacts from which [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/bones.htm DNA can be extracted.] The expedition also includes a deep water search off the atoll’s fringing reef for the wreckage of the airplane.<br /> <br /> == You can help TIGHAR ==<br /> [[File:TIGHAR400.gif|thumb|[[TIGHAR|About TIGHAR.]]]]<br /> The editors of the Ameliapedia are members of [[EPAC|TIGHAR’s Earhart Project Advisory Council.]] We make every effort to assure that the facts presented are accurate and accurately documented. If you find information in the Ameliapedia that you believe is incorrect please email us at [mailto:webmaster@tighar.org webmaster@tighar.org] and let us know. We’ll fix it if it’s wrong or tell you why we think it’s right. You may also register in the [http://tighar.org/news news section] and participate in the [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php TIGHAR Forums.]<br /> <br /> &lt;mobileonly&gt;<br /> == Site navigation ==<br /> === On the wiki ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/wiki?title=Special:AllPages&amp;namespace=14 Categories]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/Special:RecentChanges Recent changes]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php/TIGHAR_Tracks TIGHAR Tracks]<br /> :* [[Earhart Project]]<br /> :* [[Maid of Harlech]]<br /> :* [[To Save a Devastator]]<br /> :* [[Operation Sepulchre]]<br /> :* [[Project Midnight Ghost]]<br /> :* [[Historic_Aircraft_Preservation|Historic Preservation]]<br /> <br /> === On the website ===<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/ TIGHAR home]<br /> :* [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php Forum]<br /> :* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/TIGHAR/224536440657 Facebook]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/sitemap.html Site map]<br /> :* [http://tighar.org/news/contact-us Contact us]<br /> &lt;/mobileonly&gt;</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ameliapedia&diff=7987 2019-05-30T09:18:52Z

<p>Moleski: /* Sponsors, benefactors, friends */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__ &lt;!-- no table of contents --&gt;<br /> &lt;mobileonly&gt;<br /> {|<br /> |-<br /> |[[File:Tighar-wiki-logo.png]]<br /> |&lt;html&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ameliapedia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/html&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/mobileonly&gt;<br /> [[File:15ArrvlChater.jpg|thumb|Arrival in [[Delayed_in_Lae|Lae.]]]]The Ameliapedia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki Wikipedia-style] on line encyclopedia of information pertaining to [[TIGHAR|TIGHAR’s]] investigation of the 1937 disappearance [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]]. It is designed to provide easy access to reliable information about one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries. <br /> <br /> == How To Get Started ==<br /> [[File:Electrairb.jpg|thumb|[[NR16020]] on [[Earhart_Project#Second_Attempt--May_20-July_2.2C_1937|world flight.]]]][[File:Itasca.jpg|thumb|[[USCGC Itasca|''Itasca'']] waited in vain.]][[File:Nikupic.jpg|thumb|[[Niku]]--last landing?]]<br /> Clicking on any of the [[blue links]] shown below will take you to a short answer that has links to longer answers about specific subjects, which will, in turn have links to even more detail, and so on. In general, the deeper you go into a subject, the more technical the discussion will become.<br /> <br /> You can also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages&amp;from=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22 click on this text] to get a list Ameliapedia articles by subject or on [[Earhart Project|this text]] to see an overview of the Earhart Project.<br /> <br /> === What really happened to Amelia Earhart? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] may have landed on the reef that surrounds [[Niku|Gardner Island/Nikumaroro]]. Here is a complete [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html overview of the Niku Hypothesis.] See also [http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/images/1/1a/WhatHappenedtoAmeliaEarhart4.pdf &quot;What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The Case for Nikumaroro.&quot;]<br /> <br /> === What has TIGHAR found? ===<br /> * TIGHAR's findings are summarized in [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Research.html Research Bulletins, Technical Papers, and articles from TIGHAR Tracks.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/Forumfaq.html Some other frequently asked questions.]<br /> <br /> === What went wrong? ===<br /> * [[Failure to communicate|Communications broke down]] between [[Electra|the plane]] and [[Itasca|the Coast Guard ship]] that was waiting for [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] at [[Howland Island]].<br /> <br /> === Was Amelia Earhart a good pilot? ===<br /> * [[Earhart|Some details about her career]] may help you make up your own mind.<br /> <br /> === Can the mystery ever be solved? ===<br /> * TIGHAR thinks it very likely can be. The Earhart Project is TIGHAR’s science-based investigation testing the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Overview/AEhypothesis.html hypothesis] that [[Amelia Earhart]] and [[Fred Noonan]] landed, and eventually died, on [[Gardner Island]], now Nikumaroro in the [[Republic of Kiribati]]. [http://tighar.org/wiki/Earhart_Project#TIGHAR_Research Archival research and nine expeditions] have uncovered a compelling body of supporting evidence. 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<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>Colored rows in the table below contain the navigation information available for making educated guesses about the flight path of the aircraft. See Randy Jacobson's [[Monte Carlo|Monte Carlo simulation of the flight]] as an example of how this information can be used to set parameters for renavigation of the flight.<br /> <br /> {|{{prettytable}}<br /> |+<br /> !GMT<br /> !''Itasca''<br /> !kcs<br /> !Logged by<br /> !Content<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z0000&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;0000<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;6210<br /> |&lt;!-- Heard by --&gt;[http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Chater_Report.html Chater]<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;The departure from Lae took place at 0000 GMT. No transmissions from the plane were heard until four hours later.<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z0418&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;0418<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;6210<br /> |&lt;!-- Heard by --&gt;[http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Chater_Report.html Chater]<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;“Height 7000 feet, speed 140 knots” then some remark concerning “Lae” then “everything OK.”<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z0519&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;0519<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;6210<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;[http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Chater_Report.html Chater] and [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Collopy_Letter.html Collopy]<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;At 0519 GMT, Earhart again broadcast a message on 6210 kHz. Chater reports: “Height 10000 feet position 150.7 E 7.3 S cumulus clouds everything OK.”&lt;ref&gt;&quot;At 0519 GMT, Earhart again broadcast a message on 6210 kHz. Chater reports: “Height 10000 feet position 150.7 E 7.3 S cumulus clouds everything OK.” Collopy states: “At about 3 PM local time a message came through to the effect that they were at 10,000 feet but were going to reduce altitude because of thick banks of cumulus clouds.” This is a puzzling message. The coordinates related by Chater place the airplane well south of the intended rout and, although the flight had been en route for 5 hours and 19 minutes, the position reported is only 186 nm from Lae, giving the airplane a ridiculous ground speed of 37 knots. The reported 10,000 feet of altitude is higher than the 8,000 feet recommended by Kelly Johnson for best fuel economy on this portion of the flight. None of this message makes sense in the light of the reported comment “everything OK,” and we must conclude that either the message or its transcription was inaccurate&quot; [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight1.html (&quot;The Final Flight, Part I: Lae to Midpoint&quot;).]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Collopy]] states: “At about 3 PM local time a message came through to the effect that they were at 10,000 feet but were going to reduce altitude because of thick banks of cumulus clouds.”<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:Navajowhite&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z0718&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;0718<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;6210<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;[http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Chater_Report.html Chater] and [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Collopy_Letter.html Collopy]<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Chater reports: “Position 4.33 S 159.7E height 8000 feet over cumulus clouds wind 23 knots.” [[Collopy]] states: “The next and last message was to the effect that they were at 7,000 feet and making 150 knots, this message was received at approx. 5 PM local time.”<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z0726&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;0726<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Itasca reports hearing a faint signal on 3105 kHz from Earhart, strength 1, voice signal, but unreadable. (This was probably not Earhart, as it is not at her scheduled broadcast time.)<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:Navajowhite&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1030&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1030<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;[[Nauru]]<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight#.22Ship.22_vs._.22Lights.22_in_sight|“Ship in sight ahead.”]]&lt;ref&gt;The original source is a State Department telegram from Sydney, Australia dated July 3m 1937, which reads: “Amalgamated Wireless state information received that report from ‘Nauru’ was sent to Bolinas Radio ‘at 6.31, 6.43 and 6.54 PM Sydney time today on 48.31 meters (6210 kHz), fairly strong signals, speech not intelligible, no hum of plane in background but voice similar that emitted from plane in flight last night between 4.30 and 9.30 P.M.’ Message from plane when at least 60 miles south of Nauru received 8.30 P.M. Sydney time, July 2 saying ‘A ship in sight ahead.’ Since identified as steamer [[Myrtlebank|Myrtle Bank]] sic which arrived Nauru daybreak today&quot; ([[Gillespie]], [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,82.msg3605.html#msg3605 Forum, 25 April 2011]).&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1410&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1410<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0240<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca bridge<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Earhart voice heard, but cannot make out information.<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1415&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0245<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Itasca1 records &quot;Able hear Earhart at (on 3105)&quot;, but Bellarts records &quot;Heard Earhart plane / but unreadable thru static.&quot; Black claims that Bellarts heard &quot;cloudy and overcast&quot; in a monotone voice through the loudspeaker. Further, Black claims that James Carey, Associated Press, and H. Hanzlik, United Press, were present and verified that the voice was Earhart's.<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1515&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1515<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0345<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Bellarts states &quot;Earhart heard fone/will lissen on hour and half on 3105-sez she.&quot; Black claims she said overcast, and Lt. Cooper is in the radio room at this time. Itasca bridge log states: &quot;Earhart heard said she will listen on hour and half hour signals weak and fragmentary.&quot;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1623&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1623<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0453<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Earhart on the air, Black states volume strength 1; Bellarts states &quot;Heard Earhart (Part Cldy)&quot;; Itasca1 was working Radio Wailupe, but &quot;Earhart broke in on fone 3105 / nw ???? unreadable.&quot;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:Navajowhite&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1742&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1742<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0612<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Bellarts states: &quot;Wants bearing on 3105 KCS on hour. Will whistle in mic. About two hundred miles out appx. Whistling now.&quot; Itasca1 states: &quot;Earhart on 3105 nw / want bearing 3105 etc. '''200 miles out'''.&quot; Itasca bridge log states: &quot;Miss Earhart reported position 200 miles from Howland and requested bearings. Poor reception. Vessel began laying down heavy smoke to assist Miss Earhart.&quot;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1745&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1745<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0615<br /> |colspan=&quot;3&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;|'''-- Dawn at Howland Island --'''<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1747&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1747<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0617<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Howland<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Howland Island states: &quot;Picked up Earhart (using long antenna, S3, hardly any carrier. Seemed overmodulated. Switched over to loop for Bearing, S1 - 0. She stopped Transmission). Bearing Nil. 3105.&quot;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:Navajowhite&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1812&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1812<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0642<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Itasca1 states: &quot;Earhart on nw reception fairly clr nw Wants bearing es [and] wnts rept in 1/2/ hr&quot;; Bellarts states: &quot;Pse [please] take bearing on us and report in half hour--I will make noise [sic] in mic - abt '''100 miles out'''&quot;;&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/1995Vol_11/said.pdf &quot;Things Not Said&quot;:] &quot;A close examination of the ''[[Itasca]]'' radio log shows that Amelia probably never said 'about one hundred miles out' at all. It is clear from the platen mis-alignment that the phrase was later added to the 0646 entry in which Earhart says she 'will make a noise in the microphone' upon which she hopes Itasca will take a bearing. It is also clear from an earlier entry that this operator uses a dash to separate his own comments from the text of the message. With the added knowledge that it was part of the operator’s duty to judge distance based on the strength of reception, it becomes apparent that the 'one hundred miles out' estimate is the operator’s, not Amelia’s.&quot; &lt;/ref&gt; Howland Island reports: &quot;(am using the D/F and receiving set sparingly due to heavy drainage on batteries) (the batteries are of low AM-Hour capacity) Earhart on the air, S4 [signal strength 4], &quot;give me a bearing&quot; Earhart did not test for bearing. Her transmission too short for bearing, static x5, her carrier is completely modulated. Could not get a bearing due to above reasons. 3105.&quot; Itasca bridge log states: &quot;Miss Earhart reported position 100 miles from island reception fair.&quot;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1910&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1910<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0740<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Earhart on the air. Itasca1 states: &quot;Earhart nw says she is running out of gas, only a half hour left, cannot hear us at all; we hear her and are transmitting to her on 3105 and 500 kHz same time constantly.&quot; <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:Navajowhite&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1912&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1912<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0742<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Bellarts record states: &quot;KHAQQ clng Itasca '''we must on you''' but cannot see u but gas is running low been unable to reach you by radio we are flying at a 1000 feet.&quot; Note that Radio Station 2 (Bellarts) is now out of sync with Radio Station 1 regarding the time of reception of this message. The Itasca bridge log states: &quot;Plane position reported as near the island and gas running low&quot;. <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1928&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1928<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0758<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Bellarts states: &quot;KHAQQ clng Itasca we are circling but cannot hr u GA on 7500 wid a lng count either nw or on the skd time on 1/2 hour (KHAQQ S5, A3).&quot; S5, A3 means signal strength 5, maximum, and voice transmission. Itasca1 does not record this message. Itasca bridge log states: &quot;Plane reported as circling and requested vessel to transmit on 7500 KC for bearing, reception very good.&quot; Black and Thompson reports state that the signal strength was 5, and &quot;in view of signal strength it is believed Earhart was closest to Howland at this time. It was about this time Itasca expected her to arrive.&quot;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1930&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1930<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0800<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Bellarts states: &quot;KHAQQ clng Itasca we recd ur sigs but unable to get a minimum pse take bearing on us and ans 3105 wid voice / NRUI de KHAQQ lng dashes on 3105.&quot; Black and Thompson state essentially the same information. The Itasca bridge log states: &quot;Plane reported receiving our signals but unable to get a minimum for a bearing; good reception.&quot; Earhart says she received the 7500 kHz signals, but could not obtain a bearing on them. She asks Itasca to please take a bearing on her, and answer with 3105 kHz with voice. She then sends a series of long dashes on 3105 kHz.<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z2013&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;2013<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0843<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;&quot;KHAQQ to Itasca [[last words|we are on the line 157 337]] wl rept msg we will rept this on [[Frequency,_wavelength,_and_antenna_tuning#Daytime.2Fnighttime_frequencies|6210 KCS]] wait, [(3105/A3 S5 (?/KHAQQ xmission we are running on [[LOP|N ES S line)]]]&quot;<br /> <br /> :: ''For a discussion of the compound nature of this message, arguably containing elements from several transmissions, see [[Ric Gillespie]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/49_LastWords/49_LastWords.html &quot;Last Words.&quot;]''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sources ==<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight1.html Part 1: Lae to Midpoint.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight2.html Part 2: Midpoint to the Vicinity of Howland.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight3.html Part 3: At Howland Island.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight4.html Part 4: The Airplane Returns to Earth.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/reconstruction.html Reconstructing the Flight.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/12_2/logjam.html Log Jam.]<br /> * [[Radio logs]].<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/49_LastWords/49_LastWords.html &quot;Last Words.&quot;]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/1995Vol_11/said.pdf &quot;Things Not Said.&quot;]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Chronology]]<br /> [[Category:Radio considerations]]<br /> [[Category:Final Flight]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Transmissions_heard_from_NR16020&diff=7984 2019-01-31T06:59:58Z

<p>Moleski: /* Links */</p> <hr /> <div>Colored rows in the table below contain the navigation information available for making educated guesses about the flight path of the aircraft. See Randy Jacobson's [[Monte Carlo|Monte Carlo simulation of the flight]] as an example of how this information can be used to set parameters for renavigation of the flight.<br /> <br /> {|{{prettytable}}<br /> |+<br /> !GMT<br /> !''Itasca''<br /> !kcs<br /> !Logged by<br /> !Content<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z0418&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;0418<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;6210<br /> |&lt;!-- Heard by --&gt;[http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Chater_Report.html Chater]<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;“Height 7000 feet, speed 140 knots” then some remark concerning “Lae” then “everything OK.”<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z0519&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;0519<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;6210<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;[http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Chater_Report.html Chater] and [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Collopy_Letter.html Collopy]<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;At 0519 GMT, Earhart again broadcast a message on 6210 kHz. Chater reports: “Height 10000 feet position 150.7 E 7.3 S cumulus clouds everything OK.”&lt;ref&gt;&quot;At 0519 GMT, Earhart again broadcast a message on 6210 kHz. Chater reports: “Height 10000 feet position 150.7 E 7.3 S cumulus clouds everything OK.” Collopy states: “At about 3 PM local time a message came through to the effect that they were at 10,000 feet but were going to reduce altitude because of thick banks of cumulus clouds.” This is a puzzling message. The coordinates related by Chater place the airplane well south of the intended rout and, although the flight had been en route for 5 hours and 19 minutes, the position reported is only 186 nm from Lae, giving the airplane a ridiculous ground speed of 37 knots. The reported 10,000 feet of altitude is higher than the 8,000 feet recommended by Kelly Johnson for best fuel economy on this portion of the flight. None of this message makes sense in the light of the reported comment “everything OK,” and we must conclude that either the message or its transcription was inaccurate&quot; [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight1.html (&quot;The Final Flight, Part I: Lae to Midpoint&quot;).]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Collopy]] states: “At about 3 PM local time a message came through to the effect that they were at 10,000 feet but were going to reduce altitude because of thick banks of cumulus clouds.”<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:Navajowhite&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z0718&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;0718<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;6210<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;[http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Chater_Report.html Chater] and [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Collopy_Letter.html Collopy]<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Chater reports: “Position 4.33 S 159.7E height 8000 feet over cumulus clouds wind 23 knots.” [[Collopy]] states: “The next and last message was to the effect that they were at 7,000 feet and making 150 knots, this message was received at approx. 5 PM local time.”<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z0726&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;0726<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Itasca reports hearing a faint signal on 3105 kHz from Earhart, strength 1, voice signal, but unreadable. (This was probably not Earhart, as it is not at her scheduled broadcast time.)<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:Navajowhite&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1030&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1030<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;[[Nauru]]<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;[[Nightfall to Ship In Sight#.22Ship.22_vs._.22Lights.22_in_sight|“Ship in sight ahead.”]]&lt;ref&gt;The original source is a State Department telegram from Sydney, Australia dated July 3m 1937, which reads: “Amalgamated Wireless state information received that report from ‘Nauru’ was sent to Bolinas Radio ‘at 6.31, 6.43 and 6.54 PM Sydney time today on 48.31 meters (6210 kHz), fairly strong signals, speech not intelligible, no hum of plane in background but voice similar that emitted from plane in flight last night between 4.30 and 9.30 P.M.’ Message from plane when at least 60 miles south of Nauru received 8.30 P.M. Sydney time, July 2 saying ‘A ship in sight ahead.’ Since identified as steamer [[Myrtlebank|Myrtle Bank]] sic which arrived Nauru daybreak today&quot; ([[Gillespie]], [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,82.msg3605.html#msg3605 Forum, 25 April 2011]).&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1410&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1410<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0240<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca bridge<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Earhart voice heard, but cannot make out information.<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1415&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0245<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Itasca1 records &quot;Able hear Earhart at (on 3105)&quot;, but Bellarts records &quot;Heard Earhart plane / but unreadable thru static.&quot; Black claims that Bellarts heard &quot;cloudy and overcast&quot; in a monotone voice through the loudspeaker. Further, Black claims that James Carey, Associated Press, and H. Hanzlik, United Press, were present and verified that the voice was Earhart's.<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1515&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1515<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0345<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Bellarts states &quot;Earhart heard fone/will lissen on hour and half on 3105-sez she.&quot; Black claims she said overcast, and Lt. Cooper is in the radio room at this time. Itasca bridge log states: &quot;Earhart heard said she will listen on hour and half hour signals weak and fragmentary.&quot;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1623&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1623<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0453<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Earhart on the air, Black states volume strength 1; Bellarts states &quot;Heard Earhart (Part Cldy)&quot;; Itasca1 was working Radio Wailupe, but &quot;Earhart broke in on fone 3105 / nw ???? unreadable.&quot;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:Navajowhite&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1742&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1742<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0612<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Bellarts states: &quot;Wants bearing on 3105 KCS on hour. Will whistle in mic. About two hundred miles out appx. Whistling now.&quot; Itasca1 states: &quot;Earhart on 3105 nw / want bearing 3105 etc. '''200 miles out'''.&quot; Itasca bridge log states: &quot;Miss Earhart reported position 200 miles from Howland and requested bearings. Poor reception. Vessel began laying down heavy smoke to assist Miss Earhart.&quot;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1745&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1745<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0615<br /> |colspan=&quot;3&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;|'''-- Dawn at Howland Island --'''<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1747&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1747<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0617<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Howland<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Howland Island states: &quot;Picked up Earhart (using long antenna, S3, hardly any carrier. Seemed overmodulated. Switched over to loop for Bearing, S1 - 0. She stopped Transmission). Bearing Nil. 3105.&quot;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:Navajowhite&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1812&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1812<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0642<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Itasca1 states: &quot;Earhart on nw reception fairly clr nw Wants bearing es [and] wnts rept in 1/2/ hr&quot;; Bellarts states: &quot;Pse [please] take bearing on us and report in half hour--I will make noise [sic] in mic - abt '''100 miles out'''&quot;;&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/1995Vol_11/said.pdf &quot;Things Not Said&quot;:] &quot;A close examination of the ''[[Itasca]]'' radio log shows that Amelia probably never said 'about one hundred miles out' at all. It is clear from the platen mis-alignment that the phrase was later added to the 0646 entry in which Earhart says she 'will make a noise in the microphone' upon which she hopes Itasca will take a bearing. It is also clear from an earlier entry that this operator uses a dash to separate his own comments from the text of the message. With the added knowledge that it was part of the operator’s duty to judge distance based on the strength of reception, it becomes apparent that the 'one hundred miles out' estimate is the operator’s, not Amelia’s.&quot; &lt;/ref&gt; Howland Island reports: &quot;(am using the D/F and receiving set sparingly due to heavy drainage on batteries) (the batteries are of low AM-Hour capacity) Earhart on the air, S4 [signal strength 4], &quot;give me a bearing&quot; Earhart did not test for bearing. Her transmission too short for bearing, static x5, her carrier is completely modulated. Could not get a bearing due to above reasons. 3105.&quot; Itasca bridge log states: &quot;Miss Earhart reported position 100 miles from island reception fair.&quot;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1910&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1910<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0740<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Earhart on the air. Itasca1 states: &quot;Earhart nw says she is running out of gas, only a half hour left, cannot hear us at all; we hear her and are transmitting to her on 3105 and 500 kHz same time constantly.&quot; <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:Navajowhite&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1912&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1912<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0742<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Bellarts record states: &quot;KHAQQ clng Itasca '''we must on you''' but cannot see u but gas is running low been unable to reach you by radio we are flying at a 1000 feet.&quot; Note that Radio Station 2 (Bellarts) is now out of sync with Radio Station 1 regarding the time of reception of this message. The Itasca bridge log states: &quot;Plane position reported as near the island and gas running low&quot;. <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1928&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1928<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0758<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Bellarts states: &quot;KHAQQ clng Itasca we are circling but cannot hr u GA on 7500 wid a lng count either nw or on the skd time on 1/2 hour (KHAQQ S5, A3).&quot; S5, A3 means signal strength 5, maximum, and voice transmission. Itasca1 does not record this message. Itasca bridge log states: &quot;Plane reported as circling and requested vessel to transmit on 7500 KC for bearing, reception very good.&quot; Black and Thompson reports state that the signal strength was 5, and &quot;in view of signal strength it is believed Earhart was closest to Howland at this time. It was about this time Itasca expected her to arrive.&quot;<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z1930&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;1930<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0800<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;Bellarts states: &quot;KHAQQ clng Itasca we recd ur sigs but unable to get a minimum pse take bearing on us and ans 3105 wid voice / NRUI de KHAQQ lng dashes on 3105.&quot; Black and Thompson state essentially the same information. The Itasca bridge log states: &quot;Plane reported receiving our signals but unable to get a minimum for a bearing; good reception.&quot; Earhart says she received the 7500 kHz signals, but could not obtain a bearing on them. She asks Itasca to please take a bearing on her, and answer with 3105 kHz with voice. She then sends a series of long dashes on 3105 kHz.<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- GMT Time --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Z2013&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;2013<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Itasca Time --&gt;0843<br /> |&lt;!-- Frequency --&gt;3105<br /> |&lt;!-- Logged by --&gt;Itasca<br /> |&lt;!-- Content --&gt;&quot;KHAQQ to Itasca [[last words|we are on the line 157 337]] wl rept msg we will rept this on [[Frequency,_wavelength,_and_antenna_tuning#Daytime.2Fnighttime_frequencies|6210 KCS]] wait, [(3105/A3 S5 (?/KHAQQ xmission we are running on [[LOP|N ES S line)]]]&quot;<br /> <br /> :: ''For a discussion of the compound nature of this message, arguably containing elements from several transmissions, see [[Ric Gillespie]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/49_LastWords/49_LastWords.html &quot;Last Words.&quot;]''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == Sources ==<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight1.html Part 1: Lae to Midpoint.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight2.html Part 2: Midpoint to the Vicinity of Howland.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight3.html Part 3: At Howland Island.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight4.html Part 4: The Airplane Returns to Earth.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/reconstruction.html Reconstructing the Flight.]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/12_2/logjam.html Log Jam.]<br /> * [[Radio logs]].<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/49_LastWords/49_LastWords.html &quot;Last Words.&quot;]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/1995Vol_11/said.pdf &quot;Things Not Said.&quot;]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Chronology]]<br /> [[Category:Radio considerations]]<br /> [[Category:Final Flight]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22&diff=7983 2019-01-31T06:54:59Z

<p>Moleski: /* Related material */</p> <hr /> <div>These are the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/49_LastWords/49_LastWords.html last words] received from [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] between 2013 GMT and 2025 GMT; [[the Carey diary]] says that [[Earhart]] was &quot;still on air&quot; at 2030 GMT. <br /> <br /> This is a photostat of the entry in the [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/12_2/logjam.html &quot;rough log&quot;] preserved by [[Leo G. Bellarts]].<br /> [[Image:Lastwords_fig5.gif|frame|center]]<br /> <br /> The crucial information here is: &quot;We are on the line 157 337. Will repeat the message. We will repeat this on 6210 kcs. Wait. We are running [on] line [north and south].&quot;<br /> <br /> Earhart indicates here that she is switching from her [[Frequency#Daytime.2Fnighttime_frequencies|nighttime frequency (3105 kcs) to her daytime frequency (6210 kcs).]] No further messages were received from the aircraft. &quot;Due to the skip characteristics of 6210 Kilocycles, Earhart’s decision to switch to that frequency effectively shuts off any further reception by Itasca. Conclusion: The Coast Guard’s official position that the Earhart flight ran out of fuel and crashed at sea shortly after the final transmission heard by the Itasca is not supported by the facts&quot; [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/12_2/logjam.html (&quot;Log Jam,&quot; ''TIGHAR Tracks'' 12:2-3, 1996).]<br /> <br /> The most probable explanation of why Earhart and Noonan were flying on the compass headings of 157 degrees and 337 degrees is that Noonan had calculated a [[line of position]] at [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/navigation.html sunrise.]<br /> <br /> [[Image:LOPmap.jpg|center]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Image:LOPmap.gif|center]]<br /> <br /> {{tcbug}}<br /> <br /> == How the 157-337 LOP fits into the story ==<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]], [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,452.msg5522.html#msg5522 Forum, 6 September 2011.] <br /> <br /> ::1. Credible reports of overcast conditions during the night mean that [[Noonan|Fred]] was not able to maintain an accurate course for [[Howland]] using [[celestial navigation]].<br /> ::2. After sunrise Fred takes his observation. He already knows that the sun will come at 67° True so he knows that his [[Line of Position]] will be 157° - 337°. His after-sunrise observation lets him draw that line on his map and shows him how far along he is in an east-west sense. He has no way knowing where he is in a north-south sense.<br /> ::3. Having drawn his 157-337 line on the chart (&quot;I'm somewhere on this line.&quot;) he draws another 157-337 line that passes through Howland. He then measures the distance between the two parallel lines. Now he knows how far it is from the line he is on to the line that passes through Howland.<br /> ::4. Next question: How long will it take to cover that distance? For that he needs to know the airplane's ground speed and that means getting an accurate handle on what the wind is doing (something he has not been able to do all night). Now that it's daylight he can estimate the wind by watching the wave tops on the ocean or using his drift meter.<br /> ::5. Now he can estimate at what time they will reach the line that passes through Howland. That time turns out to be 19:00 Greenwich. He tells [[Earhart]] (probably with a note) &quot;ETA 1900.&quot; He, of course, means that they'll reach the line at 19:00 GMT. If they're bang on course they'll also reach Howland at 19:00 GMT, but Fred has been [[dead reckoning]] all night without a celestial fix. He knows it would be amazing if they are still exactly on course. Amelia doesn't understand the nuance. All she knows is that Fred says ETA 1900 GMT.<br /> ::6. Amelia [[Transmission_timeline|tries repeatedly]] to get [[Itasca]] to take a [[RDF|bearing]] on her, but gets no reply.<br /> ::7. 19:00 GMT comes, but Howland is not there and, at 19:12 GMT, Amelia radios, &quot;We must be on you but cannot see you.&quot; Fred knows that it's not true that &quot;we must be on you&quot; but he's not the one on the radio. He knows that what they have to do now is [[dead reckoning|DR]] their way up and down the line to find Howland.<br /> ::8. He has Amelia fly northwest first and at 20:00 GMT she tries to use her [[loop antenna]], but no luck. Fred has her turn around and they retrace their steps, [[dead reckoning]] southeast, and still hoping that they'll find Howland.<br /> ::9. Amelia finally understands what they're doing and why, and at 20:13 GMT radios &quot;We are on the line 157-337&quot; and says she'll repeat this on her [[Frequency#Daytime.2Fnighttime_frequencies|other frequency]], but before she does she decides to explain further and at 20:25 radios, &quot;We are running on line north and south.&quot; Then she changes frequencies and nothing more is heard.<br /> ::10. Noonan knows that [[Phoenix Islands|all of the other islands]] on or near the [[LOP]] are southeast of Howland. That's why he goes northwest first. But everything they do is in hopes of finding Howland. At no point do they decide to &quot;go for&quot; some other island.<br /> <br /> == Earhart's Tone of Voice ==<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/Forum_Archives/200002.txt AESF, 4 February 2000.]<br /> :We do not have a copy of the tape, just the transcript. This is what [[Bellarts]] told [[Long]] in 1973 about the way [[Earhart]] sounded:<br /> <br /> ::&quot;Ah, actually her voice...we could here her voice just as easy as I'm hearing yours right now and I'm deaf in one ear now. But I'll tell you, you could hear her voice all over the shack and even outside the shack. you know, real loud and clear. I mean it. She was a woman. We heard her quite a few times, you know, but that last one, I'm telling you, it sounded as if she would have broken out in a scream, it would have sounded normal. She was just about ready to break into tears and go into hysterics. That's exactly the way I'd describe her voice now. I'll never forget it.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Related material ==<br /> * [[Transmissions heard from NR16020]].<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/37_ItascaLogs/Itascalog.html &quot;The Radio Logs of the USCG Itasca: Introduction and Index.&quot;]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/37_ItascaLogs/analysis.html &quot;The Radio Logs of the USCG Itasca: Analysis of the 0843 Message.&quot;]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/49_LastWords/49_LastWords.html &quot;Last Words.&quot;]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/navigation.html &quot;What is the significance of Earhart's statement, 'We are on the line 157 337'?&quot;]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/12_2/logjam.html &quot;Log Jam.&quot;]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,206.msg1549.html#msg1549 &quot;Visualizing the 337-157 LOP.&quot;]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight2.html &quot;Midpoint to Vicinity of Howland.&quot;]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight3.html &quot;At Howland Island: 1415GMT to 1930GMT.&quot;] <br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight4.html &quot;The Airplane Returns to Earth.&quot;]<br /> * [[Offset method|Offset method of celestial navigation.]]<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. 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Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=%22We_are_on_the_line_157_337%22&diff=7982 2019-01-31T06:54:46Z

<p>Moleski: /* Related material */</p> <hr /> <div>These are the [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/49_LastWords/49_LastWords.html last words] received from [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] between 2013 GMT and 2025 GMT; [[the Carey diary]] says that [[Earhart]] was &quot;still on air&quot; at 2030 GMT. <br /> <br /> This is a photostat of the entry in the [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/12_2/logjam.html &quot;rough log&quot;] preserved by [[Leo G. Bellarts]].<br /> [[Image:Lastwords_fig5.gif|frame|center]]<br /> <br /> The crucial information here is: &quot;We are on the line 157 337. Will repeat the message. We will repeat this on 6210 kcs. Wait. We are running [on] line [north and south].&quot;<br /> <br /> Earhart indicates here that she is switching from her [[Frequency#Daytime.2Fnighttime_frequencies|nighttime frequency (3105 kcs) to her daytime frequency (6210 kcs).]] No further messages were received from the aircraft. &quot;Due to the skip characteristics of 6210 Kilocycles, Earhart’s decision to switch to that frequency effectively shuts off any further reception by Itasca. Conclusion: The Coast Guard’s official position that the Earhart flight ran out of fuel and crashed at sea shortly after the final transmission heard by the Itasca is not supported by the facts&quot; [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/12_2/logjam.html (&quot;Log Jam,&quot; ''TIGHAR Tracks'' 12:2-3, 1996).]<br /> <br /> The most probable explanation of why Earhart and Noonan were flying on the compass headings of 157 degrees and 337 degrees is that Noonan had calculated a [[line of position]] at [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/navigation.html sunrise.]<br /> <br /> [[Image:LOPmap.jpg|center]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Image:LOPmap.gif|center]]<br /> <br /> {{tcbug}}<br /> <br /> == How the 157-337 LOP fits into the story ==<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]], [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,452.msg5522.html#msg5522 Forum, 6 September 2011.] <br /> <br /> ::1. Credible reports of overcast conditions during the night mean that [[Noonan|Fred]] was not able to maintain an accurate course for [[Howland]] using [[celestial navigation]].<br /> ::2. After sunrise Fred takes his observation. He already knows that the sun will come at 67° True so he knows that his [[Line of Position]] will be 157° - 337°. His after-sunrise observation lets him draw that line on his map and shows him how far along he is in an east-west sense. He has no way knowing where he is in a north-south sense.<br /> ::3. Having drawn his 157-337 line on the chart (&quot;I'm somewhere on this line.&quot;) he draws another 157-337 line that passes through Howland. He then measures the distance between the two parallel lines. Now he knows how far it is from the line he is on to the line that passes through Howland.<br /> ::4. Next question: How long will it take to cover that distance? For that he needs to know the airplane's ground speed and that means getting an accurate handle on what the wind is doing (something he has not been able to do all night). Now that it's daylight he can estimate the wind by watching the wave tops on the ocean or using his drift meter.<br /> ::5. Now he can estimate at what time they will reach the line that passes through Howland. That time turns out to be 19:00 Greenwich. He tells [[Earhart]] (probably with a note) &quot;ETA 1900.&quot; He, of course, means that they'll reach the line at 19:00 GMT. If they're bang on course they'll also reach Howland at 19:00 GMT, but Fred has been [[dead reckoning]] all night without a celestial fix. He knows it would be amazing if they are still exactly on course. Amelia doesn't understand the nuance. All she knows is that Fred says ETA 1900 GMT.<br /> ::6. Amelia [[Transmission_timeline|tries repeatedly]] to get [[Itasca]] to take a [[RDF|bearing]] on her, but gets no reply.<br /> ::7. 19:00 GMT comes, but Howland is not there and, at 19:12 GMT, Amelia radios, &quot;We must be on you but cannot see you.&quot; Fred knows that it's not true that &quot;we must be on you&quot; but he's not the one on the radio. He knows that what they have to do now is [[dead reckoning|DR]] their way up and down the line to find Howland.<br /> ::8. He has Amelia fly northwest first and at 20:00 GMT she tries to use her [[loop antenna]], but no luck. Fred has her turn around and they retrace their steps, [[dead reckoning]] southeast, and still hoping that they'll find Howland.<br /> ::9. Amelia finally understands what they're doing and why, and at 20:13 GMT radios &quot;We are on the line 157-337&quot; and says she'll repeat this on her [[Frequency#Daytime.2Fnighttime_frequencies|other frequency]], but before she does she decides to explain further and at 20:25 radios, &quot;We are running on line north and south.&quot; Then she changes frequencies and nothing more is heard.<br /> ::10. Noonan knows that [[Phoenix Islands|all of the other islands]] on or near the [[LOP]] are southeast of Howland. That's why he goes northwest first. But everything they do is in hopes of finding Howland. At no point do they decide to &quot;go for&quot; some other island.<br /> <br /> == Earhart's Tone of Voice ==<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]], [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/Forum_Archives/200002.txt AESF, 4 February 2000.]<br /> :We do not have a copy of the tape, just the transcript. This is what [[Bellarts]] told [[Long]] in 1973 about the way [[Earhart]] sounded:<br /> <br /> ::&quot;Ah, actually her voice...we could here her voice just as easy as I'm hearing yours right now and I'm deaf in one ear now. But I'll tell you, you could hear her voice all over the shack and even outside the shack. you know, real loud and clear. I mean it. She was a woman. We heard her quite a few times, you know, but that last one, I'm telling you, it sounded as if she would have broken out in a scream, it would have sounded normal. She was just about ready to break into tears and go into hysterics. That's exactly the way I'd describe her voice now. I'll never forget it.&quot;<br /> <br /> == Related material ==<br /> * [[Transmissions heard from NR16020]]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/37_ItascaLogs/Itascalog.html &quot;The Radio Logs of the USCG Itasca: Introduction and Index.&quot;]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/37_ItascaLogs/analysis.html &quot;The Radio Logs of the USCG Itasca: Analysis of the 0843 Message.&quot;]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/Bulletins/49_LastWords/49_LastWords.html &quot;Last Words.&quot;]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Forum/FAQs/navigation.html &quot;What is the significance of Earhart's statement, 'We are on the line 157 337'?&quot;]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/12_2/logjam.html &quot;Log Jam.&quot;]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,206.msg1549.html#msg1549 &quot;Visualizing the 337-157 LOP.&quot;]<br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight2.html &quot;Midpoint to Vicinity of Howland.&quot;]<br /> * [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight3.html &quot;At Howland Island: 1415GMT to 1930GMT.&quot;] <br /> * [http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Research/Archives/ResearchPapers/Worldflight/finalflight4.html &quot;The Airplane Returns to Earth.&quot;]<br /> * [[Offset method|Offset method of celestial navigation.]]<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. 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Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sextant_box_found_on_Nikumaroro&diff=7981 2019-01-27T09:17:04Z

<p>Moleski: Undo revision 7980 by Moleski (talk)</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pensfront.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola sextant, top view (3547/173).]]<br /> [[Image:Pensbottom.jpg|thumb|right|Loaned by Fred Noonan to a student.]]<br /> When Gallagher did a thorough search of the area near where the skull was found, he discovered an empty sextant box with two numbers on it--3500 and 1542. The British saw no significance in the numbers; in 2008, TIGHAR found an intriguing pattern of dual numbers (maker's number and U.S. Naval Observatory numbers assigned when the instruments were inspected there). <br /> <br /> In 2018, an [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html independent researcher] determined that the sextant had been assigned to the [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) U.S.S. Bushnell,] which surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.<br /> <br /> == N.O. 1542 assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell ==<br /> <br /> From Ric Gillespie in the [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,2040.0.html Amelia Earhart Search Forum, 28 October 2018:]<br /> <br /> Last night, Andrew McKenna called my attention to a report recently posted by a TIGHAR critic that provides what appears to be solid documentation that '''the sextant box found with the castaway bones in 1940 came from the November, 1939 USS Bushnell survey.''' The Naval Observatory Number on the box Gallagher found was 1542. That N.O. number is recorded as being among Bushnell sextants sent to the Naval Observatory for &quot;general overhaul&quot; in late 1938. The Bushnell survey of Gardner Island was in November 1939. <br /> <br /> We’ve lost what always appeared to be a strong link between the castaway and Earhart, but this is nonetheless a positive development. Documented fact is always welcome, and this does not effect the other evidence that says the castaway was Earhart. <br /> <br /> The owner of the blog [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/p/the-nikumaroro-hypothesis-proposes-that.html The Ghost of Gardner Island] doesn’t give his name but apparently at one time he was on the TIGHAR Forum.<br /> <br /> I’ve sent him this email:<br /> <br /> I just read your [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html “Origin of the Nikumaroro Sextant Box.”] It’s a terrific piece of research and I agree you with you that the box found near the castaway’s remains was from USS Bushnell. <br /> <br /> As you say, when you first proposed that the box came from USS Bushnell I thought the suggestion was “thoroughly bizarre.” Whether bizarre or not, you have shown that your hypothesis is correct. I should not have been so dismissive. I’m sorry. Please accept my apology.<br /> <br /> I could not imagine how a valuable piece of equipment could have been left behind by the Bushnell surveyors and then end up in the immediate vicinity of the partial skeleton looking like it had been &quot;used latterly merely as a receptacle” [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Bones_Chronology7.html (August 8, 1941 note to file by High Commissioner Sir Harry Luke).] without the surveyors also noticing the bones. That still seems “bizarre”, but it happened. Your suggestion that &quot;a Bushnell surveyor happened to lose it in the vicinity of the remains of the castaway’s final campsite” doesn't explain its described appearance, which I take to mean that the internal structures in the box had been removed to make more useful as simply a way to carry stuff. Why would a surveyor do that?<br /> <br /> Here’s one possible sequence of events:<br /> <br /> :• November 1939 - The box, probably containing the sextant, gets left behind when USS Bushnell departs. <br /> :• At that time there were a couple dozen Gilbertese laborers living on the island, clearing land and planting coconuts. (Not speculation) One of them finds the box. The sextant is of no use but the nice wooden box with a handle is good for carrying stuff if you tear out the internal fixtures. (Speculation)<br /> :• April 1940 - A work party goes to the southeast end of the island to cut hardwood (Kanawa) for the construction of furniture for the Government Rest House then under construction. (Not speculation) One of the laborers has the box with him.(Speculation)<br /> :• While cutting wood, the work party comes upon a human skull and buries it. (Not speculation) Someone, probably the Island Magistrate Buakee Koata, also finds and collects a Benedictine bottle. (Not Speculation)<br /> :• When the work party leaves the site, the box is left behind near where the skull is buried. (Speculation)<br /> :• September 1940 - Gallagher arrives on the island, hears about the skull, and goes to investigate. Gallagher finds the partial skeleton, part of a woman’s shoe, part of a man’s shoe, some small corks with dress chains, and the box. He naturally, but incorrectly, associates the box with the castaway. (Not speculation) <br /> <br /> Of course, none of this offers an alternative explanation for the castaway, the shoe parts, the corks, and all of the signs of a castaway campsite. <br /> <br /> Loose ends:<br /> <br /> :• Why would the laborer leave his box behind? <br /> :• Gallagher associates the box with the castaway. Nobody tells him “that's my box.<br /> :• Gallagher reported that “part of the lens of an inverting eyepiece” was also found but was “thrown away by finder.” Apparently Gallagher never saw it and seems to be basing his identification of the object on a description. Who is describing it? The finder? When was it found and thrown away? I can’t make it make sense.<br /> <br /> == Notes from the [[bones file]] ==<br /> ;Telegram No. 71 from Gallagher to Jack Barley, Resident Commissioner, Ocean Island, Sept. 23, 1940<br /> :Sextant box has two numbers on it 3500 (stencilled) and 1542--sextant being old fashioned and probably painted over with black enamel.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html]<br /> <br /> ;Typed note in file 4439-40 (23) from Vaskess to Sir Harry, April 11, 1941<br /> :The sextant box with its contents is now with me. Perhaps [[Captain Nasmyth]] might be willing to examine this with a view to ascertaining the origin? <br /> <br /> ; Letter – circled 14. Vaskess to Commander G.B. Nasmyth, F.R. Met. Soc., Suva. June 6, 1941.<br /> :Dear Commander Nasmyth,<br /> :With reference to our telephone conversation relative to the identification of a sextant and box which I mentioned as having been found and which you were so good as to say you would examine, I regret to state that on further examination it was discovered that no sextant had actually been found but only a box thought to have contained a sextant.<br /> :I am forwarding the box to you with this letter and His Excellency would be grateful if you would examine it with a view to determining its use and origin if possible.<br /> ::Sincerely,<br /> :::Secretary to the High Commission <br /> <br /> ;Typed note to file 4439-40 in red ink (39). [[Sir Harry]] to [[Vaskess]]. August 8, 1941.<br /> :Sec., H.C.,<br /> :I return the sextant box which I had retrieved from [[Captain Nasmyth]] in order to show it to [[Harold Gatty| Mr. Gatty]] who has expert knowledge of such matters. Mr. Gatty thinks that the box is an English one of some age and judges that it was used latterly merely as a receptacle. He does not consider that it could in any circumstance have been a sextant box used in modern trans-Pacific aviation. 2. What was Captain Nasmyth's opinion of it? <br /> <br /> ;Note to file 4439-40 (40). [[MacDonald]] to [[Vaskess]] (passed along to [[Sir Harry]])<br /> :The Secretary<br /> :Mnt (39), para. 2, I have spoken to Captain Nasmyth who replied as follows:- &quot;As the sextant box has no distinguishing marks, &amp; since it was discovered that no sextant had been found, all I have been able to find out is that the make of the box – that is – the dovetailing of the corners – makes it appear to be of French origin.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Dovetailed sextant boxes ===<br /> &quot;Dovetail joints for the corners had by the 1920s given way to comb (finger) joints, but as some later American aircraft cases used corner rebates, which are much easier to make without special machinery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ &quot;Update on Byrd Aircraft Sextant.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Tofiga's recollection ==<br /> [[Tofiga]] said he had seen a sextant box on Vaskess' credenza. Tofiga was not taken into the confidences of the [[WPHC]] officers who examined the [[bones file| materials sent to Fiji from Gardner Island]], but it seems very likely that the box he saw was the one [[Gallagher]] sent to Suva.<br /> <br /> == What might 3500 and 1542 mean? ==<br /> [[File:Numbers09.jpg|thumb|200px| Brandis #3987; N.O. #1584]]<br /> [[File:Numbers07.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[File:Numbers08.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> The sextant box found on Nikumaroro and shipped to Fiji in 1941 had two numbers on it: 3500 and 1542.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html] TIGHAR has recently found a plausible explanation for those two numbers. The first is likely to be the maker's number; the second a number inscribed on the instrument when it was inspected at the U.S. Naval Observatory.<br /> <br /> Fred Noonan [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html loaned a naval sextant to a student of his prior to the fatal flight]. That sextant box is extant and also has two numbers handwritten on the bottom of it: 3547 and 173. But the sextant inside the box is a Ludolph with a different serial number.<br /> <br /> As indicated in the first section of this article, we now know that 1542 is unquestionably a Naval Observatory number and that the sextant with that number was assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell, which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.]<br /> <br /> == The Pensacola Sextant Box (3547 and 173) ==<br /> The [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation] has a sextant box with &quot;dovetailed corners, the number 116 handwritten on the front, and the numbers 3547 and 173 handwritten on the bottom.&quot; The box contains &quot;a sextant manufactured by W. Ludolph of Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1919, with the serial number XIX 1090, painted black.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes]] p. 232.&lt;/ref&gt; The box was donated by W. A. Cluthe, a retired Pan Am captain, who said that he had borrowed the Ludolph sextant from Fred Noonan.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes|Ibid.]] p. 233.&lt;/ref&gt; The box is listed in the table below as ''Brandis (theoretical)'' because the box contains modifications that may have been made to accommodate a Brandis bubble sextant.<br /> <br /> == Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns ==<br /> <br /> This chart is organized in the order of the Navy number given to the instruments by the Naval Observatory when they were sent there for calibration. Two entries are theoretical; the rest are actual pairs of numbers obtained from various sources. Two of the boxes in TIGHAR's possession have Naval Observatory numbers stamped on the box along with Brandis maker's numbers stenciled on the box.<br /> <br /> In the engraving on the sextants, there is a symbol for the Naval Observatory between &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; and the number issued by the Naval Observatory. The symbol is an &quot;N&quot; superimposed on a square &quot;O&quot;. The symbol is relatively clear in [[:File:2975engrave.jpg|this photograph.]]<br /> <br /> All the nautical instrument repair and calibration work was shipped off to Norfolk in the early 1950s. &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Important though this work was, the Observatory was open to the criticism, especially from astronomers, that navigational instruments should be no part of the work of an astronomical observatory. This was undoubtedly part of the reason that the chronometer function was transferred in 1951 to the Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving only a small group of instrument makers who repaired and constructed the Observatory’s telescopes and other instrumentation, rather than navigational instruments.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830-2000'', by Steven J. Dick, Cambridge University Press, 2003; p. 507.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Any sextant marked &quot;FE Brandis&quot; is definitely a pre-1925 or so product.<br /> <br /> Most of this information has come from the thread in the Forum entitled [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg1198.html#msg1198 &quot;Can you add to the list of sextant numbers?&quot;]<br /> <br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse:collapse&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |+ ''Click on the sort symbol [[Image:Sort none.gif]] next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''''WB''' = Sextant is in the wrong box. '''WS''' = Wrong sextant is in this box.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> !style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;| Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> ! Comments<br /> ! Bubble<br /> ! N.O. # on box<br /> !WB/WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; W&amp;S (stamped into box and on plate) Warner &amp; Swasey<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 69<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 34<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; ''Brandis (theoretical'') <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; ''3547''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ''173''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ''Pensacola''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 14279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 330<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1931-06-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/34350185 Live Auctioneers.] Class: H.G. Stylized N+O. Unusual inlaid U.S. Navy shield with N+O and N+O 330 on it.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Unusual engraved brass plaque on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2763<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 348<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/9/1/9/6/webimg/700458505_o.jpg Dovetail joints] on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on brass plaque.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2734<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 362<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1943-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay #350401896246; re-inspected 1965-11-12<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes (die-punched)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 18446<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 405<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian; K&amp;E date: 1908<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4940<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1936-01-29<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading; K&amp;E date: 1901; in W&amp;S box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 470<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 0107<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-31<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.sharingthepast.com/blog/2015/1/8/vintage-us-navy-sextant-keuffel-esser-made-1887-or-1888-inspected-1942 Manufactured 1887/1888?] Class: survey. Lacks stylized N+O.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Engraved in two places on instrument. Punch-stamped twice on hingeline of box. Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-04-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mystic Seaport; K&amp;E date: 1901<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 31475&lt;ref&gt;Model #5227, manufactured about 1915/16, with K &amp; E serial number 31475. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 616<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-09-29&lt;ref&gt;There was an earlier Naval Observatory &quot;Cert&quot; card that had been glued inside the lid, but there is no written information left on its remains, and only just enough paper and printing to tell with certainty that is what it was. So this confirms that it had been &quot;Certified&quot; by the Naval Observatory at a much earlier date, most certainly in the &quot;teens&quot; when it was still quite new, but sadly the actual date of that earlier inspection, and any of its results. have been lost to us. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Private collection. Sextant described by owner in e-mail to TIGHAR (2013-06-04).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on inlaid shield, outside lid of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;33839<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 664<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1916<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3249<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 836<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;&quot;3249&quot; in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3227<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 845<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3239<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 850<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/subject-to-vat-sextant.-an-unusual-black-an-1-c-oc49e9s6w6 Dominic Winter Book Auctions]; &quot;circa 1918.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3268<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 882 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] 882 is stenciled on front of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3667<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes. Box only; contains 3703/936.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3703<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 936<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, but box is for 3667/889.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3738<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 945<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] In box for 3268.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11778<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-05-12<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5851<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1110<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Purchased on ebay by Lee Paynter, a TIGHAR member.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no, but Maker number is stenciled on edge<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5756<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-08-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; box containing Brandis 5981 / N.O. 1142 with certificate of inspection for 5756/1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5727<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1127<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1921-08-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; email to TIGHAR headquarters<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5981<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1142<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for Brandis 5756 / N.O. 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1144<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1146<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1921-08-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1921-us-navy-sextant-owned-by-enola-gay-admiral eBay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;13069<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1248<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13135<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1365<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Maker number and NO number on instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3339<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/373993 Antique Helper]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3331<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://landandseacollection.com/id858.html Land and Sea;] in box for 4551<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1446<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink:<br /> : Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc<br /> : 764-753 Lexington Avenue<br /> : Brooklyn, New York<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3444<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1461<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No, box is for a Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4129<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1530<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[https://www.ebay.com/itm/173126547032?ul_noapp=true eBay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;In box for 4483<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; '''''3500'''''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; '''''1542'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html Assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell,] which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.] The empty sextant box was found on the island and sent to the Western Pacific High Commission in Suva, Fiji, in 1941.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes. We got the two numbers from the Suva &quot;Bones File.&quot; That's what started this whole line of research into N.O. numbers!<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37548<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-10-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum; K&amp;E date 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3987<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1938-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3511<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1585<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37508<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1595<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/231662444989 ebay;] USN number 161-USN-252194<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3527<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1933-05-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR; large box; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4521<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1648<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 58281 in pencil inside the lid on what looks like a repair or addition<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4551<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1762<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only; contains B. 3331 / N.O. 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4297<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR - McKenna<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4522<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis &amp; Sons; survey; &quot;H.K.&quot;; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20729.html#msg20729 Capt. J. H. Klein]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4672<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/17/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In Box for Brandis 4667.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4345<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1914<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay. metal tag: 61071 000065. Inside edge: (pencil) serial 1914; Brandis stamp: 4001.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4319<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1960<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;(in box for 3483/1567)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4707<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1969<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-07-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.; box is for B. 4234<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4244<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2561<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.moinat.ch/en/miscellanea/11546-sextant-us-navy-n-2551-par-brandis-son.html Moinat SA,] &quot;Sextant 'US NAVY'' N° 2551 par Brandis &amp; Son.&quot; I read &quot;2561&quot; in the photo.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;4244&quot; (?) is in ink on the hingeline. Not visible on photos of instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4834<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2564<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-06-28<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4836<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2607<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. In box for 4798.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4919<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2659<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-02-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/173540915739?ul_noapp=true ebay]. NO 2659 etched on arc. Brandis 4919 on the arc and the inspection certificate. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Serial number is stenciled on the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4934<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2687<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay, sold 12/30/2014 $132.50<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5015<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2693<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-06-05<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/43149815_brandis-and-sons-sextant LiveAuctioneers.]These two numbers are on the collimation certificate. They have not been cross-checked with the instrument in the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt; ??<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5071<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2696<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40 U. of Illinois Observatory]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4994<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2741<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-05-25<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 12/05/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4440<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2743<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box number 4902 <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2785<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2827<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 eBay;] &quot;161 - USN - 252222&quot; by hand on arc; &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; stamped on arc<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;only on box; Brandis 2539 on arc <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4182<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;N/A<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4180<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2895<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5214<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2900<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-US-NAVY-USN-American-made-Brandis-amp-Son-Brooklyn-NY-PARTS-D40-/122737739254?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=whEmfF3LcXt9%252BK6R7YKZy5k4i1I%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5310&lt;ref&gt;The collimation label gives the Maker No. as 2919. 5310 is stamped in ink on the box while 2919 is impressed in the wood.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2919<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-03-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; Survey; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5620<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5289<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2959<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5292<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Russ Dickey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5296<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;36961<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3227<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37305<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 3277<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1940-09-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98780-very-nice-1919-keuffel-esser-sextant-for-us-navy/ Cloudy Nights.] &quot;1919 K&amp;E Sextant.&quot; Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3954-41<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1948-12-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Craigslist<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;NO 3954 on plaque. Other numbers and signs written on the top of the box: &quot;X9773-&quot; and &quot;R1&quot; on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5156<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4017<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay; in box for UNSO 4717/1982<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5109<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4067<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5375<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4125<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-navy-sextant-brandis-sons-n-y-1936-in-orig ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4161<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-04-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Era-Brandis-Sons-Sextant-Complete-in-Box-Naval-Observatory-1919-NICE-/272382922128? ebay.] Problematic. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Pictures show 4193 stamped on arc and inked on the box. N.O. 4161 also on arc, according to the text. Maker's number 5317 on the inspection certificate. So there is quite a discrepancy! <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-us-navy-sextant-no-4267-brandis ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Appears to be 4765.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4750<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4296<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;In box for NO 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4762<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4334<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;plate on box says 1844<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5524<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4374<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/222542741960?ul_noapp=true ebay.] In box for Brandis 4065 (inked on hingeline).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4144<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4449<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5577<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4485<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-CASE-Nautical-1941-USN-Mohogany-Case-BRANDIS-SONS-INC-/350657321510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item51a4ce1a26 ebay]. A note made in pen on the margin of the N.O. certificate reads, &quot;Use cigarette ashes to wash.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Not stenciled or stamped. [[Gillespie]]: &quot;Interesting that the box has no stenciled serial number or stamped-in N.O. number. Apparently, at some point, they stopped doing that.&quot; The collimation (calibration) certificate glued into the box matches the serial number and N.O. number on the sextant.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3596<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4510<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; 7.5&quot; radius<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;no box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3920<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4516<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.fleaglass.com/ads/wwi-us-navy-quartant-sextant-brandis-brooklyn-ny/# Fleaglass.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;seller says &quot;yes&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3893<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4569<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4029<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Numbers from box; contains NO 4296.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3826<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4603<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Brass plaque on box: &quot;248 US Navy 101009&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box only. Holds Brandis 5670.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4097<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4657<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; in pencil inside<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4313<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4665<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Bruce Thomas<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No box. In display case from USS ''Hancock''.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5670<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4705<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/object.cfm?recordnumber=1087501 Smithsonian]; offered for sale on ebay in 2017. [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1087501 Identified as Brandis 5670. Curator confirms number is 5670.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No. The box is for Brandis 3946.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;1982<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4717<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; holds USNO 4017/5156<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3336<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4773<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3320<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4799<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3985<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4826<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=380451003032&amp;ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 eBay] (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3832<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4831<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/itemlocker/05pixlocker/5-58LABEL.JPG WestSea.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3898<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4842<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sextant-Brandis-1941-WWII-Navy-with-case-/322430590749?hash=item4b125c5f1d:g:HkAAAOSw32lYrEi8 ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3806<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4879<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5628<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4954<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1932-12-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandis-and-Sons-Sextant-/330933350805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4d0d2a3195 eBay] [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 (McKenna).] &quot;DD 359&quot; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) (US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''?)] written in pencil twice in the box.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 Andrew McKenna:] If &quot;DD 359&quot; does indicate service aboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''], it is interesting that they were still issuing 1920s sextants to ships being commissioned as late as 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No numbers on the box (neither Brandis nor N.O.).<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5083-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1945-03-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;Only the box; ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-01-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Note on box for 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5508<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5273<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;USNO Historical Committee Inv<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In box for 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;9746<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay (reported 10/15/2011 on AE Forum by A.McKenna) was used on USS ''Hector''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13692 stamped on brass plate affixed above lid latches<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 17649<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-07-19<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !colspan=&quot;7&quot;| No Navy numbers or not known<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 1844<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; plate on box containing 4762<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 166 - USN 25222 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 ebay]; &quot;U.S. Navy on one end of arc; &quot;161 - USN - 25222&quot; hand-engraved; in box with 2827 die-punched on it<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 2827 die-punched (not inked) on wood. Because of the two different kinds of numbers, I have entered this sextant number twice in the table. Here as 166 - USN 25222; elsewhere as Navy No. 2827.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2679<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis sticker identifies this as an octant manufactured on 1/19/1911. There does not seem to be any Navy number or collimation certificate. The box has &quot;dovetail joints.&quot; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/273240849230?ul_noapp=true&amp;autorefresh=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3657<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 883 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; box holding sextant 3692; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 883 stenciled on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2864<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; &quot;F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co.&quot; and serial number in center of the arc.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3692<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; in box for 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3702<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; e-bay. Large &quot;916&quot; stenciled in gold on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;916&quot;?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4001<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box for 4345<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4037<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 4487<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box contains #4129, NO # 1530.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; None on box nor on Navy collation certificate.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4798<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-01-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Contains sextant 4836/2607.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5687<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg31091.html#msg31091 Plate on box says &quot;Fiala Outfits, Inc. ...&quot;]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5953<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; 184 imprinted twice on lens bracket<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;184?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5996<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1920-10-08<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] Maker's No.: 5996 crossed out on inspection certificate. 6006 written in green ink.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 6006<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5996?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] In box for 5996? Quadrant?<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; Yes? Wired with on/off switch, light.<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13024<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-04-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13024 on box &amp; inspection. Inlaid shield--seems to be blank.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Looking for patterns in the data ===<br /> There seems to be some correlation between the dates of calibration by the Naval Observatory and the number given to the sextant by the Observatory.<br /> <br /> The numbers issued in 1919 seem to be in ascending order by date, but they are out of sequence compared to the rest of the table.<br /> <br /> With the 1919 numbers removed, most of the rest of the numbers are in ascending order by date. Two of those sextants (2977 and 2975) are bubble mods for the Navy transatlantic flight in May of that year.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> |+ ''Ordered by N.O. number; anomalous rows marked in grey.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> ! Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser (in W&amp;S box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4940<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1936-01-29<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-04-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;11778<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-05-12<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;37548<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-10-24<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-30<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3527<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1933-05-04<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4297<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1939-09-18<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4279<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1941-07-23<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5620<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5296<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5292<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-26<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;17649<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1946-07-19<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Brandis production eras ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20698.html#msg20698 Forum (19 Oct 2012)]<br /> <br /> :: According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20110720233508/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=5 brief history of Brandis] given on the Smithsonian web site, Brandis slightly changed its name three times during its existence, and therefore the way the Brandis company name is marked on a sextant can potentially tell us something about when it was manufactured.<br /> <br /> ::: “Frederick Ernest Brandis (1845–1916) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1858, worked for Stackpole &amp; Brothers for a few years, and then opened his own instrument shop in 1871. The firm became F. Brandis &amp; Co. in 1875, F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co. in 1890, and Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. in 1916. The Pioneer Instrument Company purchased control of Brandis in 1922, and sold it to the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. The manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.”<br /> <br /> :: So, we have three Brandis eras:<br /> <br /> :::- The ‘F. Brandis &amp; Co.’ era, from 1875 to 1890;<br /> :::- The ‘F. E. Brandis, Sons, &amp; Co.’ era, from 1890 to 1916;<br /> :::- The ‘Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co.’ era, from 1916 to 1932.<br /> <br /> === Navy number schemes ===<br /> <br /> :; Art Rypinski<br /> <br /> :: In the late 1920s, the Navy changed their serial numbering scheme, just about the time aircraft octant became avialable. . Later serial numbers took the form XX-YY, where YY is the year of acquisition. If the octant that Fred Noonan took on the world flight originated with the Navy, it would probably would have had an XX-YY serial number, where the year element would fall between 27 and 38. However, Noonan might have bought his own octant, or scrounged it from Pan Am, in which case the form of the serial number is anyone's guess. (Army Air Corps also used YY-XXXX serial numbers from 1940 and perhaps earlier). Octants and octant boxes have a distinctive and peculiar shape. We can be pretty certain that the 3500/1542 box was not an octant box.<br /> <br /> :: The 3500/1542 inscription is particularly interesting because it is consistent with a particular moment in time (1918-1921), a particular institution (the US Navy and USNO), and a particular make of sextant (Brandis). During this period, we know that the Navy modified a number of Brandis sextants in aviation/bubble/&quot;Byrd&quot; sextants, and we know that Noonan's friend Cmdr. Weems owned several modified Brandis sextants because he much later donated them to the Smithsonian.<br /> <br /> :: We also know that Noonan carried a nautical sextant on the China Clipper flight, and we have a contemporary photo showing a Brandis sextant box sitting next to an octant on the navigator's shelf of the China Clipper. We do not have any direct evidence that Noonan carried a sextant on the world flight, nor any direct evidence of the make or serial number of any hypothesized sextant. So, there are still some links missing in this chain of evidence.<br /> <br /> :: However, it would very interesting to demonstrate that the Navy once owned a Brandis sextant with the serial numbers 3500/1542, and even more interesting if it could be shown that this particular sextant had been modified as an aircraft sextant. It would be yet more interesting if this sextant could be linked to Weems, Pan Am, or Noonanj. It would also be interesting (in a negative way) if the sextant turned up in an inconvenient location (like aboard a ship) in July 1937.<br /> <br /> :: Some things to look for:<br /> <br /> ::* Listing of sextants surplused, with serial numbers.<br /> ::* Listing of sextants sent or received for modification as byrd or bubble or aviation sextants;<br /> ::* listing of sextants calibrated by USNO, with serial numbers.<br /> <br /> === Keuffel &amp; Esser production dates ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20406.html#msg20406 Forum, 4 October 2012.]<br /> <br /> :: In the table below I list the N.O. number, Keuffel &amp; Esser serial number, date of manufacture as indicated by the table from [http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm Surveying Antiques,]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm &quot;How To Date Your Keuffel &amp; Esser (K&amp;E) Instruments.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; and date of the eccentricity certificate we have for the sextant. The last sextant in the table is the sextant that I mentioned in [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg19679.html#msg19679 reply #99,] whose N.O. number we don't have.<br /> <br /> :::{|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !N.O. #<br /> !K&amp;E #<br /> !K&amp;E year<br /> !E.C. year<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|405<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|18446<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1908<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|4940<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1936<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|575<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|5418<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|664<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|33839<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1916<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|1555<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|37548<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|3227<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|36961<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1937<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :: The dates of manufacture would of course be the earliest the sextants could have appeared at the Naval Observatory, while the eccentricity certificate dates may represent re-certifications rather that the first certification of the sextant.<br /> <br /> :: The K&amp;E sextant with an N.O. number 1555 is only a few removed from our holy grail sextant, N.O. #1542; if we have a correct date for the K&amp;E sextant then it would seem that the sextant with N.O. #1542 passed through the Naval Observatory for the first time in 1918 or 1919. It is interesting to note that the Ludolph sextant that Noonan gave to a fellow Pan Am pilot, has a manufacture date of 1919 (as indicated by the Roman numerals XIX).<br /> <br /> === Discussion ===<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]]<br /> :If we throw out the 1919 numbers as an anomaly, along with K&amp;E #4940, we can say that the assignment of N.O. number 1542 (on the Niku box) might have occurred circa 1930/31 and that the instrument was still in the Navy inventory at that time. Noonan went to work for Pan Am in 1930. Pan Am acquired the landing rights to Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam in 1934 and began assembling its Pacific Division with Noonan as the lead navigator.<br /> <br /> :In other words, Noonan's acquisition of Brandis 3500/N.O. 1542 as surplus sometime between 1934 and 1936 seems possible.<br /> <br /> ; [[Art Rypinski]]<br /> :Keep in mind that Brandis made thousands of sextants during the period 1918-1920 or so, which left the peacetime Navy with far more sextants than they could ever use. The Naval Observatory Annual Reports for the period describe surplusing of large number of instruments. According to the Smithsonian, Brandis was acquired by the Pioneer Instrument Co. in 1922, and &quot;the manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.&quot; I think it would be reasonable to believe that almost all of the Brandis sextants in circulation were actually manufactured in 1918-1920, and that none were manufactured after 1932. Further, the Naval Observatory appears to have changed its numbering plan (at least for aviation octants) in the late 1920s, and begin issuing NO numbers with the form XXXX-YY, where YY was the year of original calibration. Therefore, I believe that all of the post-1930 calibration dates are recalibrations of sextants that were originally calibrated and issued their NO numbers in 1918-1920. Hence, I hypothesize that neither the maker’s number nor the NO number of sextants calibrated after 1930 has any relationship with the calibration date.<br /> <br /> :#3500/NO 1542 could have been surplused and put into private hands at any point after 1920. If 3500/1542 was a Byrd Sextant, however, I speculate that it would have been relatively rare and would have been kept in service until aviation octants became relatively plentiful--say, early 1930s?<br /> <br /> === Sextants, Octants, Quadrants ===<br /> <br /> ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._H._Weems P. V. H. Weems,] ''Air Navigation'', 1938, second edition, p. 301:<br /> <br /> : Since an arc of 45 degrees is one-eighth of a circle, instruments of this general type, having a maximum angle of 45 degrees between the two reflectors, are known as octants. Instruments having an arc or limb of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle, for measuring the angle between reflectors are called sextants, and those having arcs of 90 degrees, or one-quarter of a circle are called quadrants. Either octants or sextants are suitable for aerial use, but the quadrant is too bulky. For a great many years practically all instruments used by marine navigators for measuring altitudes have been sextants, and the term sextant has become so generally used that it is now applied to all instruments for measuring altitudes of heavenly bodies whether they are actually quadrants, sextants, or octants.<br /> <br /> == Photo Gallery ==<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:4279_01.jpg| Brandis 4279 in 4234 box.<br /> Image:4279_02.jpg| Brandis 4279: Navy Sticker.<br /> Image:4279_03.jpg| Brandis 4279 box: stenciled number 4234.<br /> Image:4946_01.jpg| Brandis 4946. Standard sextant &amp; box.<br /> Image:5292_01.jpg| Brandis 5292. Byrd bubble added.<br /> Image:5292_02.jpg| Brandis 5292. Box modifications.<br /> Image:5292_03.jpg| Brandis 5292 in modified box.<br /> Image:three_sextants.jpg | Box comparisons.<br /> Image:three_sextants_02.jpg| Box comparisons.<br /> Image:4940_01.jpg|K&amp;E 4940/Navy 415 in box for W&amp;S 069/Navy 34.<br /> Image:W&amp;S 069 box.jpg| W&amp;S maker's number on box.<br /> Image:brandis_sticker.jpg| Brandis sticker in W&amp;S box with K&amp;E sextant.<br /> Image:4940_02.jpg| K&amp;E 4940. Naval Observatory inspection 1/29/36.<br /> Image:3527_01.jpg| Why no mods in box lid?<br /> Image:David_White_box.jpg| 1943 David White box.<br /> Image:2975engrave.jpg‎| Naval Observatory number on 2975.<br /> Image:Navy-Number_02.jpg‎|Magnifying glass on 2785.<br /> Image:Pensfront.jpg| Pensacola sextant--top view.<br /> Image:Pensbottom.jpg| Pensacola: 3547 / 173.<br /> Image:Moffettsext.jpg| Ludolph in Pensacola box.<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--1.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--2.JPG| NO 616, exterior<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--3.JPG| NO 616, brass shield<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--4.JPG| NO 616, sextant in box<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--5.JPG| NO 616, original certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--6.JPG| NO 616, 1941-09-29 certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--7.JPG| NO 616, NO closeup<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--8.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475 closeup<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg40877.html#msg40877 Left-handed Brandis aeronautical octant, 206C-145.]<br /> * ''Sextants at Greenwich'': a catalog by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns and Richard Dunn.<br /> * [http://sextantbook.com/ ''The Nautical Sextant''] by Bill Morris.<br /> * ''Numbers Game'' in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2008Vol_24/1008.pdf TIGHAR Tracks, Volume 24, October 2008]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/2009/05/30/a-byrd-sextant-restored/ Blog entry about the restored sextant.]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ Update on Restoration of a Byrd Sextant]--excellent photograph/diagram.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related articles==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Collected by Gallagher]]<br /> [[Category:Artifacts]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sextant_box_found_on_Nikumaroro&diff=7980 2019-01-27T09:08:29Z

<p>Moleski: /* Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pensfront.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola sextant, top view (3547/173).]]<br /> [[Image:Pensbottom.jpg|thumb|right|Loaned by Fred Noonan to a student.]]<br /> When Gallagher did a thorough search of the area near where the skull was found, he discovered an empty sextant box with two numbers on it--3500 and 1542. The British saw no significance in the numbers; in 2008, TIGHAR found an intriguing pattern of dual numbers (maker's number and U.S. Naval Observatory numbers assigned when the instruments were inspected there). <br /> <br /> In 2018, an [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html independent researcher] determined that the sextant had been assigned to the [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) U.S.S. Bushnell,] which surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.<br /> <br /> == N.O. 1542 assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell ==<br /> <br /> From Ric Gillespie in the [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,2040.0.html Amelia Earhart Search Forum, 28 October 2018:]<br /> <br /> Last night, Andrew McKenna called my attention to a report recently posted by a TIGHAR critic that provides what appears to be solid documentation that '''the sextant box found with the castaway bones in 1940 came from the November, 1939 USS Bushnell survey.''' The Naval Observatory Number on the box Gallagher found was 1542. That N.O. number is recorded as being among Bushnell sextants sent to the Naval Observatory for &quot;general overhaul&quot; in late 1938. The Bushnell survey of Gardner Island was in November 1939. <br /> <br /> We’ve lost what always appeared to be a strong link between the castaway and Earhart, but this is nonetheless a positive development. Documented fact is always welcome, and this does not effect the other evidence that says the castaway was Earhart. <br /> <br /> The owner of the blog [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/p/the-nikumaroro-hypothesis-proposes-that.html The Ghost of Gardner Island] doesn’t give his name but apparently at one time he was on the TIGHAR Forum.<br /> <br /> I’ve sent him this email:<br /> <br /> I just read your [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html “Origin of the Nikumaroro Sextant Box.”] It’s a terrific piece of research and I agree you with you that the box found near the castaway’s remains was from USS Bushnell. <br /> <br /> As you say, when you first proposed that the box came from USS Bushnell I thought the suggestion was “thoroughly bizarre.” Whether bizarre or not, you have shown that your hypothesis is correct. I should not have been so dismissive. I’m sorry. Please accept my apology.<br /> <br /> I could not imagine how a valuable piece of equipment could have been left behind by the Bushnell surveyors and then end up in the immediate vicinity of the partial skeleton looking like it had been &quot;used latterly merely as a receptacle” [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Bones_Chronology7.html (August 8, 1941 note to file by High Commissioner Sir Harry Luke).] without the surveyors also noticing the bones. That still seems “bizarre”, but it happened. Your suggestion that &quot;a Bushnell surveyor happened to lose it in the vicinity of the remains of the castaway’s final campsite” doesn't explain its described appearance, which I take to mean that the internal structures in the box had been removed to make more useful as simply a way to carry stuff. Why would a surveyor do that?<br /> <br /> Here’s one possible sequence of events:<br /> <br /> :• November 1939 - The box, probably containing the sextant, gets left behind when USS Bushnell departs. <br /> :• At that time there were a couple dozen Gilbertese laborers living on the island, clearing land and planting coconuts. (Not speculation) One of them finds the box. The sextant is of no use but the nice wooden box with a handle is good for carrying stuff if you tear out the internal fixtures. (Speculation)<br /> :• April 1940 - A work party goes to the southeast end of the island to cut hardwood (Kanawa) for the construction of furniture for the Government Rest House then under construction. (Not speculation) One of the laborers has the box with him.(Speculation)<br /> :• While cutting wood, the work party comes upon a human skull and buries it. (Not speculation) Someone, probably the Island Magistrate Buakee Koata, also finds and collects a Benedictine bottle. (Not Speculation)<br /> :• When the work party leaves the site, the box is left behind near where the skull is buried. (Speculation)<br /> :• September 1940 - Gallagher arrives on the island, hears about the skull, and goes to investigate. Gallagher finds the partial skeleton, part of a woman’s shoe, part of a man’s shoe, some small corks with dress chains, and the box. He naturally, but incorrectly, associates the box with the castaway. (Not speculation) <br /> <br /> Of course, none of this offers an alternative explanation for the castaway, the shoe parts, the corks, and all of the signs of a castaway campsite. <br /> <br /> Loose ends:<br /> <br /> :• Why would the laborer leave his box behind? <br /> :• Gallagher associates the box with the castaway. Nobody tells him “that's my box.<br /> :• Gallagher reported that “part of the lens of an inverting eyepiece” was also found but was “thrown away by finder.” Apparently Gallagher never saw it and seems to be basing his identification of the object on a description. Who is describing it? The finder? When was it found and thrown away? I can’t make it make sense.<br /> <br /> == Notes from the [[bones file]] ==<br /> ;Telegram No. 71 from Gallagher to Jack Barley, Resident Commissioner, Ocean Island, Sept. 23, 1940<br /> :Sextant box has two numbers on it 3500 (stencilled) and 1542--sextant being old fashioned and probably painted over with black enamel.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html]<br /> <br /> ;Typed note in file 4439-40 (23) from Vaskess to Sir Harry, April 11, 1941<br /> :The sextant box with its contents is now with me. Perhaps [[Captain Nasmyth]] might be willing to examine this with a view to ascertaining the origin? <br /> <br /> ; Letter – circled 14. Vaskess to Commander G.B. Nasmyth, F.R. Met. Soc., Suva. June 6, 1941.<br /> :Dear Commander Nasmyth,<br /> :With reference to our telephone conversation relative to the identification of a sextant and box which I mentioned as having been found and which you were so good as to say you would examine, I regret to state that on further examination it was discovered that no sextant had actually been found but only a box thought to have contained a sextant.<br /> :I am forwarding the box to you with this letter and His Excellency would be grateful if you would examine it with a view to determining its use and origin if possible.<br /> ::Sincerely,<br /> :::Secretary to the High Commission <br /> <br /> ;Typed note to file 4439-40 in red ink (39). [[Sir Harry]] to [[Vaskess]]. August 8, 1941.<br /> :Sec., H.C.,<br /> :I return the sextant box which I had retrieved from [[Captain Nasmyth]] in order to show it to [[Harold Gatty| Mr. Gatty]] who has expert knowledge of such matters. Mr. Gatty thinks that the box is an English one of some age and judges that it was used latterly merely as a receptacle. He does not consider that it could in any circumstance have been a sextant box used in modern trans-Pacific aviation. 2. What was Captain Nasmyth's opinion of it? <br /> <br /> ;Note to file 4439-40 (40). [[MacDonald]] to [[Vaskess]] (passed along to [[Sir Harry]])<br /> :The Secretary<br /> :Mnt (39), para. 2, I have spoken to Captain Nasmyth who replied as follows:- &quot;As the sextant box has no distinguishing marks, &amp; since it was discovered that no sextant had been found, all I have been able to find out is that the make of the box – that is – the dovetailing of the corners – makes it appear to be of French origin.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Dovetailed sextant boxes ===<br /> &quot;Dovetail joints for the corners had by the 1920s given way to comb (finger) joints, but as some later American aircraft cases used corner rebates, which are much easier to make without special machinery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ &quot;Update on Byrd Aircraft Sextant.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Tofiga's recollection ==<br /> [[Tofiga]] said he had seen a sextant box on Vaskess' credenza. Tofiga was not taken into the confidences of the [[WPHC]] officers who examined the [[bones file| materials sent to Fiji from Gardner Island]], but it seems very likely that the box he saw was the one [[Gallagher]] sent to Suva.<br /> <br /> == What might 3500 and 1542 mean? ==<br /> [[File:Numbers09.jpg|thumb|200px| Brandis #3987; N.O. #1584]]<br /> [[File:Numbers07.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[File:Numbers08.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> The sextant box found on Nikumaroro and shipped to Fiji in 1941 had two numbers on it: 3500 and 1542.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html] TIGHAR has recently found a plausible explanation for those two numbers. The first is likely to be the maker's number; the second a number inscribed on the instrument when it was inspected at the U.S. Naval Observatory.<br /> <br /> Fred Noonan [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html loaned a naval sextant to a student of his prior to the fatal flight]. That sextant box is extant and also has two numbers handwritten on the bottom of it: 3547 and 173. But the sextant inside the box is a Ludolph with a different serial number.<br /> <br /> As indicated in the first section of this article, we now know that 1542 is unquestionably a Naval Observatory number and that the sextant with that number was assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell, which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.]<br /> <br /> == The Pensacola Sextant Box (3547 and 173) ==<br /> The [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation] has a sextant box with &quot;dovetailed corners, the number 116 handwritten on the front, and the numbers 3547 and 173 handwritten on the bottom.&quot; The box contains &quot;a sextant manufactured by W. Ludolph of Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1919, with the serial number XIX 1090, painted black.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes]] p. 232.&lt;/ref&gt; The box was donated by W. A. Cluthe, a retired Pan Am captain, who said that he had borrowed the Ludolph sextant from Fred Noonan.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes|Ibid.]] p. 233.&lt;/ref&gt; The box is listed in the table below as ''Brandis (theoretical)'' because the box contains modifications that may have been made to accommodate a Brandis bubble sextant.<br /> <br /> == Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns ==<br /> <br /> This chart is organized in the order of the Navy number given to the instruments by the Naval Observatory when they were sent there for calibration. Two entries are theoretical; the rest are actual pairs of numbers obtained from various sources. Two of the boxes in TIGHAR's possession have Naval Observatory numbers stamped on the box along with Brandis maker's numbers stenciled on the box.<br /> <br /> In the engraving on the sextants, there is a symbol for the Naval Observatory between &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; and the number issued by the Naval Observatory. The symbol is an &quot;N&quot; superimposed on a square &quot;O&quot;. The symbol is relatively clear in [[:File:2975engrave.jpg|this photograph.]]<br /> <br /> All the nautical instrument repair and calibration work was shipped off to Norfolk in the early 1950s. &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Important though this work was, the Observatory was open to the criticism, especially from astronomers, that navigational instruments should be no part of the work of an astronomical observatory. This was undoubtedly part of the reason that the chronometer function was transferred in 1951 to the Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving only a small group of instrument makers who repaired and constructed the Observatory’s telescopes and other instrumentation, rather than navigational instruments.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830-2000'', by Steven J. Dick, Cambridge University Press, 2003; p. 507.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Any sextant marked &quot;FE Brandis&quot; is definitely a pre-1925 or so product.<br /> <br /> Most of this information has come from the thread in the Forum entitled [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg1198.html#msg1198 &quot;Can you add to the list of sextant numbers?&quot;]<br /> <br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse:collapse&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |+ ''Click on the sort symbol [[Image:Sort none.gif]] next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''''WB''' = Sextant is in the wrong box. '''WS''' = Wrong sextant is in this box.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> !style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;| Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> ! Comments<br /> ! Bubble<br /> ! N.O. # on box<br /> !WB/WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; W&amp;S (stamped into box and on plate) Warner &amp; Swasey<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 69<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 34<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; ''Brandis (theoretical'') <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; ''3547''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ''173''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ''Pensacola''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 14279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 330<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1931-06-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/34350185 Live Auctioneers.] Class: H.G. Stylized N+O. Unusual inlaid U.S. Navy shield with N+O and N+O 330 on it.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Unusual engraved brass plaque on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2763<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 348<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/9/1/9/6/webimg/700458505_o.jpg Dovetail joints] on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on brass plaque.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2734<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 362<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1943-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay #350401896246; re-inspected 1965-11-12<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes (die-punched)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 18446<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 405<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian; K&amp;E date: 1908<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4940<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1936-01-29<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading; K&amp;E date: 1901; in W&amp;S box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 470<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 0107<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-31<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.sharingthepast.com/blog/2015/1/8/vintage-us-navy-sextant-keuffel-esser-made-1887-or-1888-inspected-1942 Manufactured 1887/1888?] Class: survey. Lacks stylized N+O.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Engraved in two places on instrument. Punch-stamped twice on hingeline of box. Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-04-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mystic Seaport; K&amp;E date: 1901<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 31475&lt;ref&gt;Model #5227, manufactured about 1915/16, with K &amp; E serial number 31475. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 616<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-09-29&lt;ref&gt;There was an earlier Naval Observatory &quot;Cert&quot; card that had been glued inside the lid, but there is no written information left on its remains, and only just enough paper and printing to tell with certainty that is what it was. So this confirms that it had been &quot;Certified&quot; by the Naval Observatory at a much earlier date, most certainly in the &quot;teens&quot; when it was still quite new, but sadly the actual date of that earlier inspection, and any of its results. have been lost to us. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Private collection. Sextant described by owner in e-mail to TIGHAR (2013-06-04).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on inlaid shield, outside lid of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;33839<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 664<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1916<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3249<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 836<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;&quot;3249&quot; in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3227<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 845<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3239<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 850<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/subject-to-vat-sextant.-an-unusual-black-an-1-c-oc49e9s6w6 Dominic Winter Book Auctions]; &quot;circa 1918.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3268<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 882 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] 882 is stenciled on front of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3667<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes. Box only; contains 3703/936.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3703<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 936<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, but box is for 3667/889.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3738<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 945<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] In box for 3268.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11778<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-05-12<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5851<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1110<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Purchased on ebay by Lee Paynter, a TIGHAR member.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no, but Maker number is stenciled on edge<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5756<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-08-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; box containing Brandis 5981 / N.O. 1142 with certificate of inspection for 5756/1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5727<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1127<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1921-08-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; email to TIGHAR headquarters<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5981<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1142<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for Brandis 5756 / N.O. 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1144<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1146<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1921-08-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1921-us-navy-sextant-owned-by-enola-gay-admiral eBay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;13069<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1248<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13135<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1365<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Maker number and NO number on instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3339<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/373993 Antique Helper]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3331<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://landandseacollection.com/id858.html Land and Sea;] in box for 4551<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1446<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink:<br /> : Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc<br /> : 764-753 Lexington Avenue<br /> : Brooklyn, New York<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3444<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1461<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No, box is for a Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4129<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1530<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[https://www.ebay.com/itm/173126547032?ul_noapp=true eBay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;In box for 4483<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; '''''3500'''''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; '''''1542'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html Assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell,] which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.] The empty sextant box was found on the island and sent to the Western Pacific High Commission in Suva, Fiji, in 1941.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes. We got the two numbers from the Suva &quot;Bones File.&quot; That's what started this whole line of research into N.O. numbers!<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37548<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-10-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum; K&amp;E date 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3987<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1938-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3511<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1585<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37508<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1595<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/231662444989 ebay;] USN number 161-USN-252194<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3527<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1933-05-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR; large box; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4521<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1648<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 58281 in pencil inside the lid on what looks like a repair or addition<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4551<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1762<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only; contains B. 3331 / N.O. 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4297<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR - McKenna<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4522<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis &amp; Sons; survey; &quot;H.K.&quot;; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20729.html#msg20729 Capt. J. H. Klein]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4672<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/17/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In Box for Brandis 4667.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4345<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1914<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay. metal tag: 61071 000065. Inside edge: (pencil) serial 1914; Brandis stamp: 4001.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4319<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1960<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;(in box for 3483/1567)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4707<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1969<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-07-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.; box is for B. 4234<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4244<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2561<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.moinat.ch/en/miscellanea/11546-sextant-us-navy-n-2551-par-brandis-son.html Moinat SA,] &quot;Sextant 'US NAVY'' N° 2551 par Brandis &amp; Son.&quot; I read &quot;2561&quot; in the photo.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;4244&quot; (?) is in ink on the hingeline. Not visible on photos of instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4834<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2564<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-06-28<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4836<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2607<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. In box for 4798.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4919<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2659<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-02-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/173540915739?ul_noapp=true ebay]. NO 2659 etched on arc. Brandis 4919 on the arc and the inspection certificate. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Serial number is stenciled on the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4934<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2687<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay, sold 12/30/2014 $132.50<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5015<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2693<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-06-05<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/43149815_brandis-and-sons-sextant LiveAuctioneers.]These two numbers are on the collimation certificate. They have not been cross-checked with the instrument in the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt; ??<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5071<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2696<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40 U. of Illinois Observatory]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4994<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2741<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-05-25<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 12/05/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4440<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2743<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box number 4902 <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2785<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2827<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 eBay;] &quot;161 - USN - 252222&quot; by hand on arc; &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; stamped on arc<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;only on box; Brandis 2539 on arc <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4182<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;N/A<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4180<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2895<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5214<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2900<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-US-NAVY-USN-American-made-Brandis-amp-Son-Brooklyn-NY-PARTS-D40-/122737739254?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=whEmfF3LcXt9%252BK6R7YKZy5k4i1I%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5310&lt;ref&gt;The collimation label gives the Maker No. as 2919. 5310 is stamped in ink on the box while 2919 is impressed in the wood.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2919<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-03-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; Survey; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5620<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5289<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2959<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5292<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Russ Dickey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5296<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;36961<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3227<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37305<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 3277<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1940-09-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98780-very-nice-1919-keuffel-esser-sextant-for-us-navy/ Cloudy Nights.] &quot;1919 K&amp;E Sextant.&quot; Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3954-41<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1948-12-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Craigslist<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;NO 3954 on plaque. Other numbers and signs written on the top of the box: &quot;X9773-&quot; and &quot;R1&quot; on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5156<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4017<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay; in box for UNSO 4717/1982<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5109<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4067<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5375<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4125<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-navy-sextant-brandis-sons-n-y-1936-in-orig ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4161<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-04-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Era-Brandis-Sons-Sextant-Complete-in-Box-Naval-Observatory-1919-NICE-/272382922128? ebay.] Problematic. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Pictures show 4193 stamped on arc and inked on the box. N.O. 4161 also on arc, according to the text. Maker's number 5317 on the inspection certificate. So there is quite a discrepancy! <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-us-navy-sextant-no-4267-brandis ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Appears to be 4765.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4750<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4296<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;In box for NO 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4762<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4334<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;plate on box says 1844<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5524<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4374<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/222542741960?ul_noapp=true ebay.] In box for Brandis 4065 (inked on hingeline).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4144<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4449<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5577<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4485<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-CASE-Nautical-1941-USN-Mohogany-Case-BRANDIS-SONS-INC-/350657321510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item51a4ce1a26 ebay]. A note made in pen on the margin of the N.O. certificate reads, &quot;Use cigarette ashes to wash.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Not stenciled or stamped. [[Gillespie]]: &quot;Interesting that the box has no stenciled serial number or stamped-in N.O. number. Apparently, at some point, they stopped doing that.&quot; The collimation (calibration) certificate glued into the box matches the serial number and N.O. number on the sextant.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3596<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4510<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; 7.5&quot; radius<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;no box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3920<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4516<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.fleaglass.com/ads/wwi-us-navy-quartant-sextant-brandis-brooklyn-ny/# Fleaglass.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;seller says &quot;yes&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3893<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4569<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4029<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Numbers from box; contains NO 4296.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3826<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4603<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Brass plaque on box: &quot;248 US Navy 101009&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box only. Holds Brandis 5670.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4097<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4657<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; in pencil inside<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4313<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4665<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Bruce Thomas<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No box. In display case from USS ''Hancock''.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5670<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4705<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/object.cfm?recordnumber=1087501 Smithsonian]; offered for sale on ebay in 2017. [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1087501 Identified as Brandis 5670. Curator confirms number is 5670.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No. The box is for Brandis 3946.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;1982<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4717<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; holds USNO 4017/5156<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3336<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4773<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3320<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4799<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3985<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4826<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=380451003032&amp;ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 eBay] (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3832<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4831<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/itemlocker/05pixlocker/5-58LABEL.JPG WestSea.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3898<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4842<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sextant-Brandis-1941-WWII-Navy-with-case-/322430590749?hash=item4b125c5f1d:g:HkAAAOSw32lYrEi8 ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3806<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4879<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5628<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4954<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1932-12-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandis-and-Sons-Sextant-/330933350805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4d0d2a3195 eBay] [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 (McKenna).] &quot;DD 359&quot; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) (US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''?)] written in pencil twice in the box.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 Andrew McKenna:] If &quot;DD 359&quot; does indicate service aboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''], it is interesting that they were still issuing 1920s sextants to ships being commissioned as late as 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No numbers on the box (neither Brandis nor N.O.).<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5083-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1945-03-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;Only the box; ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-01-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Note on box for 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5508<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5273<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;USNO Historical Committee Inv<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In box for 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;9746<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay (reported 10/15/2011 on AE Forum by A.McKenna) was used on USS ''Hector''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13692 stamped on brass plate affixed above lid latches<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 17649<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-07-19<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> !colspan=&quot;7&quot;| No Navy numbers or not known<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 1844<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; plate on box containing 4762<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 166 - USN 25222 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 ebay]; &quot;U.S. Navy on one end of arc; &quot;161 - USN - 25222&quot; hand-engraved; in box with 2827 die-punched on it<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 2827 die-punched (not inked) on wood. Because of the two different kinds of numbers, I have entered this sextant number twice in the table. Here as 166 - USN 25222; elsewhere as Navy No. 2827.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2679<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis sticker identifies this as an octant manufactured on 1/19/1911. There does not seem to be any Navy number or collimation certificate. The box has &quot;dovetail joints.&quot; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/273240849230?ul_noapp=true&amp;autorefresh=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3657<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 883 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; box holding sextant 3692; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 883 stenciled on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2864<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; &quot;F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co.&quot; and serial number in center of the arc.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3692<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; in box for 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3702<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; e-bay. Large &quot;916&quot; stenciled in gold on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;916&quot;?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4001<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box for 4345<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4037<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 4487<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box contains #4129, NO # 1530.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; None on box nor on Navy collation certificate.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4798<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-01-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Contains sextant 4836/2607.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5687<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg31091.html#msg31091 Plate on box says &quot;Fiala Outfits, Inc. ...&quot;]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5953<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; 184 imprinted twice on lens bracket<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;184?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5996<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1920-10-08<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] Maker's No.: 5996 crossed out on inspection certificate. 6006 written in green ink.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 6006<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5996?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] In box for 5996? Quadrant?<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; Yes? Wired with on/off switch, light.<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13024<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-04-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13024 on box &amp; inspection. Inlaid shield--seems to be blank.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Looking for patterns in the data ===<br /> There seems to be some correlation between the dates of calibration by the Naval Observatory and the number given to the sextant by the Observatory.<br /> <br /> The numbers issued in 1919 seem to be in ascending order by date, but they are out of sequence compared to the rest of the table.<br /> <br /> With the 1919 numbers removed, most of the rest of the numbers are in ascending order by date. Two of those sextants (2977 and 2975) are bubble mods for the Navy transatlantic flight in May of that year.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> |+ ''Ordered by N.O. number; anomalous rows marked in grey.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> ! Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser (in W&amp;S box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4940<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1936-01-29<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-04-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;11778<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-05-12<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;37548<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-10-24<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-30<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3527<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1933-05-04<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4297<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1939-09-18<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4279<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1941-07-23<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5620<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5296<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5292<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-26<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;17649<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1946-07-19<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Brandis production eras ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20698.html#msg20698 Forum (19 Oct 2012)]<br /> <br /> :: According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20110720233508/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=5 brief history of Brandis] given on the Smithsonian web site, Brandis slightly changed its name three times during its existence, and therefore the way the Brandis company name is marked on a sextant can potentially tell us something about when it was manufactured.<br /> <br /> ::: “Frederick Ernest Brandis (1845–1916) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1858, worked for Stackpole &amp; Brothers for a few years, and then opened his own instrument shop in 1871. The firm became F. Brandis &amp; Co. in 1875, F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co. in 1890, and Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. in 1916. The Pioneer Instrument Company purchased control of Brandis in 1922, and sold it to the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. The manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.”<br /> <br /> :: So, we have three Brandis eras:<br /> <br /> :::- The ‘F. Brandis &amp; Co.’ era, from 1875 to 1890;<br /> :::- The ‘F. E. Brandis, Sons, &amp; Co.’ era, from 1890 to 1916;<br /> :::- The ‘Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co.’ era, from 1916 to 1932.<br /> <br /> === Navy number schemes ===<br /> <br /> :; Art Rypinski<br /> <br /> :: In the late 1920s, the Navy changed their serial numbering scheme, just about the time aircraft octant became avialable. . Later serial numbers took the form XX-YY, where YY is the year of acquisition. If the octant that Fred Noonan took on the world flight originated with the Navy, it would probably would have had an XX-YY serial number, where the year element would fall between 27 and 38. However, Noonan might have bought his own octant, or scrounged it from Pan Am, in which case the form of the serial number is anyone's guess. (Army Air Corps also used YY-XXXX serial numbers from 1940 and perhaps earlier). Octants and octant boxes have a distinctive and peculiar shape. We can be pretty certain that the 3500/1542 box was not an octant box.<br /> <br /> :: The 3500/1542 inscription is particularly interesting because it is consistent with a particular moment in time (1918-1921), a particular institution (the US Navy and USNO), and a particular make of sextant (Brandis). During this period, we know that the Navy modified a number of Brandis sextants in aviation/bubble/&quot;Byrd&quot; sextants, and we know that Noonan's friend Cmdr. Weems owned several modified Brandis sextants because he much later donated them to the Smithsonian.<br /> <br /> :: We also know that Noonan carried a nautical sextant on the China Clipper flight, and we have a contemporary photo showing a Brandis sextant box sitting next to an octant on the navigator's shelf of the China Clipper. We do not have any direct evidence that Noonan carried a sextant on the world flight, nor any direct evidence of the make or serial number of any hypothesized sextant. So, there are still some links missing in this chain of evidence.<br /> <br /> :: However, it would very interesting to demonstrate that the Navy once owned a Brandis sextant with the serial numbers 3500/1542, and even more interesting if it could be shown that this particular sextant had been modified as an aircraft sextant. It would be yet more interesting if this sextant could be linked to Weems, Pan Am, or Noonanj. It would also be interesting (in a negative way) if the sextant turned up in an inconvenient location (like aboard a ship) in July 1937.<br /> <br /> :: Some things to look for:<br /> <br /> ::* Listing of sextants surplused, with serial numbers.<br /> ::* Listing of sextants sent or received for modification as byrd or bubble or aviation sextants;<br /> ::* listing of sextants calibrated by USNO, with serial numbers.<br /> <br /> === Keuffel &amp; Esser production dates ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20406.html#msg20406 Forum, 4 October 2012.]<br /> <br /> :: In the table below I list the N.O. number, Keuffel &amp; Esser serial number, date of manufacture as indicated by the table from [http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm Surveying Antiques,]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm &quot;How To Date Your Keuffel &amp; Esser (K&amp;E) Instruments.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; and date of the eccentricity certificate we have for the sextant. The last sextant in the table is the sextant that I mentioned in [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg19679.html#msg19679 reply #99,] whose N.O. number we don't have.<br /> <br /> :::{|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> !N.O. #<br /> !K&amp;E #<br /> !K&amp;E year<br /> !E.C. year<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|405<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|18446<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1908<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|4940<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1936<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|575<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|5418<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|664<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|33839<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1916<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|1555<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|37548<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |{{table row counter|id=id}}<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|3227<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|36961<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1937<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :: The dates of manufacture would of course be the earliest the sextants could have appeared at the Naval Observatory, while the eccentricity certificate dates may represent re-certifications rather that the first certification of the sextant.<br /> <br /> :: The K&amp;E sextant with an N.O. number 1555 is only a few removed from our holy grail sextant, N.O. #1542; if we have a correct date for the K&amp;E sextant then it would seem that the sextant with N.O. #1542 passed through the Naval Observatory for the first time in 1918 or 1919. It is interesting to note that the Ludolph sextant that Noonan gave to a fellow Pan Am pilot, has a manufacture date of 1919 (as indicated by the Roman numerals XIX).<br /> <br /> === Discussion ===<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]]<br /> :If we throw out the 1919 numbers as an anomaly, along with K&amp;E #4940, we can say that the assignment of N.O. number 1542 (on the Niku box) might have occurred circa 1930/31 and that the instrument was still in the Navy inventory at that time. Noonan went to work for Pan Am in 1930. Pan Am acquired the landing rights to Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam in 1934 and began assembling its Pacific Division with Noonan as the lead navigator.<br /> <br /> :In other words, Noonan's acquisition of Brandis 3500/N.O. 1542 as surplus sometime between 1934 and 1936 seems possible.<br /> <br /> ; [[Art Rypinski]]<br /> :Keep in mind that Brandis made thousands of sextants during the period 1918-1920 or so, which left the peacetime Navy with far more sextants than they could ever use. The Naval Observatory Annual Reports for the period describe surplusing of large number of instruments. According to the Smithsonian, Brandis was acquired by the Pioneer Instrument Co. in 1922, and &quot;the manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.&quot; I think it would be reasonable to believe that almost all of the Brandis sextants in circulation were actually manufactured in 1918-1920, and that none were manufactured after 1932. Further, the Naval Observatory appears to have changed its numbering plan (at least for aviation octants) in the late 1920s, and begin issuing NO numbers with the form XXXX-YY, where YY was the year of original calibration. Therefore, I believe that all of the post-1930 calibration dates are recalibrations of sextants that were originally calibrated and issued their NO numbers in 1918-1920. Hence, I hypothesize that neither the maker’s number nor the NO number of sextants calibrated after 1930 has any relationship with the calibration date.<br /> <br /> :#3500/NO 1542 could have been surplused and put into private hands at any point after 1920. If 3500/1542 was a Byrd Sextant, however, I speculate that it would have been relatively rare and would have been kept in service until aviation octants became relatively plentiful--say, early 1930s?<br /> <br /> === Sextants, Octants, Quadrants ===<br /> <br /> ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._H._Weems P. V. H. Weems,] ''Air Navigation'', 1938, second edition, p. 301:<br /> <br /> : Since an arc of 45 degrees is one-eighth of a circle, instruments of this general type, having a maximum angle of 45 degrees between the two reflectors, are known as octants. Instruments having an arc or limb of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle, for measuring the angle between reflectors are called sextants, and those having arcs of 90 degrees, or one-quarter of a circle are called quadrants. Either octants or sextants are suitable for aerial use, but the quadrant is too bulky. For a great many years practically all instruments used by marine navigators for measuring altitudes have been sextants, and the term sextant has become so generally used that it is now applied to all instruments for measuring altitudes of heavenly bodies whether they are actually quadrants, sextants, or octants.<br /> <br /> == Photo Gallery ==<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:4279_01.jpg| Brandis 4279 in 4234 box.<br /> Image:4279_02.jpg| Brandis 4279: Navy Sticker.<br /> Image:4279_03.jpg| Brandis 4279 box: stenciled number 4234.<br /> Image:4946_01.jpg| Brandis 4946. Standard sextant &amp; box.<br /> Image:5292_01.jpg| Brandis 5292. Byrd bubble added.<br /> Image:5292_02.jpg| Brandis 5292. Box modifications.<br /> Image:5292_03.jpg| Brandis 5292 in modified box.<br /> Image:three_sextants.jpg | Box comparisons.<br /> Image:three_sextants_02.jpg| Box comparisons.<br /> Image:4940_01.jpg|K&amp;E 4940/Navy 415 in box for W&amp;S 069/Navy 34.<br /> Image:W&amp;S 069 box.jpg| W&amp;S maker's number on box.<br /> Image:brandis_sticker.jpg| Brandis sticker in W&amp;S box with K&amp;E sextant.<br /> Image:4940_02.jpg| K&amp;E 4940. Naval Observatory inspection 1/29/36.<br /> Image:3527_01.jpg| Why no mods in box lid?<br /> Image:David_White_box.jpg| 1943 David White box.<br /> Image:2975engrave.jpg‎| Naval Observatory number on 2975.<br /> Image:Navy-Number_02.jpg‎|Magnifying glass on 2785.<br /> Image:Pensfront.jpg| Pensacola sextant--top view.<br /> Image:Pensbottom.jpg| Pensacola: 3547 / 173.<br /> Image:Moffettsext.jpg| Ludolph in Pensacola box.<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--1.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--2.JPG| NO 616, exterior<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--3.JPG| NO 616, brass shield<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--4.JPG| NO 616, sextant in box<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--5.JPG| NO 616, original certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--6.JPG| NO 616, 1941-09-29 certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--7.JPG| NO 616, NO closeup<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--8.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475 closeup<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg40877.html#msg40877 Left-handed Brandis aeronautical octant, 206C-145.]<br /> * ''Sextants at Greenwich'': a catalog by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns and Richard Dunn.<br /> * [http://sextantbook.com/ ''The Nautical Sextant''] by Bill Morris.<br /> * ''Numbers Game'' in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2008Vol_24/1008.pdf TIGHAR Tracks, Volume 24, October 2008]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/2009/05/30/a-byrd-sextant-restored/ Blog entry about the restored sextant.]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ Update on Restoration of a Byrd Sextant]--excellent photograph/diagram.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related articles==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Collected by Gallagher]]<br /> [[Category:Artifacts]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sextant_box_found_on_Nikumaroro&diff=7979 2019-01-27T07:15:59Z

<p>Moleski: /* Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pensfront.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola sextant, top view (3547/173).]]<br /> [[Image:Pensbottom.jpg|thumb|right|Loaned by Fred Noonan to a student.]]<br /> When Gallagher did a thorough search of the area near where the skull was found, he discovered an empty sextant box with two numbers on it--3500 and 1542. The British saw no significance in the numbers; in 2008, TIGHAR found an intriguing pattern of dual numbers (maker's number and U.S. Naval Observatory numbers assigned when the instruments were inspected there). <br /> <br /> In 2018, an [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html independent researcher] determined that the sextant had been assigned to the [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) U.S.S. Bushnell,] which surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.<br /> <br /> == N.O. 1542 assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell ==<br /> <br /> From Ric Gillespie in the [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,2040.0.html Amelia Earhart Search Forum, 28 October 2018:]<br /> <br /> Last night, Andrew McKenna called my attention to a report recently posted by a TIGHAR critic that provides what appears to be solid documentation that '''the sextant box found with the castaway bones in 1940 came from the November, 1939 USS Bushnell survey.''' The Naval Observatory Number on the box Gallagher found was 1542. That N.O. number is recorded as being among Bushnell sextants sent to the Naval Observatory for &quot;general overhaul&quot; in late 1938. The Bushnell survey of Gardner Island was in November 1939. <br /> <br /> We’ve lost what always appeared to be a strong link between the castaway and Earhart, but this is nonetheless a positive development. Documented fact is always welcome, and this does not effect the other evidence that says the castaway was Earhart. <br /> <br /> The owner of the blog [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/p/the-nikumaroro-hypothesis-proposes-that.html The Ghost of Gardner Island] doesn’t give his name but apparently at one time he was on the TIGHAR Forum.<br /> <br /> I’ve sent him this email:<br /> <br /> I just read your [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html “Origin of the Nikumaroro Sextant Box.”] It’s a terrific piece of research and I agree you with you that the box found near the castaway’s remains was from USS Bushnell. <br /> <br /> As you say, when you first proposed that the box came from USS Bushnell I thought the suggestion was “thoroughly bizarre.” Whether bizarre or not, you have shown that your hypothesis is correct. I should not have been so dismissive. I’m sorry. Please accept my apology.<br /> <br /> I could not imagine how a valuable piece of equipment could have been left behind by the Bushnell surveyors and then end up in the immediate vicinity of the partial skeleton looking like it had been &quot;used latterly merely as a receptacle” [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Bones_Chronology7.html (August 8, 1941 note to file by High Commissioner Sir Harry Luke).] without the surveyors also noticing the bones. That still seems “bizarre”, but it happened. Your suggestion that &quot;a Bushnell surveyor happened to lose it in the vicinity of the remains of the castaway’s final campsite” doesn't explain its described appearance, which I take to mean that the internal structures in the box had been removed to make more useful as simply a way to carry stuff. Why would a surveyor do that?<br /> <br /> Here’s one possible sequence of events:<br /> <br /> :• November 1939 - The box, probably containing the sextant, gets left behind when USS Bushnell departs. <br /> :• At that time there were a couple dozen Gilbertese laborers living on the island, clearing land and planting coconuts. (Not speculation) One of them finds the box. The sextant is of no use but the nice wooden box with a handle is good for carrying stuff if you tear out the internal fixtures. (Speculation)<br /> :• April 1940 - A work party goes to the southeast end of the island to cut hardwood (Kanawa) for the construction of furniture for the Government Rest House then under construction. (Not speculation) One of the laborers has the box with him.(Speculation)<br /> :• While cutting wood, the work party comes upon a human skull and buries it. (Not speculation) Someone, probably the Island Magistrate Buakee Koata, also finds and collects a Benedictine bottle. (Not Speculation)<br /> :• When the work party leaves the site, the box is left behind near where the skull is buried. (Speculation)<br /> :• September 1940 - Gallagher arrives on the island, hears about the skull, and goes to investigate. Gallagher finds the partial skeleton, part of a woman’s shoe, part of a man’s shoe, some small corks with dress chains, and the box. He naturally, but incorrectly, associates the box with the castaway. (Not speculation) <br /> <br /> Of course, none of this offers an alternative explanation for the castaway, the shoe parts, the corks, and all of the signs of a castaway campsite. <br /> <br /> Loose ends:<br /> <br /> :• Why would the laborer leave his box behind? <br /> :• Gallagher associates the box with the castaway. Nobody tells him “that's my box.<br /> :• Gallagher reported that “part of the lens of an inverting eyepiece” was also found but was “thrown away by finder.” Apparently Gallagher never saw it and seems to be basing his identification of the object on a description. Who is describing it? The finder? When was it found and thrown away? I can’t make it make sense.<br /> <br /> == Notes from the [[bones file]] ==<br /> ;Telegram No. 71 from Gallagher to Jack Barley, Resident Commissioner, Ocean Island, Sept. 23, 1940<br /> :Sextant box has two numbers on it 3500 (stencilled) and 1542--sextant being old fashioned and probably painted over with black enamel.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html]<br /> <br /> ;Typed note in file 4439-40 (23) from Vaskess to Sir Harry, April 11, 1941<br /> :The sextant box with its contents is now with me. Perhaps [[Captain Nasmyth]] might be willing to examine this with a view to ascertaining the origin? <br /> <br /> ; Letter – circled 14. Vaskess to Commander G.B. Nasmyth, F.R. Met. Soc., Suva. June 6, 1941.<br /> :Dear Commander Nasmyth,<br /> :With reference to our telephone conversation relative to the identification of a sextant and box which I mentioned as having been found and which you were so good as to say you would examine, I regret to state that on further examination it was discovered that no sextant had actually been found but only a box thought to have contained a sextant.<br /> :I am forwarding the box to you with this letter and His Excellency would be grateful if you would examine it with a view to determining its use and origin if possible.<br /> ::Sincerely,<br /> :::Secretary to the High Commission <br /> <br /> ;Typed note to file 4439-40 in red ink (39). [[Sir Harry]] to [[Vaskess]]. August 8, 1941.<br /> :Sec., H.C.,<br /> :I return the sextant box which I had retrieved from [[Captain Nasmyth]] in order to show it to [[Harold Gatty| Mr. Gatty]] who has expert knowledge of such matters. Mr. Gatty thinks that the box is an English one of some age and judges that it was used latterly merely as a receptacle. He does not consider that it could in any circumstance have been a sextant box used in modern trans-Pacific aviation. 2. What was Captain Nasmyth's opinion of it? <br /> <br /> ;Note to file 4439-40 (40). [[MacDonald]] to [[Vaskess]] (passed along to [[Sir Harry]])<br /> :The Secretary<br /> :Mnt (39), para. 2, I have spoken to Captain Nasmyth who replied as follows:- &quot;As the sextant box has no distinguishing marks, &amp; since it was discovered that no sextant had been found, all I have been able to find out is that the make of the box – that is – the dovetailing of the corners – makes it appear to be of French origin.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Dovetailed sextant boxes ===<br /> &quot;Dovetail joints for the corners had by the 1920s given way to comb (finger) joints, but as some later American aircraft cases used corner rebates, which are much easier to make without special machinery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ &quot;Update on Byrd Aircraft Sextant.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Tofiga's recollection ==<br /> [[Tofiga]] said he had seen a sextant box on Vaskess' credenza. Tofiga was not taken into the confidences of the [[WPHC]] officers who examined the [[bones file| materials sent to Fiji from Gardner Island]], but it seems very likely that the box he saw was the one [[Gallagher]] sent to Suva.<br /> <br /> == What might 3500 and 1542 mean? ==<br /> [[File:Numbers09.jpg|thumb|200px| Brandis #3987; N.O. #1584]]<br /> [[File:Numbers07.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[File:Numbers08.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> The sextant box found on Nikumaroro and shipped to Fiji in 1941 had two numbers on it: 3500 and 1542.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html] TIGHAR has recently found a plausible explanation for those two numbers. The first is likely to be the maker's number; the second a number inscribed on the instrument when it was inspected at the U.S. Naval Observatory.<br /> <br /> Fred Noonan [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html loaned a naval sextant to a student of his prior to the fatal flight]. That sextant box is extant and also has two numbers handwritten on the bottom of it: 3547 and 173. But the sextant inside the box is a Ludolph with a different serial number.<br /> <br /> As indicated in the first section of this article, we now know that 1542 is unquestionably a Naval Observatory number and that the sextant with that number was assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell, which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.]<br /> <br /> == The Pensacola Sextant Box (3547 and 173) ==<br /> The [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation] has a sextant box with &quot;dovetailed corners, the number 116 handwritten on the front, and the numbers 3547 and 173 handwritten on the bottom.&quot; The box contains &quot;a sextant manufactured by W. Ludolph of Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1919, with the serial number XIX 1090, painted black.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes]] p. 232.&lt;/ref&gt; The box was donated by W. A. Cluthe, a retired Pan Am captain, who said that he had borrowed the Ludolph sextant from Fred Noonan.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes|Ibid.]] p. 233.&lt;/ref&gt; The box is listed in the table below as ''Brandis (theoretical)'' because the box contains modifications that may have been made to accommodate a Brandis bubble sextant.<br /> <br /> == Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns ==<br /> <br /> This chart is organized in the order of the Navy number given to the instruments by the Naval Observatory when they were sent there for calibration. Two entries are theoretical; the rest are actual pairs of numbers obtained from various sources. Two of the boxes in TIGHAR's possession have Naval Observatory numbers stamped on the box along with Brandis maker's numbers stenciled on the box.<br /> <br /> In the engraving on the sextants, there is a symbol for the Naval Observatory between &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; and the number issued by the Naval Observatory. The symbol is an &quot;N&quot; superimposed on a square &quot;O&quot;. The symbol is relatively clear in [[:File:2975engrave.jpg|this photograph.]]<br /> <br /> All the nautical instrument repair and calibration work was shipped off to Norfolk in the early 1950s. &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Important though this work was, the Observatory was open to the criticism, especially from astronomers, that navigational instruments should be no part of the work of an astronomical observatory. This was undoubtedly part of the reason that the chronometer function was transferred in 1951 to the Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving only a small group of instrument makers who repaired and constructed the Observatory’s telescopes and other instrumentation, rather than navigational instruments.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830-2000'', by Steven J. Dick, Cambridge University Press, 2003; p. 507.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Any sextant marked &quot;FE Brandis&quot; is definitely a pre-1925 or so product.<br /> <br /> Most of this information has come from the thread in the Forum entitled [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg1198.html#msg1198 &quot;Can you add to the list of sextant numbers?&quot;]<br /> <br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse:collapse&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |+ ''Click on the sort symbol [[Image:Sort none.gif]] next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''''WB''' = Sextant is in the wrong box. '''WS''' = Wrong sextant is in this box.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> !style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;| Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> ! Comments<br /> ! Bubble<br /> ! N.O. # on box<br /> !WB/WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; W&amp;S (stamped into box and on plate) Warner &amp; Swasey<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 69<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 34<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; ''Brandis (theoretical'') <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; ''3547''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ''173''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ''Pensacola''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 14279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 330<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1931-06-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/34350185 Live Auctioneers.] Class: H.G. Stylized N+O. Unusual inlaid U.S. Navy shield with N+O and N+O 330 on it.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Unusual engraved brass plaque on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2763<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 348<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/9/1/9/6/webimg/700458505_o.jpg Dovetail joints] on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on brass plaque.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2734<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 362<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1943-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay #350401896246; re-inspected 1965-11-12<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes (die-punched)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 18446<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 405<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian; K&amp;E date: 1908<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4940<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1936-01-29<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading; K&amp;E date: 1901; in W&amp;S box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 470<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 0107<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-31<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.sharingthepast.com/blog/2015/1/8/vintage-us-navy-sextant-keuffel-esser-made-1887-or-1888-inspected-1942 Manufactured 1887/1888?] Class: survey. Lacks stylized N+O.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Engraved in two places on instrument. Punch-stamped twice on hingeline of box. Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-04-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mystic Seaport; K&amp;E date: 1901<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 31475&lt;ref&gt;Model #5227, manufactured about 1915/16, with K &amp; E serial number 31475. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 616<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-09-29&lt;ref&gt;There was an earlier Naval Observatory &quot;Cert&quot; card that had been glued inside the lid, but there is no written information left on its remains, and only just enough paper and printing to tell with certainty that is what it was. So this confirms that it had been &quot;Certified&quot; by the Naval Observatory at a much earlier date, most certainly in the &quot;teens&quot; when it was still quite new, but sadly the actual date of that earlier inspection, and any of its results. have been lost to us. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Private collection. Sextant described by owner in e-mail to TIGHAR (2013-06-04).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on inlaid shield, outside lid of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;33839<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 664<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1916<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3249<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 836<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;&quot;3249&quot; in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3227<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 845<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3239<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 850<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/subject-to-vat-sextant.-an-unusual-black-an-1-c-oc49e9s6w6 Dominic Winter Book Auctions]; &quot;circa 1918.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3268<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 882 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] 882 is stenciled on front of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3667<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes. Box only; contains 3703/936.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3703<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 936<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, but box is for 3667/889.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3738<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 945<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] In box for 3268.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11778<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-05-12<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5851<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1110<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Purchased on ebay by Lee Paynter, a TIGHAR member.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no, but Maker number is stenciled on edge<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5756<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-08-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; box containing Brandis 5981 / N.O. 1142 with certificate of inspection for 5756/1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5727<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1127<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1921-08-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; email to TIGHAR headquarters<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5981<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1142<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for Brandis 5756 / N.O. 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1144<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1146<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1921-08-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1921-us-navy-sextant-owned-by-enola-gay-admiral eBay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;13069<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1248<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13135<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1365<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Maker number and NO number on instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3339<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/373993 Antique Helper]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3331<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://landandseacollection.com/id858.html Land and Sea;] in box for 4551<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1446<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink:<br /> : Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc<br /> : 764-753 Lexington Avenue<br /> : Brooklyn, New York<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3444<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1461<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No, box is for a Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4129<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1530<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[https://www.ebay.com/itm/173126547032?ul_noapp=true eBay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;In box for 4483<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; '''''3500'''''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; '''''1542'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html Assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell,] which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.] The empty sextant box was found on the island and sent to the Western Pacific High Commission in Suva, Fiji, in 1941.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes. We got the two numbers from the Suva &quot;Bones File.&quot; That's what started this whole line of research into N.O. numbers!<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37548<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-10-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum; K&amp;E date 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3987<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1938-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3511<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1585<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37508<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1595<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/231662444989 ebay;] USN number 161-USN-252194<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3527<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1933-05-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR; large box; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4521<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1648<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 58281 in pencil inside the lid on what looks like a repair or addition<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4551<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1762<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only; contains B. 3331 / N.O. 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4297<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR - McKenna<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4522<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis &amp; Sons; survey; &quot;H.K.&quot;; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20729.html#msg20729 Capt. J. H. Klein]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4672<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/17/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In Box for Brandis 4667.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4345<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1914<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay. metal tag: 61071 000065. Inside edge: (pencil) serial 1914; Brandis stamp: 4001.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4319<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1960<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;(in box for 3483/1567)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4707<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1969<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-07-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.; box is for B. 4234<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4244<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2561<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.moinat.ch/en/miscellanea/11546-sextant-us-navy-n-2551-par-brandis-son.html Moinat SA,] &quot;Sextant 'US NAVY'' N° 2551 par Brandis &amp; Son.&quot; I read &quot;2561&quot; in the photo.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;4244&quot; (?) is in ink on the hingeline. Not visible on photos of instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4834<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2564<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-06-28<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4836<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2607<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. In box for 4798.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4919<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2659<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-02-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/173540915739?ul_noapp=true ebay]. NO 2659 etched on arc. Brandis 4919 on the arc and the inspection certificate. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Serial number is stenciled on the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4934<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2687<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay, sold 12/30/2014 $132.50<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5015<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2693<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-06-05<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/43149815_brandis-and-sons-sextant LiveAuctioneers.]These two numbers are on the collimation certificate. They have not been cross-checked with the instrument in the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt; ??<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5071<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2696<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40 U. of Illinois Observatory]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4994<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2741<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-05-25<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 12/05/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4440<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2743<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box number 4902 <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2785<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2827<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 eBay;] &quot;161 - USN - 252222&quot; by hand on arc; &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; stamped on arc<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;only on box; Brandis 2539 on arc <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4182<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;N/A<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4180<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2895<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5214<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2900<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-US-NAVY-USN-American-made-Brandis-amp-Son-Brooklyn-NY-PARTS-D40-/122737739254?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=whEmfF3LcXt9%252BK6R7YKZy5k4i1I%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5310&lt;ref&gt;The collimation label gives the Maker No. as 2919. 5310 is stamped in ink on the box while 2919 is impressed in the wood.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2919<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-03-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; Survey; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5620<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5289<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2959<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5292<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Russ Dickey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5296<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;36961<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3227<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37305<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 3277<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1940-09-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98780-very-nice-1919-keuffel-esser-sextant-for-us-navy/ Cloudy Nights.] &quot;1919 K&amp;E Sextant.&quot; Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3954-41<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1948-12-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Craigslist<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;NO 3954 on plaque. Other numbers and signs written on the top of the box: &quot;X9773-&quot; and &quot;R1&quot; on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5156<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4017<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay; in box for UNSO 4717/1982<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5109<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4067<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5375<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4125<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-navy-sextant-brandis-sons-n-y-1936-in-orig ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4161<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-04-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Era-Brandis-Sons-Sextant-Complete-in-Box-Naval-Observatory-1919-NICE-/272382922128? ebay.] Problematic. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Pictures show 4193 stamped on arc and inked on the box. N.O. 4161 also on arc, according to the text. Maker's number 5317 on the inspection certificate. So there is quite a discrepancy! <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-us-navy-sextant-no-4267-brandis ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Appears to be 4765.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4750<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4296<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;In box for NO 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4762<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4334<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;plate on box says 1844<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5524<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4374<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/222542741960?ul_noapp=true ebay.] In box for Brandis 4065 (inked on hingeline).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4144<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4449<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5577<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4485<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-CASE-Nautical-1941-USN-Mohogany-Case-BRANDIS-SONS-INC-/350657321510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item51a4ce1a26 ebay]. A note made in pen on the margin of the N.O. certificate reads, &quot;Use cigarette ashes to wash.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Not stenciled or stamped. [[Gillespie]]: &quot;Interesting that the box has no stenciled serial number or stamped-in N.O. number. Apparently, at some point, they stopped doing that.&quot; The collimation (calibration) certificate glued into the box matches the serial number and N.O. number on the sextant.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3596<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4510<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; 7.5&quot; radius<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;no box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3920<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4516<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.fleaglass.com/ads/wwi-us-navy-quartant-sextant-brandis-brooklyn-ny/# Fleaglass.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;seller says &quot;yes&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3893<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4569<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4029<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Numbers from box; contains NO 4296.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3826<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4603<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Brass plaque on box: &quot;248 US Navy 101009&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box only. Holds Brandis 5670.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4097<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4657<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; in pencil inside<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4313<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4665<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Bruce Thomas<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No box. In display case from USS ''Hancock''.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5670<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4705<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/object.cfm?recordnumber=1087501 Smithsonian]; offered for sale on ebay in 2017. [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1087501 Identified as Brandis 5670. Curator confirms number is 5670.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No. The box is for Brandis 3946.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;1982<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4717<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; holds USNO 4017/5156<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3336<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4773<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3320<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4799<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3985<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4826<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=380451003032&amp;ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 eBay] (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3832<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4831<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/itemlocker/05pixlocker/5-58LABEL.JPG WestSea.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3898<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4842<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sextant-Brandis-1941-WWII-Navy-with-case-/322430590749?hash=item4b125c5f1d:g:HkAAAOSw32lYrEi8 ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3806<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4879<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5628<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4954<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1932-12-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandis-and-Sons-Sextant-/330933350805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4d0d2a3195 eBay] [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 (McKenna).] &quot;DD 359&quot; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) (US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''?)] written in pencil twice in the box.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 Andrew McKenna:] If &quot;DD 359&quot; does indicate service aboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''], it is interesting that they were still issuing 1920s sextants to ships being commissioned as late as 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No numbers on the box (neither Brandis nor N.O.).<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5083-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1945-03-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;Only the box; ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-01-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Note on box for 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5508<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5273<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;USNO Historical Committee Inv<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In box for 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;9746<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay (reported 10/15/2011 on AE Forum by A.McKenna) was used on USS ''Hector''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13692 stamped on brass plate affixed above lid latches<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 17649<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-07-19<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !colspan=&quot;7&quot;| No Navy numbers or not known<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 1844<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; plate on box containing 4762<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 166 - USN 25222 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 ebay]; &quot;U.S. Navy on one end of arc; &quot;161 - USN - 25222&quot; hand-engraved; in box with 2827 die-punched on it<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 2827 die-punched (not inked) on wood. Because of the two different kinds of numbers, I have entered this sextant number twice in the table. Here as 166 - USN 25222; elsewhere as Navy No. 2827.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2679<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis sticker identifies this as an octant manufactured on 1/19/1911. There does not seem to be any Navy number or collimation certificate. The box has &quot;dovetail joints.&quot; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/273240849230?ul_noapp=true&amp;autorefresh=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3657<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 883 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; box holding sextant 3692; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 883 stenciled on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2864<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; &quot;F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co.&quot; and serial number in center of the arc.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3692<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; in box for 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3702<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; e-bay. Large &quot;916&quot; stenciled in gold on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;916&quot;?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4001<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box for 4345<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4037<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 4487<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box contains #4129, NO # 1530.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; None on box nor on Navy collation certificate.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4798<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-01-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Contains sextant 4836/2607.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5687<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg31091.html#msg31091 Plate on box says &quot;Fiala Outfits, Inc. ...&quot;]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5953<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; 184 imprinted twice on lens bracket<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;184?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5996<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1920-10-08<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] Maker's No.: 5996 crossed out on inspection certificate. 6006 written in green ink.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 6006<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5996?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] In box for 5996? Quadrant?<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; Yes? Wired with on/off switch, light.<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13024<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-04-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13024 on box &amp; inspection. Inlaid shield--seems to be blank.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Looking for patterns in the data ===<br /> There seems to be some correlation between the dates of calibration by the Naval Observatory and the number given to the sextant by the Observatory.<br /> <br /> The numbers issued in 1919 seem to be in ascending order by date, but they are out of sequence compared to the rest of the table.<br /> <br /> With the 1919 numbers removed, most of the rest of the numbers are in ascending order by date. Two of those sextants (2977 and 2975) are bubble mods for the Navy transatlantic flight in May of that year.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> |+ ''Ordered by N.O. number; anomalous rows marked in grey.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> ! Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser (in W&amp;S box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4940<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1936-01-29<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-04-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;11778<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-05-12<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;37548<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-10-24<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-30<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3527<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1933-05-04<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4297<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1939-09-18<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4279<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1941-07-23<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5620<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5296<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5292<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-26<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;17649<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1946-07-19<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Brandis production eras ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20698.html#msg20698 Forum (19 Oct 2012)]<br /> <br /> :: According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20110720233508/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=5 brief history of Brandis] given on the Smithsonian web site, Brandis slightly changed its name three times during its existence, and therefore the way the Brandis company name is marked on a sextant can potentially tell us something about when it was manufactured.<br /> <br /> ::: “Frederick Ernest Brandis (1845–1916) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1858, worked for Stackpole &amp; Brothers for a few years, and then opened his own instrument shop in 1871. The firm became F. Brandis &amp; Co. in 1875, F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co. in 1890, and Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. in 1916. The Pioneer Instrument Company purchased control of Brandis in 1922, and sold it to the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. The manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.”<br /> <br /> :: So, we have three Brandis eras:<br /> <br /> :::- The ‘F. Brandis &amp; Co.’ era, from 1875 to 1890;<br /> :::- The ‘F. E. Brandis, Sons, &amp; Co.’ era, from 1890 to 1916;<br /> :::- The ‘Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co.’ era, from 1916 to 1932.<br /> <br /> === Navy number schemes ===<br /> <br /> :; Art Rypinski<br /> <br /> :: In the late 1920s, the Navy changed their serial numbering scheme, just about the time aircraft octant became avialable. . Later serial numbers took the form XX-YY, where YY is the year of acquisition. If the octant that Fred Noonan took on the world flight originated with the Navy, it would probably would have had an XX-YY serial number, where the year element would fall between 27 and 38. However, Noonan might have bought his own octant, or scrounged it from Pan Am, in which case the form of the serial number is anyone's guess. (Army Air Corps also used YY-XXXX serial numbers from 1940 and perhaps earlier). Octants and octant boxes have a distinctive and peculiar shape. We can be pretty certain that the 3500/1542 box was not an octant box.<br /> <br /> :: The 3500/1542 inscription is particularly interesting because it is consistent with a particular moment in time (1918-1921), a particular institution (the US Navy and USNO), and a particular make of sextant (Brandis). During this period, we know that the Navy modified a number of Brandis sextants in aviation/bubble/&quot;Byrd&quot; sextants, and we know that Noonan's friend Cmdr. Weems owned several modified Brandis sextants because he much later donated them to the Smithsonian.<br /> <br /> :: We also know that Noonan carried a nautical sextant on the China Clipper flight, and we have a contemporary photo showing a Brandis sextant box sitting next to an octant on the navigator's shelf of the China Clipper. We do not have any direct evidence that Noonan carried a sextant on the world flight, nor any direct evidence of the make or serial number of any hypothesized sextant. So, there are still some links missing in this chain of evidence.<br /> <br /> :: However, it would very interesting to demonstrate that the Navy once owned a Brandis sextant with the serial numbers 3500/1542, and even more interesting if it could be shown that this particular sextant had been modified as an aircraft sextant. It would be yet more interesting if this sextant could be linked to Weems, Pan Am, or Noonanj. It would also be interesting (in a negative way) if the sextant turned up in an inconvenient location (like aboard a ship) in July 1937.<br /> <br /> :: Some things to look for:<br /> <br /> ::* Listing of sextants surplused, with serial numbers.<br /> ::* Listing of sextants sent or received for modification as byrd or bubble or aviation sextants;<br /> ::* listing of sextants calibrated by USNO, with serial numbers.<br /> <br /> === Keuffel &amp; Esser production dates ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20406.html#msg20406 Forum, 4 October 2012.]<br /> <br /> :: In the table below I list the N.O. number, Keuffel &amp; Esser serial number, date of manufacture as indicated by the table from [http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm Surveying Antiques,]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm &quot;How To Date Your Keuffel &amp; Esser (K&amp;E) Instruments.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; and date of the eccentricity certificate we have for the sextant. The last sextant in the table is the sextant that I mentioned in [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg19679.html#msg19679 reply #99,] whose N.O. number we don't have.<br /> <br /> :::{|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !N.O. #<br /> !K&amp;E #<br /> !K&amp;E year<br /> !E.C. year<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|405<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|18446<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1908<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|4940<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1936<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|575<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|5418<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|664<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|33839<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1916<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|1555<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|37548<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|3227<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|36961<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1937<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :: The dates of manufacture would of course be the earliest the sextants could have appeared at the Naval Observatory, while the eccentricity certificate dates may represent re-certifications rather that the first certification of the sextant.<br /> <br /> :: The K&amp;E sextant with an N.O. number 1555 is only a few removed from our holy grail sextant, N.O. #1542; if we have a correct date for the K&amp;E sextant then it would seem that the sextant with N.O. #1542 passed through the Naval Observatory for the first time in 1918 or 1919. It is interesting to note that the Ludolph sextant that Noonan gave to a fellow Pan Am pilot, has a manufacture date of 1919 (as indicated by the Roman numerals XIX).<br /> <br /> === Discussion ===<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]]<br /> :If we throw out the 1919 numbers as an anomaly, along with K&amp;E #4940, we can say that the assignment of N.O. number 1542 (on the Niku box) might have occurred circa 1930/31 and that the instrument was still in the Navy inventory at that time. Noonan went to work for Pan Am in 1930. Pan Am acquired the landing rights to Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam in 1934 and began assembling its Pacific Division with Noonan as the lead navigator.<br /> <br /> :In other words, Noonan's acquisition of Brandis 3500/N.O. 1542 as surplus sometime between 1934 and 1936 seems possible.<br /> <br /> ; [[Art Rypinski]]<br /> :Keep in mind that Brandis made thousands of sextants during the period 1918-1920 or so, which left the peacetime Navy with far more sextants than they could ever use. The Naval Observatory Annual Reports for the period describe surplusing of large number of instruments. According to the Smithsonian, Brandis was acquired by the Pioneer Instrument Co. in 1922, and &quot;the manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.&quot; I think it would be reasonable to believe that almost all of the Brandis sextants in circulation were actually manufactured in 1918-1920, and that none were manufactured after 1932. Further, the Naval Observatory appears to have changed its numbering plan (at least for aviation octants) in the late 1920s, and begin issuing NO numbers with the form XXXX-YY, where YY was the year of original calibration. Therefore, I believe that all of the post-1930 calibration dates are recalibrations of sextants that were originally calibrated and issued their NO numbers in 1918-1920. Hence, I hypothesize that neither the maker’s number nor the NO number of sextants calibrated after 1930 has any relationship with the calibration date.<br /> <br /> :#3500/NO 1542 could have been surplused and put into private hands at any point after 1920. If 3500/1542 was a Byrd Sextant, however, I speculate that it would have been relatively rare and would have been kept in service until aviation octants became relatively plentiful--say, early 1930s?<br /> <br /> === Sextants, Octants, Quadrants ===<br /> <br /> ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._H._Weems P. V. H. Weems,] ''Air Navigation'', 1938, second edition, p. 301:<br /> <br /> : Since an arc of 45 degrees is one-eighth of a circle, instruments of this general type, having a maximum angle of 45 degrees between the two reflectors, are known as octants. Instruments having an arc or limb of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle, for measuring the angle between reflectors are called sextants, and those having arcs of 90 degrees, or one-quarter of a circle are called quadrants. Either octants or sextants are suitable for aerial use, but the quadrant is too bulky. For a great many years practically all instruments used by marine navigators for measuring altitudes have been sextants, and the term sextant has become so generally used that it is now applied to all instruments for measuring altitudes of heavenly bodies whether they are actually quadrants, sextants, or octants.<br /> <br /> == Photo Gallery ==<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:4279_01.jpg| Brandis 4279 in 4234 box.<br /> Image:4279_02.jpg| Brandis 4279: Navy Sticker.<br /> Image:4279_03.jpg| Brandis 4279 box: stenciled number 4234.<br /> Image:4946_01.jpg| Brandis 4946. Standard sextant &amp; box.<br /> Image:5292_01.jpg| Brandis 5292. Byrd bubble added.<br /> Image:5292_02.jpg| Brandis 5292. Box modifications.<br /> Image:5292_03.jpg| Brandis 5292 in modified box.<br /> Image:three_sextants.jpg | Box comparisons.<br /> Image:three_sextants_02.jpg| Box comparisons.<br /> Image:4940_01.jpg|K&amp;E 4940/Navy 415 in box for W&amp;S 069/Navy 34.<br /> Image:W&amp;S 069 box.jpg| W&amp;S maker's number on box.<br /> Image:brandis_sticker.jpg| Brandis sticker in W&amp;S box with K&amp;E sextant.<br /> Image:4940_02.jpg| K&amp;E 4940. Naval Observatory inspection 1/29/36.<br /> Image:3527_01.jpg| Why no mods in box lid?<br /> Image:David_White_box.jpg| 1943 David White box.<br /> Image:2975engrave.jpg‎| Naval Observatory number on 2975.<br /> Image:Navy-Number_02.jpg‎|Magnifying glass on 2785.<br /> Image:Pensfront.jpg| Pensacola sextant--top view.<br /> Image:Pensbottom.jpg| Pensacola: 3547 / 173.<br /> Image:Moffettsext.jpg| Ludolph in Pensacola box.<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--1.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--2.JPG| NO 616, exterior<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--3.JPG| NO 616, brass shield<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--4.JPG| NO 616, sextant in box<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--5.JPG| NO 616, original certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--6.JPG| NO 616, 1941-09-29 certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--7.JPG| NO 616, NO closeup<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--8.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475 closeup<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg40877.html#msg40877 Left-handed Brandis aeronautical octant, 206C-145.]<br /> * ''Sextants at Greenwich'': a catalog by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns and Richard Dunn.<br /> * [http://sextantbook.com/ ''The Nautical Sextant''] by Bill Morris.<br /> * ''Numbers Game'' in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2008Vol_24/1008.pdf TIGHAR Tracks, Volume 24, October 2008]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/2009/05/30/a-byrd-sextant-restored/ Blog entry about the restored sextant.]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ Update on Restoration of a Byrd Sextant]--excellent photograph/diagram.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related articles==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Collected by Gallagher]]<br /> [[Category:Artifacts]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sextant_box_found_on_Nikumaroro&diff=7978 2018-11-02T09:49:09Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pensfront.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola sextant, top view (3547/173).]]<br /> [[Image:Pensbottom.jpg|thumb|right|Loaned by Fred Noonan to a student.]]<br /> When Gallagher did a thorough search of the area near where the skull was found, he discovered an empty sextant box with two numbers on it--3500 and 1542. The British saw no significance in the numbers; in 2008, TIGHAR found an intriguing pattern of dual numbers (maker's number and U.S. Naval Observatory numbers assigned when the instruments were inspected there). <br /> <br /> In 2018, an [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html independent researcher] determined that the sextant had been assigned to the [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) U.S.S. Bushnell,] which surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.<br /> <br /> == N.O. 1542 assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell ==<br /> <br /> From Ric Gillespie in the [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,2040.0.html Amelia Earhart Search Forum, 28 October 2018:]<br /> <br /> Last night, Andrew McKenna called my attention to a report recently posted by a TIGHAR critic that provides what appears to be solid documentation that '''the sextant box found with the castaway bones in 1940 came from the November, 1939 USS Bushnell survey.''' The Naval Observatory Number on the box Gallagher found was 1542. That N.O. number is recorded as being among Bushnell sextants sent to the Naval Observatory for &quot;general overhaul&quot; in late 1938. The Bushnell survey of Gardner Island was in November 1939. <br /> <br /> We’ve lost what always appeared to be a strong link between the castaway and Earhart, but this is nonetheless a positive development. Documented fact is always welcome, and this does not effect the other evidence that says the castaway was Earhart. <br /> <br /> The owner of the blog [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/p/the-nikumaroro-hypothesis-proposes-that.html The Ghost of Gardner Island] doesn’t give his name but apparently at one time he was on the TIGHAR Forum.<br /> <br /> I’ve sent him this email:<br /> <br /> I just read your [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html “Origin of the Nikumaroro Sextant Box.”] It’s a terrific piece of research and I agree you with you that the box found near the castaway’s remains was from USS Bushnell. <br /> <br /> As you say, when you first proposed that the box came from USS Bushnell I thought the suggestion was “thoroughly bizarre.” Whether bizarre or not, you have shown that your hypothesis is correct. I should not have been so dismissive. I’m sorry. Please accept my apology.<br /> <br /> I could not imagine how a valuable piece of equipment could have been left behind by the Bushnell surveyors and then end up in the immediate vicinity of the partial skeleton looking like it had been &quot;used latterly merely as a receptacle” [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Bones_Chronology7.html (August 8, 1941 note to file by High Commissioner Sir Harry Luke).] without the surveyors also noticing the bones. That still seems “bizarre”, but it happened. Your suggestion that &quot;a Bushnell surveyor happened to lose it in the vicinity of the remains of the castaway’s final campsite” doesn't explain its described appearance, which I take to mean that the internal structures in the box had been removed to make more useful as simply a way to carry stuff. Why would a surveyor do that?<br /> <br /> Here’s one possible sequence of events:<br /> <br /> :• November 1939 - The box, probably containing the sextant, gets left behind when USS Bushnell departs. <br /> :• At that time there were a couple dozen Gilbertese laborers living on the island, clearing land and planting coconuts. (Not speculation) One of them finds the box. The sextant is of no use but the nice wooden box with a handle is good for carrying stuff if you tear out the internal fixtures. (Speculation)<br /> :• April 1940 - A work party goes to the southeast end of the island to cut hardwood (Kanawa) for the construction of furniture for the Government Rest House then under construction. (Not speculation) One of the laborers has the box with him.(Speculation)<br /> :• While cutting wood, the work party comes upon a human skull and buries it. (Not speculation) Someone, probably the Island Magistrate Buakee Koata, also finds and collects a Benedictine bottle. (Not Speculation)<br /> :• When the work party leaves the site, the box is left behind near where the skull is buried. (Speculation)<br /> :• September 1940 - Gallagher arrives on the island, hears about the skull, and goes to investigate. Gallagher finds the partial skeleton, part of a woman’s shoe, part of a man’s shoe, some small corks with dress chains, and the box. He naturally, but incorrectly, associates the box with the castaway. (Not speculation) <br /> <br /> Of course, none of this offers an alternative explanation for the castaway, the shoe parts, the corks, and all of the signs of a castaway campsite. <br /> <br /> Loose ends:<br /> <br /> :• Why would the laborer leave his box behind? <br /> :• Gallagher associates the box with the castaway. Nobody tells him “that's my box.<br /> :• Gallagher reported that “part of the lens of an inverting eyepiece” was also found but was “thrown away by finder.” Apparently Gallagher never saw it and seems to be basing his identification of the object on a description. Who is describing it? The finder? When was it found and thrown away? I can’t make it make sense.<br /> <br /> == Notes from the [[bones file]] ==<br /> ;Telegram No. 71 from Gallagher to Jack Barley, Resident Commissioner, Ocean Island, Sept. 23, 1940<br /> :Sextant box has two numbers on it 3500 (stencilled) and 1542--sextant being old fashioned and probably painted over with black enamel.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html]<br /> <br /> ;Typed note in file 4439-40 (23) from Vaskess to Sir Harry, April 11, 1941<br /> :The sextant box with its contents is now with me. Perhaps [[Captain Nasmyth]] might be willing to examine this with a view to ascertaining the origin? <br /> <br /> ; Letter – circled 14. Vaskess to Commander G.B. Nasmyth, F.R. Met. Soc., Suva. June 6, 1941.<br /> :Dear Commander Nasmyth,<br /> :With reference to our telephone conversation relative to the identification of a sextant and box which I mentioned as having been found and which you were so good as to say you would examine, I regret to state that on further examination it was discovered that no sextant had actually been found but only a box thought to have contained a sextant.<br /> :I am forwarding the box to you with this letter and His Excellency would be grateful if you would examine it with a view to determining its use and origin if possible.<br /> ::Sincerely,<br /> :::Secretary to the High Commission <br /> <br /> ;Typed note to file 4439-40 in red ink (39). [[Sir Harry]] to [[Vaskess]]. August 8, 1941.<br /> :Sec., H.C.,<br /> :I return the sextant box which I had retrieved from [[Captain Nasmyth]] in order to show it to [[Harold Gatty| Mr. Gatty]] who has expert knowledge of such matters. Mr. Gatty thinks that the box is an English one of some age and judges that it was used latterly merely as a receptacle. He does not consider that it could in any circumstance have been a sextant box used in modern trans-Pacific aviation. 2. What was Captain Nasmyth's opinion of it? <br /> <br /> ;Note to file 4439-40 (40). [[MacDonald]] to [[Vaskess]] (passed along to [[Sir Harry]])<br /> :The Secretary<br /> :Mnt (39), para. 2, I have spoken to Captain Nasmyth who replied as follows:- &quot;As the sextant box has no distinguishing marks, &amp; since it was discovered that no sextant had been found, all I have been able to find out is that the make of the box – that is – the dovetailing of the corners – makes it appear to be of French origin.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Dovetailed sextant boxes ===<br /> &quot;Dovetail joints for the corners had by the 1920s given way to comb (finger) joints, but as some later American aircraft cases used corner rebates, which are much easier to make without special machinery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ &quot;Update on Byrd Aircraft Sextant.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Tofiga's recollection ==<br /> [[Tofiga]] said he had seen a sextant box on Vaskess' credenza. Tofiga was not taken into the confidences of the [[WPHC]] officers who examined the [[bones file| materials sent to Fiji from Gardner Island]], but it seems very likely that the box he saw was the one [[Gallagher]] sent to Suva.<br /> <br /> == What might 3500 and 1542 mean? ==<br /> [[File:Numbers09.jpg|thumb|200px| Brandis #3987; N.O. #1584]]<br /> [[File:Numbers07.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[File:Numbers08.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> The sextant box found on Nikumaroro and shipped to Fiji in 1941 had two numbers on it: 3500 and 1542.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html] TIGHAR has recently found a plausible explanation for those two numbers. The first is likely to be the maker's number; the second a number inscribed on the instrument when it was inspected at the U.S. Naval Observatory.<br /> <br /> Fred Noonan [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html loaned a naval sextant to a student of his prior to the fatal flight]. That sextant box is extant and also has two numbers handwritten on the bottom of it: 3547 and 173. But the sextant inside the box is a Ludolph with a different serial number.<br /> <br /> As indicated in the first section of this article, we now know that 1542 is unquestionably a Naval Observatory number and that the sextant with that number was assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell, which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.]<br /> <br /> == The Pensacola Sextant Box (3547 and 173) ==<br /> The [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation] has a sextant box with &quot;dovetailed corners, the number 116 handwritten on the front, and the numbers 3547 and 173 handwritten on the bottom.&quot; The box contains &quot;a sextant manufactured by W. Ludolph of Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1919, with the serial number XIX 1090, painted black.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes]] p. 232.&lt;/ref&gt; The box was donated by W. A. Cluthe, a retired Pan Am captain, who said that he had borrowed the Ludolph sextant from Fred Noonan.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes|Ibid.]] p. 233.&lt;/ref&gt; The box is listed in the table below as ''Brandis (theoretical)'' because the box contains modifications that may have been made to accommodate a Brandis bubble sextant.<br /> <br /> == Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns ==<br /> <br /> This chart is organized in the order of the Navy number given to the instruments by the Naval Observatory when they were sent there for calibration. Two entries are theoretical; the rest are actual pairs of numbers obtained from various sources. Two of the boxes in TIGHAR's possession have Naval Observatory numbers stamped on the box along with Brandis maker's numbers stenciled on the box.<br /> <br /> In the engraving on the sextants, there is a symbol for the Naval Observatory between &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; and the number issued by the Naval Observatory. The symbol is an &quot;N&quot; superimposed on a square &quot;O&quot;. The symbol is relatively clear in [[:File:2975engrave.jpg|this photograph.]]<br /> <br /> All the nautical instrument repair and calibration work was shipped off to Norfolk in the early 1950s. &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Important though this work was, the Observatory was open to the criticism, especially from astronomers, that navigational instruments should be no part of the work of an astronomical observatory. This was undoubtedly part of the reason that the chronometer function was transferred in 1951 to the Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving only a small group of instrument makers who repaired and constructed the Observatory’s telescopes and other instrumentation, rather than navigational instruments.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830-2000'', by Steven J. Dick, Cambridge University Press, 2003; p. 507.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Any sextant marked &quot;FE Brandis&quot; is definitely a pre-1925 or so product.<br /> <br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse:collapse&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |+ ''Click on the sort symbol [[Image:Sort none.gif]] next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''''WB''' = Sextant is in the wrong box. '''WS''' = Wrong sextant is in this box.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> !style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;| Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> ! Comments<br /> ! Bubble<br /> ! N.O. # on box<br /> !WB/WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; W&amp;S (stamped into box and on plate) Warner &amp; Swasey<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 69<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 34<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; ''Brandis (theoretical'') <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; ''3547''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ''173''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ''Pensacola''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 14279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 330<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1931-06-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/34350185 Live Auctioneers.] Class: H.G. Stylized N+O. Unusual inlaid U.S. Navy shield with N+O and N+O 330 on it.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Unusual engraved brass plaque on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2763<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 348<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/9/1/9/6/webimg/700458505_o.jpg Dovetail joints] on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on brass plaque.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2734<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 362<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1943-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay #350401896246; re-inspected 1965-11-12<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes (die-punched)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 18446<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 405<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian; K&amp;E date: 1908<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4940<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1936-01-29<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading; K&amp;E date: 1901; in W&amp;S box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 470<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 0107<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-31<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.sharingthepast.com/blog/2015/1/8/vintage-us-navy-sextant-keuffel-esser-made-1887-or-1888-inspected-1942 Manufactured 1887/1888?] Class: survey. Lacks stylized N+O.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Engraved in two places on instrument. Punch-stamped twice on hingeline of box. Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-04-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mystic Seaport; K&amp;E date: 1901<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 31475&lt;ref&gt;Model #5227, manufactured about 1915/16, with K &amp; E serial number 31475. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 616<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-09-29&lt;ref&gt;There was an earlier Naval Observatory &quot;Cert&quot; card that had been glued inside the lid, but there is no written information left on its remains, and only just enough paper and printing to tell with certainty that is what it was. So this confirms that it had been &quot;Certified&quot; by the Naval Observatory at a much earlier date, most certainly in the &quot;teens&quot; when it was still quite new, but sadly the actual date of that earlier inspection, and any of its results. have been lost to us. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Private collection. Sextant described by owner in e-mail to TIGHAR (2013-06-04).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on inlaid shield, outside lid of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;33839<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 664<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1916<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3249<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 836<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;&quot;3249&quot; in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3227<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 845<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3239<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 850<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/subject-to-vat-sextant.-an-unusual-black-an-1-c-oc49e9s6w6 Dominic Winter Book Auctions]; &quot;circa 1918.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3268<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 882 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] 882 is stenciled on front of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3667<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes. Box only; contains 3703/936.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3703<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 936<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, but box is for 3667/889.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3738<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 945<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] In box for 3268.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11778<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-05-12<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5851<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1110<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Purchased on ebay by Lee Paynter, a TIGHAR member.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no, but Maker number is stenciled on edge<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5756<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-08-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; box containing Brandis 5981 / N.O. 1142 with certificate of inspection for 5756/1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5727<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1127<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1921-08-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; email to TIGHAR headquarters<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5981<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1142<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for Brandis 5756 / N.O. 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1144<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1146<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1921-08-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1921-us-navy-sextant-owned-by-enola-gay-admiral eBay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;13069<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1248<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13135<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1365<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Maker number and NO number on instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3339<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/373993 Antique Helper]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3331<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://landandseacollection.com/id858.html Land and Sea;] in box for 4551<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1446<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink:<br /> : Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc<br /> : 764-753 Lexington Avenue<br /> : Brooklyn, New York<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3444<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1461<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No, box is for a Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4129<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1530<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[https://www.ebay.com/itm/173126547032?ul_noapp=true eBay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;In box for 4483<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; '''''3500'''''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; '''''1542'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html Assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell,] which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.] The empty sextant box was found on the island and sent to the Western Pacific High Commission in Suva, Fiji, in 1941.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes. We got the two numbers from the Suva &quot;Bones File.&quot; That's what started this whole line of research into N.O. numbers!<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37548<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-10-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum; K&amp;E date 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3987<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1938-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3511<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1585<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37508<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1595<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/231662444989 ebay;] USN number 161-USN-252194<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3527<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1933-05-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR; large box; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4521<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1648<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 58281 in pencil inside the lid on what looks like a repair or addition<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4551<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1762<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only; contains B. 3331 / N.O. 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4297<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR - McKenna<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4522<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis &amp; Sons; survey; &quot;H.K.&quot;; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20729.html#msg20729 Capt. J. H. Klein]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4672<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/17/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In Box for Brandis 4667.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4345<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1914<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay. metal tag: 61071 000065. Inside edge: (pencil) serial 1914; Brandis stamp: 4001.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4319<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1960<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;(in box for 3483/1567)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4707<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1969<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-07-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.; box is for B. 4234<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4244<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2561<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.moinat.ch/en/miscellanea/11546-sextant-us-navy-n-2551-par-brandis-son.html Moinat SA,] &quot;Sextant 'US NAVY'' N° 2551 par Brandis &amp; Son.&quot; I read &quot;2561&quot; in the photo.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;4244&quot; (?) is in ink on the hingeline. Not visible on photos of instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4834<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2564<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-06-28<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4836<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2607<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. In box for 4798.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4919<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2659<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-02-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/173540915739?ul_noapp=true ebay]. NO 2659 etched on arc. Brandis 4919 on the arc and the inspection certificate. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Serial number is stenciled on the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4934<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2687<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay, sold 12/30/2014 $132.50<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5015<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2693<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-06-05<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/43149815_brandis-and-sons-sextant LiveAuctioneers.]These two numbers are on the collimation certificate. They have not been cross-checked with the instrument in the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt; ??<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5071<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2696<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40 U. of Illinois Observatory]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4994<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2741<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-05-25<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 12/05/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4440<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2743<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box number 4902 <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2785<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2827<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 eBay;] &quot;161 - USN - 252222&quot; by hand on arc; &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; stamped on arc<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;only on box; Brandis 2539 on arc <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4182<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;N/A<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4180<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2895<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5214<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2900<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-US-NAVY-USN-American-made-Brandis-amp-Son-Brooklyn-NY-PARTS-D40-/122737739254?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=whEmfF3LcXt9%252BK6R7YKZy5k4i1I%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5310&lt;ref&gt;The collimation label gives the Maker No. as 2919. 5310 is stamped in ink on the box while 2919 is impressed in the wood.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2919<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-03-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; Survey; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5620<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5289<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2959<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5292<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Russ Dickey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5296<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;36961<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3227<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37305<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 3277<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1940-09-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98780-very-nice-1919-keuffel-esser-sextant-for-us-navy/ Cloudy Nights.] &quot;1919 K&amp;E Sextant.&quot; Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3954-41<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1948-12-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Craigslist<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;NO 3954 on plaque. Other numbers and signs written on the top of the box: &quot;X9773-&quot; and &quot;R1&quot; on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5156<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4017<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay; in box for UNSO 4717/1982<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5109<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4067<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5375<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4125<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-navy-sextant-brandis-sons-n-y-1936-in-orig ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4161<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-04-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Era-Brandis-Sons-Sextant-Complete-in-Box-Naval-Observatory-1919-NICE-/272382922128? ebay.] Problematic. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Pictures show 4193 stamped on arc and inked on the box. N.O. 4161 also on arc, according to the text. Maker's number 5317 on the inspection certificate. So there is quite a discrepancy! <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-us-navy-sextant-no-4267-brandis ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Appears to be 4765.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4750<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4296<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;In box for NO 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4762<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4334<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;plate on box says 1844<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5524<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4374<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/222542741960?ul_noapp=true ebay.] In box for Brandis 4065 (inked on hingeline).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4144<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4449<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5577<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4485<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-CASE-Nautical-1941-USN-Mohogany-Case-BRANDIS-SONS-INC-/350657321510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item51a4ce1a26 ebay]. A note made in pen on the margin of the N.O. certificate reads, &quot;Use cigarette ashes to wash.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Not stenciled or stamped. [[Gillespie]]: &quot;Interesting that the box has no stenciled serial number or stamped-in N.O. number. Apparently, at some point, they stopped doing that.&quot; The collimation (calibration) certificate glued into the box matches the serial number and N.O. number on the sextant.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3596<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4510<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; 7.5&quot; radius<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;no box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3920<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4516<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.fleaglass.com/ads/wwi-us-navy-quartant-sextant-brandis-brooklyn-ny/# Fleaglass.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;seller says &quot;yes&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3893<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4569<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4029<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Numbers from box; contains NO 4296.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3826<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4603<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Brass plaque on box: &quot;248 US Navy 101009&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box only. Holds Brandis 5670.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4097<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4657<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; in pencil inside<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4313<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4665<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Bruce Thomas<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No box. In display case from USS ''Hancock''.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5670<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4705<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/object.cfm?recordnumber=1087501 Smithsonian]; offered for sale on ebay in 2017. [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1087501 Identified as Brandis 5670. Curator confirms number is 5670.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No. The box is for Brandis 3946.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;1982<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4717<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; holds USNO 4017/5156<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3336<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4773<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3320<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4799<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3985<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4826<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=380451003032&amp;ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 eBay] (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3832<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4831<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/itemlocker/05pixlocker/5-58LABEL.JPG WestSea.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3898<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4842<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sextant-Brandis-1941-WWII-Navy-with-case-/322430590749?hash=item4b125c5f1d:g:HkAAAOSw32lYrEi8 ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3806<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4879<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5628<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4954<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1932-12-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandis-and-Sons-Sextant-/330933350805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4d0d2a3195 eBay] [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 (McKenna).] &quot;DD 359&quot; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) (US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''?)] written in pencil twice in the box.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 Andrew McKenna:] If &quot;DD 359&quot; does indicate service aboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''], it is interesting that they were still issuing 1920s sextants to ships being commissioned as late as 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No numbers on the box (neither Brandis nor N.O.).<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5083-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1945-03-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;Only the box; ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-01-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Note on box for 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5508<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5273<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;USNO Historical Committee Inv<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In box for 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;9746<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay (reported 10/15/2011 on AE Forum by A.McKenna) was used on USS ''Hector''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13692 stamped on brass plate affixed above lid latches<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 17649<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-07-19<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !colspan=&quot;7&quot;| No Navy numbers or not known<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 1844<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; plate on box containing 4762<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 166 - USN 25222 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 ebay]; &quot;U.S. Navy on one end of arc; &quot;161 - USN - 25222&quot; hand-engraved; in box with 2827 die-punched on it<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 2827 die-punched (not inked) on wood. Because of the two different kinds of numbers, I have entered this sextant number twice in the table. Here as 166 - USN 25222; elsewhere as Navy No. 2827.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2679<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis sticker identifies this as an octant manufactured on 1/19/1911. There does not seem to be any Navy number or collimation certificate. The box has &quot;dovetail joints.&quot; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/273240849230?ul_noapp=true&amp;autorefresh=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3657<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 883 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; box holding sextant 3692; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 883 stenciled on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2864<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; &quot;F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co.&quot; and serial number in center of the arc.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3692<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; in box for 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3702<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; e-bay. Large &quot;916&quot; stenciled in gold on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;916&quot;?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4001<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box for 4345<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4037<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 4487<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box contains #4129, NO # 1530.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; None on box nor on Navy collation certificate.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4798<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-01-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Contains sextant 4836/2607.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5687<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg31091.html#msg31091 Plate on box says &quot;Fiala Outfits, Inc. ...&quot;]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5953<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; 184 imprinted twice on lens bracket<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;184?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5996<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1920-10-08<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] Maker's No.: 5996 crossed out on inspection certificate. 6006 written in green ink.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 6006<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5996?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] In box for 5996? Quadrant?<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; Yes? Wired with on/off switch, light.<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13024<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-04-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13024 on box &amp; inspection. Inlaid shield--seems to be blank.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Looking for patterns in the data ===<br /> There seems to be some correlation between the dates of calibration by the Naval Observatory and the number given to the sextant by the Observatory.<br /> <br /> The numbers issued in 1919 seem to be in ascending order by date, but they are out of sequence compared to the rest of the table.<br /> <br /> With the 1919 numbers removed, most of the rest of the numbers are in ascending order by date. Two of those sextants (2977 and 2975) are bubble mods for the Navy transatlantic flight in May of that year.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> |+ ''Ordered by N.O. number; anomalous rows marked in grey.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> ! Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser (in W&amp;S box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4940<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1936-01-29<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-04-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;11778<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-05-12<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;37548<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-10-24<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-30<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3527<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1933-05-04<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4297<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1939-09-18<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4279<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1941-07-23<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5620<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5296<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5292<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-26<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;17649<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1946-07-19<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Brandis production eras ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20698.html#msg20698 Forum (19 Oct 2012)]<br /> <br /> :: According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20110720233508/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=5 brief history of Brandis] given on the Smithsonian web site, Brandis slightly changed its name three times during its existence, and therefore the way the Brandis company name is marked on a sextant can potentially tell us something about when it was manufactured.<br /> <br /> ::: “Frederick Ernest Brandis (1845–1916) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1858, worked for Stackpole &amp; Brothers for a few years, and then opened his own instrument shop in 1871. The firm became F. Brandis &amp; Co. in 1875, F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co. in 1890, and Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. in 1916. The Pioneer Instrument Company purchased control of Brandis in 1922, and sold it to the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. The manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.”<br /> <br /> :: So, we have three Brandis eras:<br /> <br /> :::- The ‘F. Brandis &amp; Co.’ era, from 1875 to 1890;<br /> :::- The ‘F. E. Brandis, Sons, &amp; Co.’ era, from 1890 to 1916;<br /> :::- The ‘Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co.’ era, from 1916 to 1932.<br /> <br /> === Navy number schemes ===<br /> <br /> :; Art Rypinski<br /> <br /> :: In the late 1920s, the Navy changed their serial numbering scheme, just about the time aircraft octant became avialable. . Later serial numbers took the form XX-YY, where YY is the year of acquisition. If the octant that Fred Noonan took on the world flight originated with the Navy, it would probably would have had an XX-YY serial number, where the year element would fall between 27 and 38. However, Noonan might have bought his own octant, or scrounged it from Pan Am, in which case the form of the serial number is anyone's guess. (Army Air Corps also used YY-XXXX serial numbers from 1940 and perhaps earlier). Octants and octant boxes have a distinctive and peculiar shape. We can be pretty certain that the 3500/1542 box was not an octant box.<br /> <br /> :: The 3500/1542 inscription is particularly interesting because it is consistent with a particular moment in time (1918-1921), a particular institution (the US Navy and USNO), and a particular make of sextant (Brandis). During this period, we know that the Navy modified a number of Brandis sextants in aviation/bubble/&quot;Byrd&quot; sextants, and we know that Noonan's friend Cmdr. Weems owned several modified Brandis sextants because he much later donated them to the Smithsonian.<br /> <br /> :: We also know that Noonan carried a nautical sextant on the China Clipper flight, and we have a contemporary photo showing a Brandis sextant box sitting next to an octant on the navigator's shelf of the China Clipper. We do not have any direct evidence that Noonan carried a sextant on the world flight, nor any direct evidence of the make or serial number of any hypothesized sextant. So, there are still some links missing in this chain of evidence.<br /> <br /> :: However, it would very interesting to demonstrate that the Navy once owned a Brandis sextant with the serial numbers 3500/1542, and even more interesting if it could be shown that this particular sextant had been modified as an aircraft sextant. It would be yet more interesting if this sextant could be linked to Weems, Pan Am, or Noonanj. It would also be interesting (in a negative way) if the sextant turned up in an inconvenient location (like aboard a ship) in July 1937.<br /> <br /> :: Some things to look for:<br /> <br /> ::* Listing of sextants surplused, with serial numbers.<br /> ::* Listing of sextants sent or received for modification as byrd or bubble or aviation sextants;<br /> ::* listing of sextants calibrated by USNO, with serial numbers.<br /> <br /> === Keuffel &amp; Esser production dates ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20406.html#msg20406 Forum, 4 October 2012.]<br /> <br /> :: In the table below I list the N.O. number, Keuffel &amp; Esser serial number, date of manufacture as indicated by the table from [http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm Surveying Antiques,]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm &quot;How To Date Your Keuffel &amp; Esser (K&amp;E) Instruments.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; and date of the eccentricity certificate we have for the sextant. The last sextant in the table is the sextant that I mentioned in [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg19679.html#msg19679 reply #99,] whose N.O. number we don't have.<br /> <br /> :::{|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !N.O. #<br /> !K&amp;E #<br /> !K&amp;E year<br /> !E.C. year<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|405<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|18446<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1908<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|4940<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1936<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|575<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|5418<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|664<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|33839<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1916<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|1555<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|37548<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|3227<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|36961<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1937<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :: The dates of manufacture would of course be the earliest the sextants could have appeared at the Naval Observatory, while the eccentricity certificate dates may represent re-certifications rather that the first certification of the sextant.<br /> <br /> :: The K&amp;E sextant with an N.O. number 1555 is only a few removed from our holy grail sextant, N.O. #1542; if we have a correct date for the K&amp;E sextant then it would seem that the sextant with N.O. #1542 passed through the Naval Observatory for the first time in 1918 or 1919. It is interesting to note that the Ludolph sextant that Noonan gave to a fellow Pan Am pilot, has a manufacture date of 1919 (as indicated by the Roman numerals XIX).<br /> <br /> === Discussion ===<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]]<br /> :If we throw out the 1919 numbers as an anomaly, along with K&amp;E #4940, we can say that the assignment of N.O. number 1542 (on the Niku box) might have occurred circa 1930/31 and that the instrument was still in the Navy inventory at that time. Noonan went to work for Pan Am in 1930. Pan Am acquired the landing rights to Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam in 1934 and began assembling its Pacific Division with Noonan as the lead navigator.<br /> <br /> :In other words, Noonan's acquisition of Brandis 3500/N.O. 1542 as surplus sometime between 1934 and 1936 seems possible.<br /> <br /> ; [[Art Rypinski]]<br /> :Keep in mind that Brandis made thousands of sextants during the period 1918-1920 or so, which left the peacetime Navy with far more sextants than they could ever use. The Naval Observatory Annual Reports for the period describe surplusing of large number of instruments. According to the Smithsonian, Brandis was acquired by the Pioneer Instrument Co. in 1922, and &quot;the manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.&quot; I think it would be reasonable to believe that almost all of the Brandis sextants in circulation were actually manufactured in 1918-1920, and that none were manufactured after 1932. Further, the Naval Observatory appears to have changed its numbering plan (at least for aviation octants) in the late 1920s, and begin issuing NO numbers with the form XXXX-YY, where YY was the year of original calibration. Therefore, I believe that all of the post-1930 calibration dates are recalibrations of sextants that were originally calibrated and issued their NO numbers in 1918-1920. Hence, I hypothesize that neither the maker’s number nor the NO number of sextants calibrated after 1930 has any relationship with the calibration date.<br /> <br /> :#3500/NO 1542 could have been surplused and put into private hands at any point after 1920. If 3500/1542 was a Byrd Sextant, however, I speculate that it would have been relatively rare and would have been kept in service until aviation octants became relatively plentiful--say, early 1930s?<br /> <br /> === Sextants, Octants, Quadrants ===<br /> <br /> ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._H._Weems P. V. H. Weems,] ''Air Navigation'', 1938, second edition, p. 301:<br /> <br /> : Since an arc of 45 degrees is one-eighth of a circle, instruments of this general type, having a maximum angle of 45 degrees between the two reflectors, are known as octants. Instruments having an arc or limb of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle, for measuring the angle between reflectors are called sextants, and those having arcs of 90 degrees, or one-quarter of a circle are called quadrants. Either octants or sextants are suitable for aerial use, but the quadrant is too bulky. For a great many years practically all instruments used by marine navigators for measuring altitudes have been sextants, and the term sextant has become so generally used that it is now applied to all instruments for measuring altitudes of heavenly bodies whether they are actually quadrants, sextants, or octants.<br /> <br /> == Photo Gallery ==<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:4279_01.jpg| Brandis 4279 in 4234 box.<br /> Image:4279_02.jpg| Brandis 4279: Navy Sticker.<br /> Image:4279_03.jpg| Brandis 4279 box: stenciled number 4234.<br /> Image:4946_01.jpg| Brandis 4946. Standard sextant &amp; box.<br /> Image:5292_01.jpg| Brandis 5292. Byrd bubble added.<br /> Image:5292_02.jpg| Brandis 5292. Box modifications.<br /> Image:5292_03.jpg| Brandis 5292 in modified box.<br /> Image:three_sextants.jpg | Box comparisons.<br /> Image:three_sextants_02.jpg| Box comparisons.<br /> Image:4940_01.jpg|K&amp;E 4940/Navy 415 in box for W&amp;S 069/Navy 34.<br /> Image:W&amp;S 069 box.jpg| W&amp;S maker's number on box.<br /> Image:brandis_sticker.jpg| Brandis sticker in W&amp;S box with K&amp;E sextant.<br /> Image:4940_02.jpg| K&amp;E 4940. Naval Observatory inspection 1/29/36.<br /> Image:3527_01.jpg| Why no mods in box lid?<br /> Image:David_White_box.jpg| 1943 David White box.<br /> Image:2975engrave.jpg‎| Naval Observatory number on 2975.<br /> Image:Navy-Number_02.jpg‎|Magnifying glass on 2785.<br /> Image:Pensfront.jpg| Pensacola sextant--top view.<br /> Image:Pensbottom.jpg| Pensacola: 3547 / 173.<br /> Image:Moffettsext.jpg| Ludolph in Pensacola box.<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--1.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--2.JPG| NO 616, exterior<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--3.JPG| NO 616, brass shield<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--4.JPG| NO 616, sextant in box<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--5.JPG| NO 616, original certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--6.JPG| NO 616, 1941-09-29 certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--7.JPG| NO 616, NO closeup<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--8.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475 closeup<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg40877.html#msg40877 Left-handed Brandis aeronautical octant, 206C-145.]<br /> * ''Sextants at Greenwich'': a catalog by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns and Richard Dunn.<br /> * [http://sextantbook.com/ ''The Nautical Sextant''] by Bill Morris.<br /> * ''Numbers Game'' in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2008Vol_24/1008.pdf TIGHAR Tracks, Volume 24, October 2008]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/2009/05/30/a-byrd-sextant-restored/ Blog entry about the restored sextant.]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ Update on Restoration of a Byrd Sextant]--excellent photograph/diagram.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related articles==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Collected by Gallagher]]<br /> [[Category:Artifacts]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sextant_box_found_on_Nikumaroro&diff=7977 2018-10-31T08:26:24Z

<p>Moleski: /* N.O. 1542 assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pensfront.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola sextant, top view (3547/173).]]<br /> [[Image:Pensbottom.jpg|thumb|right|Loaned by Fred Noonan to a student.]]<br /> When Gallagher did a thorough search of the area near where the skull was found, he discovered an empty sextant box with two numbers on it--3500 and 1542. The British saw no significance in the numbers; in 2008, TIGHAR found an intriguing pattern of dual numbers (maker's number and U.S. Naval Observatory numbers assigned when the instruments were inspected there). <br /> <br /> In 2018, an [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html independent researcher] determined that the sextant had been assigned to the [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) U.S.S. Bushnell,] which surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.<br /> <br /> == N.O. 1542 assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell ==<br /> <br /> From Ric Gillespie in the [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,2040.0.html Amelia Earhart Search Forum, 28 October 2018:]<br /> <br /> Last night, Andrew McKenna called my attention to a report recently posted by a TIGHAR critic that provides what appears to be solid documentation that '''the sextant box found with the castaway bones in 1940 came from the November, 1939 USS Bushnell survey.''' The Naval Observatory Number on the box Gallagher found was 1542. That N.O. number is recorded as being among Bushnell sextants sent to the Naval Observatory for &quot;general overhaul&quot; in late 1938. The Bushnell survey of Gardner Island was in November 1939. <br /> <br /> We’ve lost what always appeared to be a strong link between the castaway and Earhart, but this is nonetheless a positive development. Documented fact is always welcome, and this does not effect the other evidence that says the castaway was Earhart. <br /> <br /> The owner of the blog [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/p/the-nikumaroro-hypothesis-proposes-that.html The Ghost of Gardner Island] doesn’t give his name but apparently at one time he was on the TIGHAR Forum.<br /> <br /> I’ve sent him this email:<br /> <br /> I just read your [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html “Origin of the Nikumaroro Sextant Box.”] It’s a terrific piece of research and I agree you with you that the box found near the castaway’s remains was from USS Bushnell. <br /> <br /> As you say, when you first proposed that the box came from USS Bushnell I thought the suggestion was “thoroughly bizarre.” Whether bizarre or not, you have shown that your hypothesis is correct. I should not have been so dismissive. I’m sorry. Please accept my apology.<br /> <br /> I could not imagine how a valuable piece of equipment could have been left behind by the Bushnell surveyors and then end up in the immediate vicinity of the partial skeleton looking like it had been &quot;used latterly merely as a receptacle” [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Bones_Chronology7.html (August 8, 1941 note to file by High Commissioner Sir Harry Luke).] without the surveyors also noticing the bones. That still seems “bizarre”, but it happened. Your suggestion that &quot;a Bushnell surveyor happened to lose it in the vicinity of the remains of the castaway’s final campsite” doesn't explain its described appearance, which I take to mean that the internal structures in the box had been removed to make more useful as simply a way to carry stuff. Why would a surveyor do that?<br /> <br /> Here’s one possible sequence of events:<br /> <br /> :• November 1939 - The box, probably containing the sextant, gets left behind when USS Bushnell departs. <br /> :• At that time there were a couple dozen Gilbertese laborers living on the island, clearing land and planting coconuts. (Not speculation) One of them finds the box. The sextant is of no use but the nice wooden box with a handle is good for carrying stuff if you tear out the internal fixtures. (Speculation)<br /> :• April 1940 - A work party goes to the southeast end of the island to cut hardwood (Kanawa) for the construction of furniture for the Government Rest House then under construction. (Not speculation) One of the laborers has the box with him.(Speculation)<br /> :• While cutting wood, the work party comes upon a human skull and buries it. (Not speculation) Someone, probably the Island Magistrate Buakee Koata, also finds and collects a Benedictine bottle. (Not Speculation)<br /> :• When the work party leaves the site, the box is left behind near where the skull is buried. (Speculation)<br /> :• September 1940 - Gallagher arrives on the island, hears about the skull, and goes to investigate. Gallagher finds the partial skeleton, part of a woman’s shoe, part of a man’s shoe, some small corks with dress chains, and the box. He naturally, but incorrectly, associates the box with the castaway. (Not speculation) <br /> <br /> Of course, none of this offers an alternative explanation for the castaway, the shoe parts, the corks, and all of the signs of a castaway campsite. <br /> <br /> Loose ends:<br /> <br /> :• Why would the laborer leave his box behind? <br /> :• Gallagher associates the box with the castaway. Nobody tells him “that's my box.<br /> :• Gallagher reported that “part of the lens of an inverting eyepiece” was also found but was “thrown away by finder.” Apparently Gallagher never saw it and seems to be basing his identification of the object on a description. Who is describing it? The finder? When was it found and thrown away? I can’t make it make sense.<br /> <br /> == Notes from the [[bones file]] ==<br /> ;Telegram No. 71 from Gallagher to Jack Barley, Resident Commissioner, Ocean Island, Sept. 23, 1940<br /> :Sextant box has two numbers on it 3500 (stencilled) and 1542--sextant being old fashioned and probably painted over with black enamel.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html]<br /> <br /> ;Typed note in file 4439-40 (23) from Vaskess to Sir Harry, April 11, 1941<br /> :The sextant box with its contents is now with me. Perhaps [[Captain Nasmyth]] might be willing to examine this with a view to ascertaining the origin? <br /> <br /> ; Letter – circled 14. Vaskess to Commander G.B. Nasmyth, F.R. Met. Soc., Suva. June 6, 1941.<br /> :Dear Commander Nasmyth,<br /> :With reference to our telephone conversation relative to the identification of a sextant and box which I mentioned as having been found and which you were so good as to say you would examine, I regret to state that on further examination it was discovered that no sextant had actually been found but only a box thought to have contained a sextant.<br /> :I am forwarding the box to you with this letter and His Excellency would be grateful if you would examine it with a view to determining its use and origin if possible.<br /> ::Sincerely,<br /> :::Secretary to the High Commission <br /> <br /> ;Typed note to file 4439-40 in red ink (39). [[Sir Harry]] to [[Vaskess]]. August 8, 1941.<br /> :Sec., H.C.,<br /> :I return the sextant box which I had retrieved from [[Captain Nasmyth]] in order to show it to [[Harold Gatty| Mr. Gatty]] who has expert knowledge of such matters. Mr. Gatty thinks that the box is an English one of some age and judges that it was used latterly merely as a receptacle. He does not consider that it could in any circumstance have been a sextant box used in modern trans-Pacific aviation. 2. What was Captain Nasmyth's opinion of it? <br /> <br /> ;Note to file 4439-40 (40). [[MacDonald]] to [[Vaskess]] (passed along to [[Sir Harry]])<br /> :The Secretary<br /> :Mnt (39), para. 2, I have spoken to Captain Nasmyth who replied as follows:- &quot;As the sextant box has no distinguishing marks, &amp; since it was discovered that no sextant had been found, all I have been able to find out is that the make of the box – that is – the dovetailing of the corners – makes it appear to be of French origin.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Dovetailed sextant boxes ===<br /> &quot;Dovetail joints for the corners had by the 1920s given way to comb (finger) joints, but as some later American aircraft cases used corner rebates, which are much easier to make without special machinery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ &quot;Update on Byrd Aircraft Sextant.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Tofiga's recollection ==<br /> [[Tofiga]] said he had seen a sextant box on Vaskess' credenza. Tofiga was not taken into the confidences of the [[WPHC]] officers who examined the [[bones file| materials sent to Fiji from Gardner Island]], but it seems very likely that the box he saw was the one [[Gallagher]] sent to Suva.<br /> <br /> == What might 3500 and 1542 mean? ==<br /> [[File:Numbers09.jpg|thumb|200px| Brandis #3987; N.O. #1584]]<br /> [[File:Numbers07.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[File:Numbers08.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> The sextant box found on Nikumaroro and shipped to Fiji in 1941 had two numbers on it: 3500 and 1542.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html] TIGHAR has recently found a plausible explanation for those two numbers. The first is likely to be the maker's number; the second a number inscribed on the instrument when it was inspected at the U.S. Naval Observatory.<br /> <br /> Fred Noonan [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html loaned a naval sextant to a student of his prior to the fatal flight]. That sextant box is extant and also has two numbers handwritten on the bottom of it: 3547 and 173. But the sextant inside the box is a Ludolph with a different serial number.<br /> <br /> As indicated in the first section of this article, we now know that 1542 is unquestionably a Naval Observatory number and that the sextant with that number was assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell, which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.]<br /> <br /> == The Pensacola Sextant Box (3547 and 173) ==<br /> The [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation] has a sextant box with &quot;dovetailed corners, the number 116 handwritten on the front, and the numbers 3547 and 173 handwritten on the bottom.&quot; The box contains &quot;a sextant manufactured by W. Ludolph of Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1919, with the serial number XIX 1090, painted black.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes]] p. 232.&lt;/ref&gt; The box was donated by W. A. Cluthe, a retired Pan Am captain, who said that he had borrowed the Ludolph sextant from Fred Noonan.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes|Ibid.]] p. 233.&lt;/ref&gt; The box is listed in the table below as ''Brandis (theoretical)'' because the box contains modifications that may have been made to accommodate a Brandis bubble sextant.<br /> <br /> == Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns ==<br /> <br /> This chart is organized in the order of the Navy number given to the instruments by the Naval Observatory when they were sent there for calibration. Two entries are theoretical; the rest are actual pairs of numbers obtained from various sources. Two of the boxes in TIGHAR's possession have Naval Observatory numbers stamped on the box along with Brandis maker's numbers stenciled on the box.<br /> <br /> In the engraving on the sextants, there is a symbol for the Naval Observatory between &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; and the number issued by the Naval Observatory. The symbol is an &quot;N&quot; superimposed on a square &quot;O&quot;. The symbol is relatively clear in [[:File:2975engrave.jpg|this photograph.]]<br /> <br /> All the nautical instrument repair and calibration work was shipped off to Norfolk in the early 1950s. &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Important though this work was, the Observatory was open to the criticism, especially from astronomers, that navigational instruments should be no part of the work of an astronomical observatory. This was undoubtedly part of the reason that the chronometer function was transferred in 1951 to the Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving only a small group of instrument makers who repaired and constructed the Observatory’s telescopes and other instrumentation, rather than navigational instruments.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830-2000'', by Steven J. Dick, Cambridge University Press, 2003; p. 507.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Any sextant marked &quot;FE Brandis&quot; is definitely a pre-1925 or so product.<br /> <br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse:collapse&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |+ ''Click on the sort symbol [[Image:Sort none.gif]] next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''''WB''' = Sextant is in the wrong box. '''WS''' = Wrong sextant is in this box.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> !style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;| Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> ! Comments<br /> ! Bubble<br /> ! N.O. # on box<br /> !WB/WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; W&amp;S (stamped into box and on plate) Warner &amp; Swasey<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 69<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 34<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; ''Brandis (theoretical'') <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; ''3547''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ''173''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ''Pensacola''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 14279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 330<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1931-06-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/34350185 Live Auctioneers.] Class: H.G. Stylized N+O. Unusual inlaid U.S. Navy shield with N+O and N+O 330 on it.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Unusual engraved brass plaque on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2763<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 348<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/9/1/9/6/webimg/700458505_o.jpg Dovetail joints] on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on brass plaque.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2734<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 362<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1943-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay #350401896246; re-inspected 1965-11-12<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes (die-punched)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 18446<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 405<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian; K&amp;E date: 1908<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4940<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1936-01-29<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading; K&amp;E date: 1901; in W&amp;S box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 470<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 0107<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-31<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.sharingthepast.com/blog/2015/1/8/vintage-us-navy-sextant-keuffel-esser-made-1887-or-1888-inspected-1942 Manufactured 1887/1888?] Class: survey. Lacks stylized N+O.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Engraved in two places on instrument. Punch-stamped twice on hingeline of box. Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-04-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mystic Seaport; K&amp;E date: 1901<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 31475&lt;ref&gt;Model #5227, manufactured about 1915/16, with K &amp; E serial number 31475. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 616<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-09-29&lt;ref&gt;There was an earlier Naval Observatory &quot;Cert&quot; card that had been glued inside the lid, but there is no written information left on its remains, and only just enough paper and printing to tell with certainty that is what it was. So this confirms that it had been &quot;Certified&quot; by the Naval Observatory at a much earlier date, most certainly in the &quot;teens&quot; when it was still quite new, but sadly the actual date of that earlier inspection, and any of its results. have been lost to us. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Private collection. Sextant described by owner in e-mail to TIGHAR (2013-06-04).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on inlaid shield, outside lid of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;33839<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 664<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1916<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3249<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 836<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;&quot;3249&quot; in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3227<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 845<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3239<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 850<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/subject-to-vat-sextant.-an-unusual-black-an-1-c-oc49e9s6w6 Dominic Winter Book Auctions]; &quot;circa 1918.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3268<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 882 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] 882 is stenciled on front of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3667<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes. Box only; contains 3703/936.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3703<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 936<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, but box is for 3667/889.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3738<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 945<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] In box for 3268.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11778<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-05-12<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5851<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1110<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Purchased on ebay by Lee Paynter, a TIGHAR member.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no, but Maker number is stenciled on edge<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5756<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-08-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; box containing Brandis 5981 / N.O. 1142 with certificate of inspection for 5756/1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5727<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1127<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1921-08-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; email to TIGHAR headquarters<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5981<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1142<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for Brandis 5756 / N.O. 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1144<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1146<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1921-08-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1921-us-navy-sextant-owned-by-enola-gay-admiral eBay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;13069<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1248<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13135<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1365<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Maker number and NO number on instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3339<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/373993 Antique Helper]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3331<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://landandseacollection.com/id858.html Land and Sea;] in box for 4551<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1446<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink:<br /> : Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc<br /> : 764-753 Lexington Avenue<br /> : Brooklyn, New York<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3444<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1461<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No, box is for a Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4129<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1530<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[https://www.ebay.com/itm/173126547032?ul_noapp=true eBay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;In box for 4483<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; '''''3500'''''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; '''''1542'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html Assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell,] which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.] The empty sextant box was found on the island and sent to the Western Pacific High Commission in Suva, Fiji, in 1941.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; maybe<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37548<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-10-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum; K&amp;E date 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3987<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1938-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3511<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1585<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37508<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1595<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/231662444989 ebay;] USN number 161-USN-252194<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3527<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1933-05-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR; large box; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4521<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1648<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 58281 in pencil inside the lid on what looks like a repair or addition<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4551<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1762<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only; contains B. 3331 / N.O. 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4297<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR - McKenna<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4522<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis &amp; Sons; survey; &quot;H.K.&quot;; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20729.html#msg20729 Capt. J. H. Klein]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4672<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/17/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In Box for Brandis 4667.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4345<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1914<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay. metal tag: 61071 000065. Inside edge: (pencil) serial 1914; Brandis stamp: 4001.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4319<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1960<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;(in box for 3483/1567)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4707<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1969<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-07-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.; box is for B. 4234<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4244<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2561<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.moinat.ch/en/miscellanea/11546-sextant-us-navy-n-2551-par-brandis-son.html Moinat SA,] &quot;Sextant 'US NAVY'' N° 2551 par Brandis &amp; Son.&quot; I read &quot;2561&quot; in the photo.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;4244&quot; (?) is in ink on the hingeline. Not visible on photos of instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4834<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2564<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-06-28<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4836<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2607<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. In box for 4798.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4919<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2659<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-02-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/173540915739?ul_noapp=true ebay]. NO 2659 etched on arc. Brandis 4919 on the arc and the inspection certificate. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Serial number is stenciled on the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4934<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2687<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay, sold 12/30/2014 $132.50<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5015<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2693<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-06-05<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/43149815_brandis-and-sons-sextant LiveAuctioneers.]These two numbers are on the collimation certificate. They have not been cross-checked with the instrument in the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt; ??<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5071<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2696<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40 U. of Illinois Observatory]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4994<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2741<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-05-25<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 12/05/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4440<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2743<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box number 4902 <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2785<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2827<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 eBay;] &quot;161 - USN - 252222&quot; by hand on arc; &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; stamped on arc<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;only on box; Brandis 2539 on arc <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4182<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;N/A<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4180<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2895<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5214<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2900<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-US-NAVY-USN-American-made-Brandis-amp-Son-Brooklyn-NY-PARTS-D40-/122737739254?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=whEmfF3LcXt9%252BK6R7YKZy5k4i1I%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5310&lt;ref&gt;The collimation label gives the Maker No. as 2919. 5310 is stamped in ink on the box while 2919 is impressed in the wood.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2919<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-03-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; Survey; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5620<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5289<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2959<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5292<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Russ Dickey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5296<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;36961<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3227<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37305<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 3277<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1940-09-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98780-very-nice-1919-keuffel-esser-sextant-for-us-navy/ Cloudy Nights.] &quot;1919 K&amp;E Sextant.&quot; Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3954-41<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1948-12-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Craigslist<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;NO 3954 on plaque. Other numbers and signs written on the top of the box: &quot;X9773-&quot; and &quot;R1&quot; on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5156<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4017<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay; in box for UNSO 4717/1982<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5109<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4067<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5375<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4125<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-navy-sextant-brandis-sons-n-y-1936-in-orig ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4161<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-04-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Era-Brandis-Sons-Sextant-Complete-in-Box-Naval-Observatory-1919-NICE-/272382922128? ebay.] Problematic. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Pictures show 4193 stamped on arc and inked on the box. N.O. 4161 also on arc, according to the text. Maker's number 5317 on the inspection certificate. So there is quite a discrepancy! <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-us-navy-sextant-no-4267-brandis ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Appears to be 4765.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4750<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4296<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;In box for NO 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4762<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4334<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;plate on box says 1844<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5524<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4374<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/222542741960?ul_noapp=true ebay.] In box for Brandis 4065 (inked on hingeline).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4144<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4449<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5577<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4485<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-CASE-Nautical-1941-USN-Mohogany-Case-BRANDIS-SONS-INC-/350657321510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item51a4ce1a26 ebay]. A note made in pen on the margin of the N.O. certificate reads, &quot;Use cigarette ashes to wash.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Not stenciled or stamped. [[Gillespie]]: &quot;Interesting that the box has no stenciled serial number or stamped-in N.O. number. Apparently, at some point, they stopped doing that.&quot; The collimation (calibration) certificate glued into the box matches the serial number and N.O. number on the sextant.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3596<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4510<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; 7.5&quot; radius<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;no box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3920<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4516<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.fleaglass.com/ads/wwi-us-navy-quartant-sextant-brandis-brooklyn-ny/# Fleaglass.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;seller says &quot;yes&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3893<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4569<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4029<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Numbers from box; contains NO 4296.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3826<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4603<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Brass plaque on box: &quot;248 US Navy 101009&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box only. Holds Brandis 5670.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4097<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4657<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; in pencil inside<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4313<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4665<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Bruce Thomas<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No box. In display case from USS ''Hancock''.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5670<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4705<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/object.cfm?recordnumber=1087501 Smithsonian]; offered for sale on ebay in 2017. [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1087501 Identified as Brandis 5670. Curator confirms number is 5670.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No. The box is for Brandis 3946.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;1982<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4717<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; holds USNO 4017/5156<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3336<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4773<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3320<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4799<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3985<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4826<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=380451003032&amp;ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 eBay] (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3832<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4831<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/itemlocker/05pixlocker/5-58LABEL.JPG WestSea.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3898<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4842<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sextant-Brandis-1941-WWII-Navy-with-case-/322430590749?hash=item4b125c5f1d:g:HkAAAOSw32lYrEi8 ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3806<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4879<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5628<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4954<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1932-12-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandis-and-Sons-Sextant-/330933350805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4d0d2a3195 eBay] [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 (McKenna).] &quot;DD 359&quot; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) (US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''?)] written in pencil twice in the box.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 Andrew McKenna:] If &quot;DD 359&quot; does indicate service aboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''], it is interesting that they were still issuing 1920s sextants to ships being commissioned as late as 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No numbers on the box (neither Brandis nor N.O.).<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5083-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1945-03-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;Only the box; ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-01-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Note on box for 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5508<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5273<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;USNO Historical Committee Inv<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In box for 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;9746<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay (reported 10/15/2011 on AE Forum by A.McKenna) was used on USS ''Hector''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13692 stamped on brass plate affixed above lid latches<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 17649<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-07-19<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !colspan=&quot;7&quot;| No Navy numbers or not known<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 1844<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; plate on box containing 4762<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 166 - USN 25222 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 ebay]; &quot;U.S. Navy on one end of arc; &quot;161 - USN - 25222&quot; hand-engraved; in box with 2827 die-punched on it<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 2827 die-punched (not inked) on wood. Because of the two different kinds of numbers, I have entered this sextant number twice in the table. Here as 166 - USN 25222; elsewhere as Navy No. 2827.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2679<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis sticker identifies this as an octant manufactured on 1/19/1911. There does not seem to be any Navy number or collimation certificate. The box has &quot;dovetail joints.&quot; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/273240849230?ul_noapp=true&amp;autorefresh=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3657<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 883 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; box holding sextant 3692; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 883 stenciled on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2864<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; &quot;F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co.&quot; and serial number in center of the arc.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3692<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; in box for 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3702<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; e-bay. Large &quot;916&quot; stenciled in gold on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;916&quot;?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4001<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box for 4345<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4037<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 4487<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box contains #4129, NO # 1530.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; None on box nor on Navy collation certificate.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4798<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-01-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Contains sextant 4836/2607.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5687<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg31091.html#msg31091 Plate on box says &quot;Fiala Outfits, Inc. ...&quot;]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5953<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; 184 imprinted twice on lens bracket<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;184?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5996<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1920-10-08<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] Maker's No.: 5996 crossed out on inspection certificate. 6006 written in green ink.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 6006<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5996?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] In box for 5996? Quadrant?<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; Yes? Wired with on/off switch, light.<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13024<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-04-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13024 on box &amp; inspection. Inlaid shield--seems to be blank.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Looking for patterns in the data ===<br /> There seems to be some correlation between the dates of calibration by the Naval Observatory and the number given to the sextant by the Observatory.<br /> <br /> The numbers issued in 1919 seem to be in ascending order by date, but they are out of sequence compared to the rest of the table.<br /> <br /> With the 1919 numbers removed, most of the rest of the numbers are in ascending order by date. Two of those sextants (2977 and 2975) are bubble mods for the Navy transatlantic flight in May of that year.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> |+ ''Ordered by N.O. number; anomalous rows marked in grey.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> ! Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser (in W&amp;S box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4940<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1936-01-29<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-04-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;11778<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-05-12<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;37548<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-10-24<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-30<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3527<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1933-05-04<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4297<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1939-09-18<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4279<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1941-07-23<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5620<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5296<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5292<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-26<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;17649<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1946-07-19<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Brandis production eras ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20698.html#msg20698 Forum (19 Oct 2012)]<br /> <br /> :: According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20110720233508/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=5 brief history of Brandis] given on the Smithsonian web site, Brandis slightly changed its name three times during its existence, and therefore the way the Brandis company name is marked on a sextant can potentially tell us something about when it was manufactured.<br /> <br /> ::: “Frederick Ernest Brandis (1845–1916) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1858, worked for Stackpole &amp; Brothers for a few years, and then opened his own instrument shop in 1871. The firm became F. Brandis &amp; Co. in 1875, F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co. in 1890, and Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. in 1916. The Pioneer Instrument Company purchased control of Brandis in 1922, and sold it to the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. The manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.”<br /> <br /> :: So, we have three Brandis eras:<br /> <br /> :::- The ‘F. Brandis &amp; Co.’ era, from 1875 to 1890;<br /> :::- The ‘F. E. Brandis, Sons, &amp; Co.’ era, from 1890 to 1916;<br /> :::- The ‘Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co.’ era, from 1916 to 1932.<br /> <br /> === Navy number schemes ===<br /> <br /> :; Art Rypinski<br /> <br /> :: In the late 1920s, the Navy changed their serial numbering scheme, just about the time aircraft octant became avialable. . Later serial numbers took the form XX-YY, where YY is the year of acquisition. If the octant that Fred Noonan took on the world flight originated with the Navy, it would probably would have had an XX-YY serial number, where the year element would fall between 27 and 38. However, Noonan might have bought his own octant, or scrounged it from Pan Am, in which case the form of the serial number is anyone's guess. (Army Air Corps also used YY-XXXX serial numbers from 1940 and perhaps earlier). Octants and octant boxes have a distinctive and peculiar shape. We can be pretty certain that the 3500/1542 box was not an octant box.<br /> <br /> :: The 3500/1542 inscription is particularly interesting because it is consistent with a particular moment in time (1918-1921), a particular institution (the US Navy and USNO), and a particular make of sextant (Brandis). During this period, we know that the Navy modified a number of Brandis sextants in aviation/bubble/&quot;Byrd&quot; sextants, and we know that Noonan's friend Cmdr. Weems owned several modified Brandis sextants because he much later donated them to the Smithsonian.<br /> <br /> :: We also know that Noonan carried a nautical sextant on the China Clipper flight, and we have a contemporary photo showing a Brandis sextant box sitting next to an octant on the navigator's shelf of the China Clipper. We do not have any direct evidence that Noonan carried a sextant on the world flight, nor any direct evidence of the make or serial number of any hypothesized sextant. So, there are still some links missing in this chain of evidence.<br /> <br /> :: However, it would very interesting to demonstrate that the Navy once owned a Brandis sextant with the serial numbers 3500/1542, and even more interesting if it could be shown that this particular sextant had been modified as an aircraft sextant. It would be yet more interesting if this sextant could be linked to Weems, Pan Am, or Noonanj. It would also be interesting (in a negative way) if the sextant turned up in an inconvenient location (like aboard a ship) in July 1937.<br /> <br /> :: Some things to look for:<br /> <br /> ::* Listing of sextants surplused, with serial numbers.<br /> ::* Listing of sextants sent or received for modification as byrd or bubble or aviation sextants;<br /> ::* listing of sextants calibrated by USNO, with serial numbers.<br /> <br /> === Keuffel &amp; Esser production dates ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20406.html#msg20406 Forum, 4 October 2012.]<br /> <br /> :: In the table below I list the N.O. number, Keuffel &amp; Esser serial number, date of manufacture as indicated by the table from [http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm Surveying Antiques,]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm &quot;How To Date Your Keuffel &amp; Esser (K&amp;E) Instruments.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; and date of the eccentricity certificate we have for the sextant. The last sextant in the table is the sextant that I mentioned in [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg19679.html#msg19679 reply #99,] whose N.O. number we don't have.<br /> <br /> :::{|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !N.O. #<br /> !K&amp;E #<br /> !K&amp;E year<br /> !E.C. year<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|405<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|18446<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1908<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|4940<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1936<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|575<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|5418<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|664<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|33839<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1916<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|1555<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|37548<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|3227<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|36961<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1937<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :: The dates of manufacture would of course be the earliest the sextants could have appeared at the Naval Observatory, while the eccentricity certificate dates may represent re-certifications rather that the first certification of the sextant.<br /> <br /> :: The K&amp;E sextant with an N.O. number 1555 is only a few removed from our holy grail sextant, N.O. #1542; if we have a correct date for the K&amp;E sextant then it would seem that the sextant with N.O. #1542 passed through the Naval Observatory for the first time in 1918 or 1919. It is interesting to note that the Ludolph sextant that Noonan gave to a fellow Pan Am pilot, has a manufacture date of 1919 (as indicated by the Roman numerals XIX).<br /> <br /> === Discussion ===<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]]<br /> :If we throw out the 1919 numbers as an anomaly, along with K&amp;E #4940, we can say that the assignment of N.O. number 1542 (on the Niku box) might have occurred circa 1930/31 and that the instrument was still in the Navy inventory at that time. Noonan went to work for Pan Am in 1930. Pan Am acquired the landing rights to Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam in 1934 and began assembling its Pacific Division with Noonan as the lead navigator.<br /> <br /> :In other words, Noonan's acquisition of Brandis 3500/N.O. 1542 as surplus sometime between 1934 and 1936 seems possible.<br /> <br /> ; [[Art Rypinski]]<br /> :Keep in mind that Brandis made thousands of sextants during the period 1918-1920 or so, which left the peacetime Navy with far more sextants than they could ever use. The Naval Observatory Annual Reports for the period describe surplusing of large number of instruments. According to the Smithsonian, Brandis was acquired by the Pioneer Instrument Co. in 1922, and &quot;the manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.&quot; I think it would be reasonable to believe that almost all of the Brandis sextants in circulation were actually manufactured in 1918-1920, and that none were manufactured after 1932. Further, the Naval Observatory appears to have changed its numbering plan (at least for aviation octants) in the late 1920s, and begin issuing NO numbers with the form XXXX-YY, where YY was the year of original calibration. Therefore, I believe that all of the post-1930 calibration dates are recalibrations of sextants that were originally calibrated and issued their NO numbers in 1918-1920. Hence, I hypothesize that neither the maker’s number nor the NO number of sextants calibrated after 1930 has any relationship with the calibration date.<br /> <br /> :#3500/NO 1542 could have been surplused and put into private hands at any point after 1920. If 3500/1542 was a Byrd Sextant, however, I speculate that it would have been relatively rare and would have been kept in service until aviation octants became relatively plentiful--say, early 1930s?<br /> <br /> === Sextants, Octants, Quadrants ===<br /> <br /> ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._H._Weems P. V. H. Weems,] ''Air Navigation'', 1938, second edition, p. 301:<br /> <br /> : Since an arc of 45 degrees is one-eighth of a circle, instruments of this general type, having a maximum angle of 45 degrees between the two reflectors, are known as octants. Instruments having an arc or limb of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle, for measuring the angle between reflectors are called sextants, and those having arcs of 90 degrees, or one-quarter of a circle are called quadrants. Either octants or sextants are suitable for aerial use, but the quadrant is too bulky. For a great many years practically all instruments used by marine navigators for measuring altitudes have been sextants, and the term sextant has become so generally used that it is now applied to all instruments for measuring altitudes of heavenly bodies whether they are actually quadrants, sextants, or octants.<br /> <br /> == Photo Gallery ==<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:4279_01.jpg| Brandis 4279 in 4234 box.<br /> Image:4279_02.jpg| Brandis 4279: Navy Sticker.<br /> Image:4279_03.jpg| Brandis 4279 box: stenciled number 4234.<br /> Image:4946_01.jpg| Brandis 4946. Standard sextant &amp; box.<br /> Image:5292_01.jpg| Brandis 5292. Byrd bubble added.<br /> Image:5292_02.jpg| Brandis 5292. Box modifications.<br /> Image:5292_03.jpg| Brandis 5292 in modified box.<br /> Image:three_sextants.jpg | Box comparisons.<br /> Image:three_sextants_02.jpg| Box comparisons.<br /> Image:4940_01.jpg|K&amp;E 4940/Navy 415 in box for W&amp;S 069/Navy 34.<br /> Image:W&amp;S 069 box.jpg| W&amp;S maker's number on box.<br /> Image:brandis_sticker.jpg| Brandis sticker in W&amp;S box with K&amp;E sextant.<br /> Image:4940_02.jpg| K&amp;E 4940. Naval Observatory inspection 1/29/36.<br /> Image:3527_01.jpg| Why no mods in box lid?<br /> Image:David_White_box.jpg| 1943 David White box.<br /> Image:2975engrave.jpg‎| Naval Observatory number on 2975.<br /> Image:Navy-Number_02.jpg‎|Magnifying glass on 2785.<br /> Image:Pensfront.jpg| Pensacola sextant--top view.<br /> Image:Pensbottom.jpg| Pensacola: 3547 / 173.<br /> Image:Moffettsext.jpg| Ludolph in Pensacola box.<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--1.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--2.JPG| NO 616, exterior<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--3.JPG| NO 616, brass shield<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--4.JPG| NO 616, sextant in box<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--5.JPG| NO 616, original certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--6.JPG| NO 616, 1941-09-29 certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--7.JPG| NO 616, NO closeup<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--8.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475 closeup<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg40877.html#msg40877 Left-handed Brandis aeronautical octant, 206C-145.]<br /> * ''Sextants at Greenwich'': a catalog by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns and Richard Dunn.<br /> * [http://sextantbook.com/ ''The Nautical Sextant''] by Bill Morris.<br /> * ''Numbers Game'' in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2008Vol_24/1008.pdf TIGHAR Tracks, Volume 24, October 2008]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/2009/05/30/a-byrd-sextant-restored/ Blog entry about the restored sextant.]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ Update on Restoration of a Byrd Sextant]--excellent photograph/diagram.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related articles==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Collected by Gallagher]]<br /> [[Category:Artifacts]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sextant_box_found_on_Nikumaroro&diff=7976 2018-10-31T08:24:15Z

<p>Moleski: /* Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pensfront.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola sextant, top view (3547/173).]]<br /> [[Image:Pensbottom.jpg|thumb|right|Loaned by Fred Noonan to a student.]]<br /> When Gallagher did a thorough search of the area near where the skull was found, he discovered an empty sextant box with two numbers on it--3500 and 1542. The British saw no significance in the numbers; in 2008, TIGHAR found an intriguing pattern of dual numbers (maker's number and U.S. Naval Observatory numbers assigned when the instruments were inspected there). <br /> <br /> In 2018, an [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html independent researcher] determined that the sextant had been assigned to the [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) U.S.S. Bushnell,] which surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.<br /> <br /> == N.O. 1542 assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell ==<br /> <br /> From Ric Gillespie in the [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,2040.0.html Amelia Earhart Search Forum, 28 October 2018:]<br /> <br /> Last night, Andrew McKenna called my attention to a report recently posted by a TIGHAR critic that provides what appears to be solid documentation that the sextant box found with the castaway bones in 1940 came from the November, 1939 USS Bushnell survey. The Naval Observatory Number on the box Gallagher found was 1542. That N.O. number is recorded as being among Bushnell sextants sent to the Naval Observatory for &quot;general overhaul&quot; in late 1938. The Bushnell survey of Gardner Island was in November 1939. <br /> <br /> We’ve lost what always appeared to be a strong link between the castaway and Earhart, but this is nonetheless a positive development. Documented fact is always welcome, and this does not effect the other evidence that says the castaway was Earhart. <br /> <br /> The owner of the blog [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/p/the-nikumaroro-hypothesis-proposes-that.html The Ghost of Gardner Island] doesn’t give his name but apparently at one time he was on the TIGHAR Forum.<br /> <br /> I’ve sent him this email:<br /> <br /> I just read your [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html “Origin of the Nikumaroro Sextant Box.”] It’s a terrific piece of research and I agree you with you that the box found near the castaway’s remains was from USS Bushnell. <br /> <br /> As you say, when you first proposed that the box came from USS Bushnell I thought the suggestion was “thoroughly bizarre.” Whether bizarre or not, you have shown that your hypothesis is correct. I should not have been so dismissive. I’m sorry. Please accept my apology.<br /> <br /> I could not imagine how a valuable piece of equipment could have been left behind by the Bushnell surveyors and then end up in the immediate vicinity of the partial skeleton looking like it had been &quot;used latterly merely as a receptacle” [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Bones_Chronology7.html (August 8, 1941 note to file by High Commissioner Sir Harry Luke).] without the surveyors also noticing the bones. That still seems “bizarre”, but it happened. Your suggestion that &quot;a Bushnell surveyor happened to lose it in the vicinity of the remains of the castaway’s final campsite” doesn't explain its described appearance, which I take to mean that the internal structures in the box had been removed to make more useful as simply a way to carry stuff. Why would a surveyor do that?<br /> <br /> Here’s one possible sequence of events:<br /> <br /> :• November 1939 - The box, probably containing the sextant, gets left behind when USS Bushnell departs. <br /> :• At that time there were a couple dozen Gilbertese laborers living on the island, clearing land and planting coconuts. (Not speculation) One of them finds the box. The sextant is of no use but the nice wooden box with a handle is good for carrying stuff if you tear out the internal fixtures. (Speculation)<br /> :• April 1940 - A work party goes to the southeast end of the island to cut hardwood (Kanawa) for the construction of furniture for the Government Rest House then under construction. (Not speculation) One of the laborers has the box with him.(Speculation)<br /> :• While cutting wood, the work party comes upon a human skull and buries it. (Not speculation) Someone, probably the Island Magistrate Buakee Koata, also finds and collects a Benedictine bottle. (Not Speculation)<br /> :• When the work party leaves the site, the box is left behind near where the skull is buried. (Speculation)<br /> :• September 1940 - Gallagher arrives on the island, hears about the skull, and goes to investigate. Gallagher finds the partial skeleton, part of a woman’s shoe, part of a man’s shoe, some small corks with dress chains, and the box. He naturally, but incorrectly, associates the box with the castaway. (Not speculation) <br /> <br /> Of course, none of this offers an alternative explanation for the castaway, the shoe parts, the corks, and all of the signs of a castaway campsite. <br /> <br /> Loose ends:<br /> <br /> :• Why would the laborer leave his box behind? <br /> :• Gallagher associates the box with the castaway. Nobody tells him “that's my box.<br /> :• Gallagher reported that “part of the lens of an inverting eyepiece” was also found but was “thrown away by finder.” Apparently Gallagher never saw it and seems to be basing his identification of the object on a description. Who is describing it? The finder? When was it found and thrown away? I can’t make it make sense.<br /> <br /> == Notes from the [[bones file]] ==<br /> ;Telegram No. 71 from Gallagher to Jack Barley, Resident Commissioner, Ocean Island, Sept. 23, 1940<br /> :Sextant box has two numbers on it 3500 (stencilled) and 1542--sextant being old fashioned and probably painted over with black enamel.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html]<br /> <br /> ;Typed note in file 4439-40 (23) from Vaskess to Sir Harry, April 11, 1941<br /> :The sextant box with its contents is now with me. Perhaps [[Captain Nasmyth]] might be willing to examine this with a view to ascertaining the origin? <br /> <br /> ; Letter – circled 14. Vaskess to Commander G.B. Nasmyth, F.R. Met. Soc., Suva. June 6, 1941.<br /> :Dear Commander Nasmyth,<br /> :With reference to our telephone conversation relative to the identification of a sextant and box which I mentioned as having been found and which you were so good as to say you would examine, I regret to state that on further examination it was discovered that no sextant had actually been found but only a box thought to have contained a sextant.<br /> :I am forwarding the box to you with this letter and His Excellency would be grateful if you would examine it with a view to determining its use and origin if possible.<br /> ::Sincerely,<br /> :::Secretary to the High Commission <br /> <br /> ;Typed note to file 4439-40 in red ink (39). [[Sir Harry]] to [[Vaskess]]. August 8, 1941.<br /> :Sec., H.C.,<br /> :I return the sextant box which I had retrieved from [[Captain Nasmyth]] in order to show it to [[Harold Gatty| Mr. Gatty]] who has expert knowledge of such matters. Mr. Gatty thinks that the box is an English one of some age and judges that it was used latterly merely as a receptacle. He does not consider that it could in any circumstance have been a sextant box used in modern trans-Pacific aviation. 2. What was Captain Nasmyth's opinion of it? <br /> <br /> ;Note to file 4439-40 (40). [[MacDonald]] to [[Vaskess]] (passed along to [[Sir Harry]])<br /> :The Secretary<br /> :Mnt (39), para. 2, I have spoken to Captain Nasmyth who replied as follows:- &quot;As the sextant box has no distinguishing marks, &amp; since it was discovered that no sextant had been found, all I have been able to find out is that the make of the box – that is – the dovetailing of the corners – makes it appear to be of French origin.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Dovetailed sextant boxes ===<br /> &quot;Dovetail joints for the corners had by the 1920s given way to comb (finger) joints, but as some later American aircraft cases used corner rebates, which are much easier to make without special machinery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ &quot;Update on Byrd Aircraft Sextant.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Tofiga's recollection ==<br /> [[Tofiga]] said he had seen a sextant box on Vaskess' credenza. Tofiga was not taken into the confidences of the [[WPHC]] officers who examined the [[bones file| materials sent to Fiji from Gardner Island]], but it seems very likely that the box he saw was the one [[Gallagher]] sent to Suva.<br /> <br /> == What might 3500 and 1542 mean? ==<br /> [[File:Numbers09.jpg|thumb|200px| Brandis #3987; N.O. #1584]]<br /> [[File:Numbers07.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[File:Numbers08.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> The sextant box found on Nikumaroro and shipped to Fiji in 1941 had two numbers on it: 3500 and 1542.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html] TIGHAR has recently found a plausible explanation for those two numbers. The first is likely to be the maker's number; the second a number inscribed on the instrument when it was inspected at the U.S. Naval Observatory.<br /> <br /> Fred Noonan [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html loaned a naval sextant to a student of his prior to the fatal flight]. That sextant box is extant and also has two numbers handwritten on the bottom of it: 3547 and 173. But the sextant inside the box is a Ludolph with a different serial number.<br /> <br /> As indicated in the first section of this article, we now know that 1542 is unquestionably a Naval Observatory number and that the sextant with that number was assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell, which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.]<br /> <br /> == The Pensacola Sextant Box (3547 and 173) ==<br /> The [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation] has a sextant box with &quot;dovetailed corners, the number 116 handwritten on the front, and the numbers 3547 and 173 handwritten on the bottom.&quot; The box contains &quot;a sextant manufactured by W. Ludolph of Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1919, with the serial number XIX 1090, painted black.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes]] p. 232.&lt;/ref&gt; The box was donated by W. A. Cluthe, a retired Pan Am captain, who said that he had borrowed the Ludolph sextant from Fred Noonan.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes|Ibid.]] p. 233.&lt;/ref&gt; The box is listed in the table below as ''Brandis (theoretical)'' because the box contains modifications that may have been made to accommodate a Brandis bubble sextant.<br /> <br /> == Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns ==<br /> <br /> This chart is organized in the order of the Navy number given to the instruments by the Naval Observatory when they were sent there for calibration. Two entries are theoretical; the rest are actual pairs of numbers obtained from various sources. Two of the boxes in TIGHAR's possession have Naval Observatory numbers stamped on the box along with Brandis maker's numbers stenciled on the box.<br /> <br /> In the engraving on the sextants, there is a symbol for the Naval Observatory between &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; and the number issued by the Naval Observatory. The symbol is an &quot;N&quot; superimposed on a square &quot;O&quot;. The symbol is relatively clear in [[:File:2975engrave.jpg|this photograph.]]<br /> <br /> All the nautical instrument repair and calibration work was shipped off to Norfolk in the early 1950s. &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Important though this work was, the Observatory was open to the criticism, especially from astronomers, that navigational instruments should be no part of the work of an astronomical observatory. This was undoubtedly part of the reason that the chronometer function was transferred in 1951 to the Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving only a small group of instrument makers who repaired and constructed the Observatory’s telescopes and other instrumentation, rather than navigational instruments.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830-2000'', by Steven J. Dick, Cambridge University Press, 2003; p. 507.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Any sextant marked &quot;FE Brandis&quot; is definitely a pre-1925 or so product.<br /> <br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse:collapse&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |+ ''Click on the sort symbol [[Image:Sort none.gif]] next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''''WB''' = Sextant is in the wrong box. '''WS''' = Wrong sextant is in this box.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> !style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;| Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> ! Comments<br /> ! Bubble<br /> ! N.O. # on box<br /> !WB/WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; W&amp;S (stamped into box and on plate) Warner &amp; Swasey<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 69<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 34<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; ''Brandis (theoretical'') <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; ''3547''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ''173''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ''Pensacola''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 14279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 330<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1931-06-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/34350185 Live Auctioneers.] Class: H.G. Stylized N+O. Unusual inlaid U.S. Navy shield with N+O and N+O 330 on it.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Unusual engraved brass plaque on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2763<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 348<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/9/1/9/6/webimg/700458505_o.jpg Dovetail joints] on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on brass plaque.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2734<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 362<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1943-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay #350401896246; re-inspected 1965-11-12<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes (die-punched)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 18446<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 405<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian; K&amp;E date: 1908<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4940<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1936-01-29<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading; K&amp;E date: 1901; in W&amp;S box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 470<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 0107<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-31<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.sharingthepast.com/blog/2015/1/8/vintage-us-navy-sextant-keuffel-esser-made-1887-or-1888-inspected-1942 Manufactured 1887/1888?] Class: survey. Lacks stylized N+O.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Engraved in two places on instrument. Punch-stamped twice on hingeline of box. Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-04-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mystic Seaport; K&amp;E date: 1901<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 31475&lt;ref&gt;Model #5227, manufactured about 1915/16, with K &amp; E serial number 31475. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 616<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-09-29&lt;ref&gt;There was an earlier Naval Observatory &quot;Cert&quot; card that had been glued inside the lid, but there is no written information left on its remains, and only just enough paper and printing to tell with certainty that is what it was. So this confirms that it had been &quot;Certified&quot; by the Naval Observatory at a much earlier date, most certainly in the &quot;teens&quot; when it was still quite new, but sadly the actual date of that earlier inspection, and any of its results. have been lost to us. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Private collection. Sextant described by owner in e-mail to TIGHAR (2013-06-04).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on inlaid shield, outside lid of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;33839<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 664<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1916<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3249<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 836<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;&quot;3249&quot; in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3227<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 845<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3239<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 850<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/subject-to-vat-sextant.-an-unusual-black-an-1-c-oc49e9s6w6 Dominic Winter Book Auctions]; &quot;circa 1918.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3268<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 882 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] 882 is stenciled on front of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3667<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes. Box only; contains 3703/936.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3703<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 936<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, but box is for 3667/889.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3738<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 945<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] In box for 3268.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11778<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-05-12<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5851<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1110<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Purchased on ebay by Lee Paynter, a TIGHAR member.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no, but Maker number is stenciled on edge<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5756<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-08-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; box containing Brandis 5981 / N.O. 1142 with certificate of inspection for 5756/1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5727<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1127<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1921-08-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; email to TIGHAR headquarters<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5981<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1142<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for Brandis 5756 / N.O. 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1144<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1146<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1921-08-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1921-us-navy-sextant-owned-by-enola-gay-admiral eBay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;13069<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1248<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13135<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1365<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Maker number and NO number on instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3339<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/373993 Antique Helper]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3331<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://landandseacollection.com/id858.html Land and Sea;] in box for 4551<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1446<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink:<br /> : Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc<br /> : 764-753 Lexington Avenue<br /> : Brooklyn, New York<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3444<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1461<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No, box is for a Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4129<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1530<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[https://www.ebay.com/itm/173126547032?ul_noapp=true eBay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;In box for 4483<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; '''''3500'''''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; '''''1542'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html Assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell,] which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.] The empty sextant box was found on the island and sent to the Western Pacific High Commission in Suva, Fiji, in 1941.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; maybe<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37548<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-10-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum; K&amp;E date 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3987<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1938-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3511<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1585<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37508<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1595<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/231662444989 ebay;] USN number 161-USN-252194<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3527<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1933-05-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR; large box; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4521<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1648<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 58281 in pencil inside the lid on what looks like a repair or addition<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4551<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1762<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only; contains B. 3331 / N.O. 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4297<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR - McKenna<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4522<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis &amp; Sons; survey; &quot;H.K.&quot;; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20729.html#msg20729 Capt. J. H. Klein]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4672<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/17/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In Box for Brandis 4667.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4345<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1914<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay. metal tag: 61071 000065. Inside edge: (pencil) serial 1914; Brandis stamp: 4001.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4319<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1960<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;(in box for 3483/1567)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4707<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1969<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-07-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.; box is for B. 4234<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4244<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2561<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.moinat.ch/en/miscellanea/11546-sextant-us-navy-n-2551-par-brandis-son.html Moinat SA,] &quot;Sextant 'US NAVY'' N° 2551 par Brandis &amp; Son.&quot; I read &quot;2561&quot; in the photo.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;4244&quot; (?) is in ink on the hingeline. Not visible on photos of instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4834<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2564<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-06-28<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4836<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2607<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. In box for 4798.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4919<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2659<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-02-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/173540915739?ul_noapp=true ebay]. NO 2659 etched on arc. Brandis 4919 on the arc and the inspection certificate. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Serial number is stenciled on the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4934<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2687<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay, sold 12/30/2014 $132.50<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5015<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2693<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-06-05<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/43149815_brandis-and-sons-sextant LiveAuctioneers.]These two numbers are on the collimation certificate. They have not been cross-checked with the instrument in the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt; ??<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5071<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2696<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40 U. of Illinois Observatory]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4994<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2741<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-05-25<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 12/05/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4440<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2743<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box number 4902 <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2785<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2827<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 eBay;] &quot;161 - USN - 252222&quot; by hand on arc; &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; stamped on arc<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;only on box; Brandis 2539 on arc <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4182<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;N/A<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4180<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2895<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5214<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2900<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-US-NAVY-USN-American-made-Brandis-amp-Son-Brooklyn-NY-PARTS-D40-/122737739254?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=whEmfF3LcXt9%252BK6R7YKZy5k4i1I%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5310&lt;ref&gt;The collimation label gives the Maker No. as 2919. 5310 is stamped in ink on the box while 2919 is impressed in the wood.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2919<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-03-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; Survey; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5620<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5289<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2959<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5292<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Russ Dickey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5296<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;36961<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3227<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37305<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 3277<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1940-09-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98780-very-nice-1919-keuffel-esser-sextant-for-us-navy/ Cloudy Nights.] &quot;1919 K&amp;E Sextant.&quot; Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3954-41<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1948-12-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Craigslist<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;NO 3954 on plaque. Other numbers and signs written on the top of the box: &quot;X9773-&quot; and &quot;R1&quot; on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5156<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4017<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay; in box for UNSO 4717/1982<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5109<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4067<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5375<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4125<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-navy-sextant-brandis-sons-n-y-1936-in-orig ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4161<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-04-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Era-Brandis-Sons-Sextant-Complete-in-Box-Naval-Observatory-1919-NICE-/272382922128? ebay.] Problematic. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Pictures show 4193 stamped on arc and inked on the box. N.O. 4161 also on arc, according to the text. Maker's number 5317 on the inspection certificate. So there is quite a discrepancy! <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-us-navy-sextant-no-4267-brandis ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Appears to be 4765.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4750<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4296<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;In box for NO 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4762<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4334<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;plate on box says 1844<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5524<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4374<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/222542741960?ul_noapp=true ebay.] In box for Brandis 4065 (inked on hingeline).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4144<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4449<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5577<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4485<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-CASE-Nautical-1941-USN-Mohogany-Case-BRANDIS-SONS-INC-/350657321510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item51a4ce1a26 ebay]. A note made in pen on the margin of the N.O. certificate reads, &quot;Use cigarette ashes to wash.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Not stenciled or stamped. [[Gillespie]]: &quot;Interesting that the box has no stenciled serial number or stamped-in N.O. number. Apparently, at some point, they stopped doing that.&quot; The collimation (calibration) certificate glued into the box matches the serial number and N.O. number on the sextant.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3596<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4510<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; 7.5&quot; radius<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;no box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3920<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4516<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.fleaglass.com/ads/wwi-us-navy-quartant-sextant-brandis-brooklyn-ny/# Fleaglass.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;seller says &quot;yes&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3893<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4569<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4029<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Numbers from box; contains NO 4296.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3826<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4603<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Brass plaque on box: &quot;248 US Navy 101009&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box only. Holds Brandis 5670.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4097<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4657<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; in pencil inside<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4313<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4665<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Bruce Thomas<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No box. In display case from USS ''Hancock''.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5670<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4705<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/object.cfm?recordnumber=1087501 Smithsonian]; offered for sale on ebay in 2017. [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1087501 Identified as Brandis 5670. Curator confirms number is 5670.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No. The box is for Brandis 3946.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;1982<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4717<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; holds USNO 4017/5156<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3336<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4773<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3320<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4799<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3985<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4826<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=380451003032&amp;ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 eBay] (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3832<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4831<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/itemlocker/05pixlocker/5-58LABEL.JPG WestSea.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3898<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4842<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sextant-Brandis-1941-WWII-Navy-with-case-/322430590749?hash=item4b125c5f1d:g:HkAAAOSw32lYrEi8 ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3806<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4879<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5628<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4954<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1932-12-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandis-and-Sons-Sextant-/330933350805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4d0d2a3195 eBay] [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 (McKenna).] &quot;DD 359&quot; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) (US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''?)] written in pencil twice in the box.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 Andrew McKenna:] If &quot;DD 359&quot; does indicate service aboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''], it is interesting that they were still issuing 1920s sextants to ships being commissioned as late as 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No numbers on the box (neither Brandis nor N.O.).<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5083-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1945-03-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;Only the box; ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-01-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Note on box for 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5508<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5273<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;USNO Historical Committee Inv<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In box for 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;9746<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay (reported 10/15/2011 on AE Forum by A.McKenna) was used on USS ''Hector''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13692 stamped on brass plate affixed above lid latches<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 17649<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-07-19<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !colspan=&quot;7&quot;| No Navy numbers or not known<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 1844<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; plate on box containing 4762<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 166 - USN 25222 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 ebay]; &quot;U.S. Navy on one end of arc; &quot;161 - USN - 25222&quot; hand-engraved; in box with 2827 die-punched on it<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 2827 die-punched (not inked) on wood. Because of the two different kinds of numbers, I have entered this sextant number twice in the table. Here as 166 - USN 25222; elsewhere as Navy No. 2827.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2679<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis sticker identifies this as an octant manufactured on 1/19/1911. There does not seem to be any Navy number or collimation certificate. The box has &quot;dovetail joints.&quot; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/273240849230?ul_noapp=true&amp;autorefresh=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3657<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 883 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; box holding sextant 3692; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 883 stenciled on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2864<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; &quot;F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co.&quot; and serial number in center of the arc.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3692<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; in box for 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3702<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; e-bay. Large &quot;916&quot; stenciled in gold on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;916&quot;?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4001<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box for 4345<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4037<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 4487<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box contains #4129, NO # 1530.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; None on box nor on Navy collation certificate.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4798<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-01-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Contains sextant 4836/2607.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5687<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg31091.html#msg31091 Plate on box says &quot;Fiala Outfits, Inc. ...&quot;]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5953<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; 184 imprinted twice on lens bracket<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;184?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5996<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1920-10-08<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] Maker's No.: 5996 crossed out on inspection certificate. 6006 written in green ink.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 6006<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5996?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] In box for 5996? Quadrant?<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; Yes? Wired with on/off switch, light.<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13024<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-04-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13024 on box &amp; inspection. Inlaid shield--seems to be blank.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Looking for patterns in the data ===<br /> There seems to be some correlation between the dates of calibration by the Naval Observatory and the number given to the sextant by the Observatory.<br /> <br /> The numbers issued in 1919 seem to be in ascending order by date, but they are out of sequence compared to the rest of the table.<br /> <br /> With the 1919 numbers removed, most of the rest of the numbers are in ascending order by date. Two of those sextants (2977 and 2975) are bubble mods for the Navy transatlantic flight in May of that year.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> |+ ''Ordered by N.O. number; anomalous rows marked in grey.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> ! Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser (in W&amp;S box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4940<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1936-01-29<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-04-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;11778<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-05-12<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;37548<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-10-24<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-30<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3527<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1933-05-04<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4297<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1939-09-18<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4279<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1941-07-23<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5620<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5296<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5292<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-26<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;17649<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1946-07-19<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Brandis production eras ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20698.html#msg20698 Forum (19 Oct 2012)]<br /> <br /> :: According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20110720233508/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=5 brief history of Brandis] given on the Smithsonian web site, Brandis slightly changed its name three times during its existence, and therefore the way the Brandis company name is marked on a sextant can potentially tell us something about when it was manufactured.<br /> <br /> ::: “Frederick Ernest Brandis (1845–1916) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1858, worked for Stackpole &amp; Brothers for a few years, and then opened his own instrument shop in 1871. The firm became F. Brandis &amp; Co. in 1875, F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co. in 1890, and Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. in 1916. The Pioneer Instrument Company purchased control of Brandis in 1922, and sold it to the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. The manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.”<br /> <br /> :: So, we have three Brandis eras:<br /> <br /> :::- The ‘F. Brandis &amp; Co.’ era, from 1875 to 1890;<br /> :::- The ‘F. E. Brandis, Sons, &amp; Co.’ era, from 1890 to 1916;<br /> :::- The ‘Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co.’ era, from 1916 to 1932.<br /> <br /> === Navy number schemes ===<br /> <br /> :; Art Rypinski<br /> <br /> :: In the late 1920s, the Navy changed their serial numbering scheme, just about the time aircraft octant became avialable. . Later serial numbers took the form XX-YY, where YY is the year of acquisition. If the octant that Fred Noonan took on the world flight originated with the Navy, it would probably would have had an XX-YY serial number, where the year element would fall between 27 and 38. However, Noonan might have bought his own octant, or scrounged it from Pan Am, in which case the form of the serial number is anyone's guess. (Army Air Corps also used YY-XXXX serial numbers from 1940 and perhaps earlier). Octants and octant boxes have a distinctive and peculiar shape. We can be pretty certain that the 3500/1542 box was not an octant box.<br /> <br /> :: The 3500/1542 inscription is particularly interesting because it is consistent with a particular moment in time (1918-1921), a particular institution (the US Navy and USNO), and a particular make of sextant (Brandis). During this period, we know that the Navy modified a number of Brandis sextants in aviation/bubble/&quot;Byrd&quot; sextants, and we know that Noonan's friend Cmdr. Weems owned several modified Brandis sextants because he much later donated them to the Smithsonian.<br /> <br /> :: We also know that Noonan carried a nautical sextant on the China Clipper flight, and we have a contemporary photo showing a Brandis sextant box sitting next to an octant on the navigator's shelf of the China Clipper. We do not have any direct evidence that Noonan carried a sextant on the world flight, nor any direct evidence of the make or serial number of any hypothesized sextant. So, there are still some links missing in this chain of evidence.<br /> <br /> :: However, it would very interesting to demonstrate that the Navy once owned a Brandis sextant with the serial numbers 3500/1542, and even more interesting if it could be shown that this particular sextant had been modified as an aircraft sextant. It would be yet more interesting if this sextant could be linked to Weems, Pan Am, or Noonanj. It would also be interesting (in a negative way) if the sextant turned up in an inconvenient location (like aboard a ship) in July 1937.<br /> <br /> :: Some things to look for:<br /> <br /> ::* Listing of sextants surplused, with serial numbers.<br /> ::* Listing of sextants sent or received for modification as byrd or bubble or aviation sextants;<br /> ::* listing of sextants calibrated by USNO, with serial numbers.<br /> <br /> === Keuffel &amp; Esser production dates ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20406.html#msg20406 Forum, 4 October 2012.]<br /> <br /> :: In the table below I list the N.O. number, Keuffel &amp; Esser serial number, date of manufacture as indicated by the table from [http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm Surveying Antiques,]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm &quot;How To Date Your Keuffel &amp; Esser (K&amp;E) Instruments.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; and date of the eccentricity certificate we have for the sextant. The last sextant in the table is the sextant that I mentioned in [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg19679.html#msg19679 reply #99,] whose N.O. number we don't have.<br /> <br /> :::{|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !N.O. #<br /> !K&amp;E #<br /> !K&amp;E year<br /> !E.C. year<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|405<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|18446<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1908<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|4940<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1936<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|575<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|5418<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|664<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|33839<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1916<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|1555<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|37548<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|3227<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|36961<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1937<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :: The dates of manufacture would of course be the earliest the sextants could have appeared at the Naval Observatory, while the eccentricity certificate dates may represent re-certifications rather that the first certification of the sextant.<br /> <br /> :: The K&amp;E sextant with an N.O. number 1555 is only a few removed from our holy grail sextant, N.O. #1542; if we have a correct date for the K&amp;E sextant then it would seem that the sextant with N.O. #1542 passed through the Naval Observatory for the first time in 1918 or 1919. It is interesting to note that the Ludolph sextant that Noonan gave to a fellow Pan Am pilot, has a manufacture date of 1919 (as indicated by the Roman numerals XIX).<br /> <br /> === Discussion ===<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]]<br /> :If we throw out the 1919 numbers as an anomaly, along with K&amp;E #4940, we can say that the assignment of N.O. number 1542 (on the Niku box) might have occurred circa 1930/31 and that the instrument was still in the Navy inventory at that time. Noonan went to work for Pan Am in 1930. Pan Am acquired the landing rights to Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam in 1934 and began assembling its Pacific Division with Noonan as the lead navigator.<br /> <br /> :In other words, Noonan's acquisition of Brandis 3500/N.O. 1542 as surplus sometime between 1934 and 1936 seems possible.<br /> <br /> ; [[Art Rypinski]]<br /> :Keep in mind that Brandis made thousands of sextants during the period 1918-1920 or so, which left the peacetime Navy with far more sextants than they could ever use. The Naval Observatory Annual Reports for the period describe surplusing of large number of instruments. According to the Smithsonian, Brandis was acquired by the Pioneer Instrument Co. in 1922, and &quot;the manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.&quot; I think it would be reasonable to believe that almost all of the Brandis sextants in circulation were actually manufactured in 1918-1920, and that none were manufactured after 1932. Further, the Naval Observatory appears to have changed its numbering plan (at least for aviation octants) in the late 1920s, and begin issuing NO numbers with the form XXXX-YY, where YY was the year of original calibration. Therefore, I believe that all of the post-1930 calibration dates are recalibrations of sextants that were originally calibrated and issued their NO numbers in 1918-1920. Hence, I hypothesize that neither the maker’s number nor the NO number of sextants calibrated after 1930 has any relationship with the calibration date.<br /> <br /> :#3500/NO 1542 could have been surplused and put into private hands at any point after 1920. If 3500/1542 was a Byrd Sextant, however, I speculate that it would have been relatively rare and would have been kept in service until aviation octants became relatively plentiful--say, early 1930s?<br /> <br /> === Sextants, Octants, Quadrants ===<br /> <br /> ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._H._Weems P. V. H. Weems,] ''Air Navigation'', 1938, second edition, p. 301:<br /> <br /> : Since an arc of 45 degrees is one-eighth of a circle, instruments of this general type, having a maximum angle of 45 degrees between the two reflectors, are known as octants. Instruments having an arc or limb of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle, for measuring the angle between reflectors are called sextants, and those having arcs of 90 degrees, or one-quarter of a circle are called quadrants. Either octants or sextants are suitable for aerial use, but the quadrant is too bulky. For a great many years practically all instruments used by marine navigators for measuring altitudes have been sextants, and the term sextant has become so generally used that it is now applied to all instruments for measuring altitudes of heavenly bodies whether they are actually quadrants, sextants, or octants.<br /> <br /> == Photo Gallery ==<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:4279_01.jpg| Brandis 4279 in 4234 box.<br /> Image:4279_02.jpg| Brandis 4279: Navy Sticker.<br /> Image:4279_03.jpg| Brandis 4279 box: stenciled number 4234.<br /> Image:4946_01.jpg| Brandis 4946. Standard sextant &amp; box.<br /> Image:5292_01.jpg| Brandis 5292. Byrd bubble added.<br /> Image:5292_02.jpg| Brandis 5292. Box modifications.<br /> Image:5292_03.jpg| Brandis 5292 in modified box.<br /> Image:three_sextants.jpg | Box comparisons.<br /> Image:three_sextants_02.jpg| Box comparisons.<br /> Image:4940_01.jpg|K&amp;E 4940/Navy 415 in box for W&amp;S 069/Navy 34.<br /> Image:W&amp;S 069 box.jpg| W&amp;S maker's number on box.<br /> Image:brandis_sticker.jpg| Brandis sticker in W&amp;S box with K&amp;E sextant.<br /> Image:4940_02.jpg| K&amp;E 4940. Naval Observatory inspection 1/29/36.<br /> Image:3527_01.jpg| Why no mods in box lid?<br /> Image:David_White_box.jpg| 1943 David White box.<br /> Image:2975engrave.jpg‎| Naval Observatory number on 2975.<br /> Image:Navy-Number_02.jpg‎|Magnifying glass on 2785.<br /> Image:Pensfront.jpg| Pensacola sextant--top view.<br /> Image:Pensbottom.jpg| Pensacola: 3547 / 173.<br /> Image:Moffettsext.jpg| Ludolph in Pensacola box.<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--1.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--2.JPG| NO 616, exterior<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--3.JPG| NO 616, brass shield<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--4.JPG| NO 616, sextant in box<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--5.JPG| NO 616, original certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--6.JPG| NO 616, 1941-09-29 certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--7.JPG| NO 616, NO closeup<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--8.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475 closeup<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg40877.html#msg40877 Left-handed Brandis aeronautical octant, 206C-145.]<br /> * ''Sextants at Greenwich'': a catalog by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns and Richard Dunn.<br /> * [http://sextantbook.com/ ''The Nautical Sextant''] by Bill Morris.<br /> * ''Numbers Game'' in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2008Vol_24/1008.pdf TIGHAR Tracks, Volume 24, October 2008]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/2009/05/30/a-byrd-sextant-restored/ Blog entry about the restored sextant.]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ Update on Restoration of a Byrd Sextant]--excellent photograph/diagram.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related articles==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Collected by Gallagher]]<br /> [[Category:Artifacts]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sextant_box_found_on_Nikumaroro&diff=7975 2018-10-31T08:23:05Z

<p>Moleski: /* Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pensfront.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola sextant, top view (3547/173).]]<br /> [[Image:Pensbottom.jpg|thumb|right|Loaned by Fred Noonan to a student.]]<br /> When Gallagher did a thorough search of the area near where the skull was found, he discovered an empty sextant box with two numbers on it--3500 and 1542. The British saw no significance in the numbers; in 2008, TIGHAR found an intriguing pattern of dual numbers (maker's number and U.S. Naval Observatory numbers assigned when the instruments were inspected there). <br /> <br /> In 2018, an [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html independent researcher] determined that the sextant had been assigned to the [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) U.S.S. Bushnell,] which surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.<br /> <br /> == N.O. 1542 assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell ==<br /> <br /> From Ric Gillespie in the [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,2040.0.html Amelia Earhart Search Forum, 28 October 2018:]<br /> <br /> Last night, Andrew McKenna called my attention to a report recently posted by a TIGHAR critic that provides what appears to be solid documentation that the sextant box found with the castaway bones in 1940 came from the November, 1939 USS Bushnell survey. The Naval Observatory Number on the box Gallagher found was 1542. That N.O. number is recorded as being among Bushnell sextants sent to the Naval Observatory for &quot;general overhaul&quot; in late 1938. The Bushnell survey of Gardner Island was in November 1939. <br /> <br /> We’ve lost what always appeared to be a strong link between the castaway and Earhart, but this is nonetheless a positive development. Documented fact is always welcome, and this does not effect the other evidence that says the castaway was Earhart. <br /> <br /> The owner of the blog [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/p/the-nikumaroro-hypothesis-proposes-that.html The Ghost of Gardner Island] doesn’t give his name but apparently at one time he was on the TIGHAR Forum.<br /> <br /> I’ve sent him this email:<br /> <br /> I just read your [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html “Origin of the Nikumaroro Sextant Box.”] It’s a terrific piece of research and I agree you with you that the box found near the castaway’s remains was from USS Bushnell. <br /> <br /> As you say, when you first proposed that the box came from USS Bushnell I thought the suggestion was “thoroughly bizarre.” Whether bizarre or not, you have shown that your hypothesis is correct. I should not have been so dismissive. I’m sorry. Please accept my apology.<br /> <br /> I could not imagine how a valuable piece of equipment could have been left behind by the Bushnell surveyors and then end up in the immediate vicinity of the partial skeleton looking like it had been &quot;used latterly merely as a receptacle” [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Bones_Chronology7.html (August 8, 1941 note to file by High Commissioner Sir Harry Luke).] without the surveyors also noticing the bones. That still seems “bizarre”, but it happened. Your suggestion that &quot;a Bushnell surveyor happened to lose it in the vicinity of the remains of the castaway’s final campsite” doesn't explain its described appearance, which I take to mean that the internal structures in the box had been removed to make more useful as simply a way to carry stuff. Why would a surveyor do that?<br /> <br /> Here’s one possible sequence of events:<br /> <br /> :• November 1939 - The box, probably containing the sextant, gets left behind when USS Bushnell departs. <br /> :• At that time there were a couple dozen Gilbertese laborers living on the island, clearing land and planting coconuts. (Not speculation) One of them finds the box. The sextant is of no use but the nice wooden box with a handle is good for carrying stuff if you tear out the internal fixtures. (Speculation)<br /> :• April 1940 - A work party goes to the southeast end of the island to cut hardwood (Kanawa) for the construction of furniture for the Government Rest House then under construction. (Not speculation) One of the laborers has the box with him.(Speculation)<br /> :• While cutting wood, the work party comes upon a human skull and buries it. (Not speculation) Someone, probably the Island Magistrate Buakee Koata, also finds and collects a Benedictine bottle. (Not Speculation)<br /> :• When the work party leaves the site, the box is left behind near where the skull is buried. (Speculation)<br /> :• September 1940 - Gallagher arrives on the island, hears about the skull, and goes to investigate. Gallagher finds the partial skeleton, part of a woman’s shoe, part of a man’s shoe, some small corks with dress chains, and the box. He naturally, but incorrectly, associates the box with the castaway. (Not speculation) <br /> <br /> Of course, none of this offers an alternative explanation for the castaway, the shoe parts, the corks, and all of the signs of a castaway campsite. <br /> <br /> Loose ends:<br /> <br /> :• Why would the laborer leave his box behind? <br /> :• Gallagher associates the box with the castaway. Nobody tells him “that's my box.<br /> :• Gallagher reported that “part of the lens of an inverting eyepiece” was also found but was “thrown away by finder.” Apparently Gallagher never saw it and seems to be basing his identification of the object on a description. Who is describing it? The finder? When was it found and thrown away? I can’t make it make sense.<br /> <br /> == Notes from the [[bones file]] ==<br /> ;Telegram No. 71 from Gallagher to Jack Barley, Resident Commissioner, Ocean Island, Sept. 23, 1940<br /> :Sextant box has two numbers on it 3500 (stencilled) and 1542--sextant being old fashioned and probably painted over with black enamel.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html]<br /> <br /> ;Typed note in file 4439-40 (23) from Vaskess to Sir Harry, April 11, 1941<br /> :The sextant box with its contents is now with me. Perhaps [[Captain Nasmyth]] might be willing to examine this with a view to ascertaining the origin? <br /> <br /> ; Letter – circled 14. Vaskess to Commander G.B. Nasmyth, F.R. Met. Soc., Suva. June 6, 1941.<br /> :Dear Commander Nasmyth,<br /> :With reference to our telephone conversation relative to the identification of a sextant and box which I mentioned as having been found and which you were so good as to say you would examine, I regret to state that on further examination it was discovered that no sextant had actually been found but only a box thought to have contained a sextant.<br /> :I am forwarding the box to you with this letter and His Excellency would be grateful if you would examine it with a view to determining its use and origin if possible.<br /> ::Sincerely,<br /> :::Secretary to the High Commission <br /> <br /> ;Typed note to file 4439-40 in red ink (39). [[Sir Harry]] to [[Vaskess]]. August 8, 1941.<br /> :Sec., H.C.,<br /> :I return the sextant box which I had retrieved from [[Captain Nasmyth]] in order to show it to [[Harold Gatty| Mr. Gatty]] who has expert knowledge of such matters. Mr. Gatty thinks that the box is an English one of some age and judges that it was used latterly merely as a receptacle. He does not consider that it could in any circumstance have been a sextant box used in modern trans-Pacific aviation. 2. What was Captain Nasmyth's opinion of it? <br /> <br /> ;Note to file 4439-40 (40). [[MacDonald]] to [[Vaskess]] (passed along to [[Sir Harry]])<br /> :The Secretary<br /> :Mnt (39), para. 2, I have spoken to Captain Nasmyth who replied as follows:- &quot;As the sextant box has no distinguishing marks, &amp; since it was discovered that no sextant had been found, all I have been able to find out is that the make of the box – that is – the dovetailing of the corners – makes it appear to be of French origin.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Dovetailed sextant boxes ===<br /> &quot;Dovetail joints for the corners had by the 1920s given way to comb (finger) joints, but as some later American aircraft cases used corner rebates, which are much easier to make without special machinery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ &quot;Update on Byrd Aircraft Sextant.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Tofiga's recollection ==<br /> [[Tofiga]] said he had seen a sextant box on Vaskess' credenza. Tofiga was not taken into the confidences of the [[WPHC]] officers who examined the [[bones file| materials sent to Fiji from Gardner Island]], but it seems very likely that the box he saw was the one [[Gallagher]] sent to Suva.<br /> <br /> == What might 3500 and 1542 mean? ==<br /> [[File:Numbers09.jpg|thumb|200px| Brandis #3987; N.O. #1584]]<br /> [[File:Numbers07.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[File:Numbers08.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> The sextant box found on Nikumaroro and shipped to Fiji in 1941 had two numbers on it: 3500 and 1542.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html] TIGHAR has recently found a plausible explanation for those two numbers. The first is likely to be the maker's number; the second a number inscribed on the instrument when it was inspected at the U.S. Naval Observatory.<br /> <br /> Fred Noonan [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html loaned a naval sextant to a student of his prior to the fatal flight]. That sextant box is extant and also has two numbers handwritten on the bottom of it: 3547 and 173. But the sextant inside the box is a Ludolph with a different serial number.<br /> <br /> As indicated in the first section of this article, we now know that 1542 is unquestionably a Naval Observatory number and that the sextant with that number was assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell, which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.]<br /> <br /> == The Pensacola Sextant Box (3547 and 173) ==<br /> The [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation] has a sextant box with &quot;dovetailed corners, the number 116 handwritten on the front, and the numbers 3547 and 173 handwritten on the bottom.&quot; The box contains &quot;a sextant manufactured by W. Ludolph of Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1919, with the serial number XIX 1090, painted black.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes]] p. 232.&lt;/ref&gt; The box was donated by W. A. Cluthe, a retired Pan Am captain, who said that he had borrowed the Ludolph sextant from Fred Noonan.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes|Ibid.]] p. 233.&lt;/ref&gt; The box is listed in the table below as ''Brandis (theoretical)'' because the box contains modifications that may have been made to accommodate a Brandis bubble sextant.<br /> <br /> == Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns ==<br /> <br /> This chart is organized in the order of the Navy number given to the instruments by the Naval Observatory when they were sent there for calibration. Two entries are theoretical; the rest are actual pairs of numbers obtained from various sources. Two of the boxes in TIGHAR's possession have Naval Observatory numbers stamped on the box along with Brandis maker's numbers stenciled on the box.<br /> <br /> In the engraving on the sextants, there is a symbol for the Naval Observatory between &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; and the number issued by the Naval Observatory. The symbol is an &quot;N&quot; superimposed on a square &quot;O&quot;. The symbol is relatively clear in [[:File:2975engrave.jpg|this photograph.]]<br /> <br /> All the nautical instrument repair and calibration work was shipped off to Norfolk in the early 1950s. &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Important though this work was, the Observatory was open to the criticism, especially from astronomers, that navigational instruments should be no part of the work of an astronomical observatory. This was undoubtedly part of the reason that the chronometer function was transferred in 1951 to the Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving only a small group of instrument makers who repaired and constructed the Observatory’s telescopes and other instrumentation, rather than navigational instruments.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830-2000'', by Steven J. Dick, Cambridge University Press, 2003; p. 507.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Any sextant marked &quot;FE Brandis&quot; is definitely a pre-1925 or so product.<br /> <br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse:collapse&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |+ ''Click on the sort symbol [[Image:Sort none.gif]] next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''''WB''' = Sextant is in the wrong box. '''WS''' = Wrong sextant is in this box.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> !style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;| Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> ! Comments<br /> ! Bubble<br /> ! N.O. # on box<br /> !WB/WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; W&amp;S (stamped into box and on plate) Warner &amp; Swasey<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 69<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 34<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; ''Brandis (theoretical'') <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; ''3547''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ''173''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ''Pensacola''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 14279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 330<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1931-06-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/34350185 Live Auctioneers.] Class: H.G. Stylized N+O. Unusual inlaid U.S. Navy shield with N+O and N+O 330 on it.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Unusual engraved brass plaque on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2763<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 348<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/9/1/9/6/webimg/700458505_o.jpg Dovetail joints] on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on brass plaque.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2734<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 362<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1943-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay #350401896246; re-inspected 1965-11-12<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes (die-punched)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 18446<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 405<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian; K&amp;E date: 1908<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4940<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1936-01-29<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading; K&amp;E date: 1901; in W&amp;S box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 470<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 0107<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-31<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.sharingthepast.com/blog/2015/1/8/vintage-us-navy-sextant-keuffel-esser-made-1887-or-1888-inspected-1942 Manufactured 1887/1888?] Class: survey. Lacks stylized N+O.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Engraved in two places on instrument. Punch-stamped twice on hingeline of box. Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-04-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mystic Seaport; K&amp;E date: 1901<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 31475&lt;ref&gt;Model #5227, manufactured about 1915/16, with K &amp; E serial number 31475. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 616<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-09-29&lt;ref&gt;There was an earlier Naval Observatory &quot;Cert&quot; card that had been glued inside the lid, but there is no written information left on its remains, and only just enough paper and printing to tell with certainty that is what it was. So this confirms that it had been &quot;Certified&quot; by the Naval Observatory at a much earlier date, most certainly in the &quot;teens&quot; when it was still quite new, but sadly the actual date of that earlier inspection, and any of its results. have been lost to us. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Private collection. Sextant described by owner in e-mail to TIGHAR (2013-06-04).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on inlaid shield, outside lid of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;33839<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 664<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1916<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3249<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 836<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;&quot;3249&quot; in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3227<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 845<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3239<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 850<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/subject-to-vat-sextant.-an-unusual-black-an-1-c-oc49e9s6w6 Dominic Winter Book Auctions]; &quot;circa 1918.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3268<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 882 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] 882 is stenciled on front of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3667<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes. Box only; contains 3703/936.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3703<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 936<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, but box is for 3667/889.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3738<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 945<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] In box for 3268.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11778<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-05-12<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5851<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1110<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Purchased on ebay by Lee Paynter, a TIGHAR member.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no, but Maker number is stenciled on edge<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5756<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-08-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; box containing Brandis 5981 / N.O. 1142 with certificate of inspection for 5756/1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5727<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1127<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1921-08-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; email to TIGHAR headquarters<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5981<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1142<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for Brandis 5756 / N.O. 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1144<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1146<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1921-08-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1921-us-navy-sextant-owned-by-enola-gay-admiral eBay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;13069<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1248<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13135<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1365<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Maker number and NO number on instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3339<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/373993 Antique Helper]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3331<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://landandseacollection.com/id858.html Land and Sea;] in box for 4551<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1446<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink:<br /> : Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc<br /> : 764-753 Lexington Avenue<br /> : Brooklyn, New York<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3444<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1461<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No, box is for a Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4129<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1530<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[https://www.ebay.com/itm/173126547032?ul_noapp=true eBay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;In box for 4483<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; '''''3500'''''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; '''''1542'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html Assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell,] which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; maybe<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37548<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-10-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum; K&amp;E date 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3987<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1938-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3511<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1585<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37508<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1595<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/231662444989 ebay;] USN number 161-USN-252194<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3527<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1933-05-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR; large box; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4521<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1648<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 58281 in pencil inside the lid on what looks like a repair or addition<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4551<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1762<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only; contains B. 3331 / N.O. 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4297<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR - McKenna<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4522<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis &amp; Sons; survey; &quot;H.K.&quot;; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20729.html#msg20729 Capt. J. H. Klein]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4672<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/17/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In Box for Brandis 4667.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4345<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1914<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay. metal tag: 61071 000065. Inside edge: (pencil) serial 1914; Brandis stamp: 4001.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4319<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1960<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;(in box for 3483/1567)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4707<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1969<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-07-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.; box is for B. 4234<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4244<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2561<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.moinat.ch/en/miscellanea/11546-sextant-us-navy-n-2551-par-brandis-son.html Moinat SA,] &quot;Sextant 'US NAVY'' N° 2551 par Brandis &amp; Son.&quot; I read &quot;2561&quot; in the photo.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;4244&quot; (?) is in ink on the hingeline. Not visible on photos of instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4834<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2564<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-06-28<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4836<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2607<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. In box for 4798.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4919<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2659<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-02-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/173540915739?ul_noapp=true ebay]. NO 2659 etched on arc. Brandis 4919 on the arc and the inspection certificate. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Serial number is stenciled on the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4934<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2687<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay, sold 12/30/2014 $132.50<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5015<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2693<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-06-05<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/43149815_brandis-and-sons-sextant LiveAuctioneers.]These two numbers are on the collimation certificate. They have not been cross-checked with the instrument in the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt; ??<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5071<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2696<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40 U. of Illinois Observatory]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4994<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2741<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-05-25<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 12/05/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4440<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2743<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box number 4902 <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2785<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2827<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 eBay;] &quot;161 - USN - 252222&quot; by hand on arc; &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; stamped on arc<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;only on box; Brandis 2539 on arc <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4182<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;N/A<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4180<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2895<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5214<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2900<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-US-NAVY-USN-American-made-Brandis-amp-Son-Brooklyn-NY-PARTS-D40-/122737739254?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=whEmfF3LcXt9%252BK6R7YKZy5k4i1I%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5310&lt;ref&gt;The collimation label gives the Maker No. as 2919. 5310 is stamped in ink on the box while 2919 is impressed in the wood.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2919<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-03-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; Survey; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5620<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5289<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2959<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5292<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Russ Dickey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5296<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;36961<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3227<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37305<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 3277<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1940-09-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98780-very-nice-1919-keuffel-esser-sextant-for-us-navy/ Cloudy Nights.] &quot;1919 K&amp;E Sextant.&quot; Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3954-41<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1948-12-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Craigslist<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;NO 3954 on plaque. Other numbers and signs written on the top of the box: &quot;X9773-&quot; and &quot;R1&quot; on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5156<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4017<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay; in box for UNSO 4717/1982<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5109<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4067<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5375<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4125<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-navy-sextant-brandis-sons-n-y-1936-in-orig ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4161<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-04-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Era-Brandis-Sons-Sextant-Complete-in-Box-Naval-Observatory-1919-NICE-/272382922128? ebay.] Problematic. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Pictures show 4193 stamped on arc and inked on the box. N.O. 4161 also on arc, according to the text. Maker's number 5317 on the inspection certificate. So there is quite a discrepancy! <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-us-navy-sextant-no-4267-brandis ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Appears to be 4765.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4750<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4296<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;In box for NO 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4762<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4334<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;plate on box says 1844<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5524<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4374<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/222542741960?ul_noapp=true ebay.] In box for Brandis 4065 (inked on hingeline).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4144<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4449<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5577<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4485<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-CASE-Nautical-1941-USN-Mohogany-Case-BRANDIS-SONS-INC-/350657321510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item51a4ce1a26 ebay]. A note made in pen on the margin of the N.O. certificate reads, &quot;Use cigarette ashes to wash.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Not stenciled or stamped. [[Gillespie]]: &quot;Interesting that the box has no stenciled serial number or stamped-in N.O. number. Apparently, at some point, they stopped doing that.&quot; The collimation (calibration) certificate glued into the box matches the serial number and N.O. number on the sextant.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3596<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4510<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; 7.5&quot; radius<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;no box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3920<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4516<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.fleaglass.com/ads/wwi-us-navy-quartant-sextant-brandis-brooklyn-ny/# Fleaglass.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;seller says &quot;yes&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3893<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4569<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4029<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Numbers from box; contains NO 4296.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3826<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4603<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Brass plaque on box: &quot;248 US Navy 101009&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box only. Holds Brandis 5670.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4097<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4657<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; in pencil inside<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4313<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4665<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Bruce Thomas<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No box. In display case from USS ''Hancock''.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5670<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4705<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/object.cfm?recordnumber=1087501 Smithsonian]; offered for sale on ebay in 2017. [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1087501 Identified as Brandis 5670. Curator confirms number is 5670.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No. The box is for Brandis 3946.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;1982<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4717<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; holds USNO 4017/5156<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3336<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4773<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3320<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4799<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3985<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4826<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=380451003032&amp;ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 eBay] (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3832<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4831<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/itemlocker/05pixlocker/5-58LABEL.JPG WestSea.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3898<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4842<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sextant-Brandis-1941-WWII-Navy-with-case-/322430590749?hash=item4b125c5f1d:g:HkAAAOSw32lYrEi8 ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3806<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4879<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5628<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4954<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1932-12-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandis-and-Sons-Sextant-/330933350805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4d0d2a3195 eBay] [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 (McKenna).] &quot;DD 359&quot; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) (US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''?)] written in pencil twice in the box.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 Andrew McKenna:] If &quot;DD 359&quot; does indicate service aboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''], it is interesting that they were still issuing 1920s sextants to ships being commissioned as late as 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No numbers on the box (neither Brandis nor N.O.).<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5083-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1945-03-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;Only the box; ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-01-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Note on box for 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5508<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5273<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;USNO Historical Committee Inv<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In box for 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;9746<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay (reported 10/15/2011 on AE Forum by A.McKenna) was used on USS ''Hector''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13692 stamped on brass plate affixed above lid latches<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 17649<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-07-19<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !colspan=&quot;7&quot;| No Navy numbers or not known<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 1844<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; plate on box containing 4762<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 166 - USN 25222 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 ebay]; &quot;U.S. Navy on one end of arc; &quot;161 - USN - 25222&quot; hand-engraved; in box with 2827 die-punched on it<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 2827 die-punched (not inked) on wood. Because of the two different kinds of numbers, I have entered this sextant number twice in the table. Here as 166 - USN 25222; elsewhere as Navy No. 2827.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2679<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis sticker identifies this as an octant manufactured on 1/19/1911. There does not seem to be any Navy number or collimation certificate. The box has &quot;dovetail joints.&quot; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/273240849230?ul_noapp=true&amp;autorefresh=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3657<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 883 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; box holding sextant 3692; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 883 stenciled on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2864<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; &quot;F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co.&quot; and serial number in center of the arc.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3692<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; in box for 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3702<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; e-bay. Large &quot;916&quot; stenciled in gold on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;916&quot;?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4001<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box for 4345<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4037<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 4487<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box contains #4129, NO # 1530.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; None on box nor on Navy collation certificate.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4798<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-01-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Contains sextant 4836/2607.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5687<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg31091.html#msg31091 Plate on box says &quot;Fiala Outfits, Inc. ...&quot;]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5953<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; 184 imprinted twice on lens bracket<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;184?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5996<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1920-10-08<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] Maker's No.: 5996 crossed out on inspection certificate. 6006 written in green ink.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 6006<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5996?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] In box for 5996? Quadrant?<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; Yes? Wired with on/off switch, light.<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13024<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-04-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13024 on box &amp; inspection. Inlaid shield--seems to be blank.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Looking for patterns in the data ===<br /> There seems to be some correlation between the dates of calibration by the Naval Observatory and the number given to the sextant by the Observatory.<br /> <br /> The numbers issued in 1919 seem to be in ascending order by date, but they are out of sequence compared to the rest of the table.<br /> <br /> With the 1919 numbers removed, most of the rest of the numbers are in ascending order by date. Two of those sextants (2977 and 2975) are bubble mods for the Navy transatlantic flight in May of that year.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> |+ ''Ordered by N.O. number; anomalous rows marked in grey.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> ! Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser (in W&amp;S box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4940<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1936-01-29<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-04-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;11778<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-05-12<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;37548<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-10-24<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-30<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3527<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1933-05-04<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4297<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1939-09-18<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4279<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1941-07-23<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5620<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5296<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5292<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-26<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;17649<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1946-07-19<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Brandis production eras ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20698.html#msg20698 Forum (19 Oct 2012)]<br /> <br /> :: According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20110720233508/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=5 brief history of Brandis] given on the Smithsonian web site, Brandis slightly changed its name three times during its existence, and therefore the way the Brandis company name is marked on a sextant can potentially tell us something about when it was manufactured.<br /> <br /> ::: “Frederick Ernest Brandis (1845–1916) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1858, worked for Stackpole &amp; Brothers for a few years, and then opened his own instrument shop in 1871. The firm became F. Brandis &amp; Co. in 1875, F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co. in 1890, and Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. in 1916. The Pioneer Instrument Company purchased control of Brandis in 1922, and sold it to the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. The manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.”<br /> <br /> :: So, we have three Brandis eras:<br /> <br /> :::- The ‘F. Brandis &amp; Co.’ era, from 1875 to 1890;<br /> :::- The ‘F. E. Brandis, Sons, &amp; Co.’ era, from 1890 to 1916;<br /> :::- The ‘Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co.’ era, from 1916 to 1932.<br /> <br /> === Navy number schemes ===<br /> <br /> :; Art Rypinski<br /> <br /> :: In the late 1920s, the Navy changed their serial numbering scheme, just about the time aircraft octant became avialable. . Later serial numbers took the form XX-YY, where YY is the year of acquisition. If the octant that Fred Noonan took on the world flight originated with the Navy, it would probably would have had an XX-YY serial number, where the year element would fall between 27 and 38. However, Noonan might have bought his own octant, or scrounged it from Pan Am, in which case the form of the serial number is anyone's guess. (Army Air Corps also used YY-XXXX serial numbers from 1940 and perhaps earlier). Octants and octant boxes have a distinctive and peculiar shape. We can be pretty certain that the 3500/1542 box was not an octant box.<br /> <br /> :: The 3500/1542 inscription is particularly interesting because it is consistent with a particular moment in time (1918-1921), a particular institution (the US Navy and USNO), and a particular make of sextant (Brandis). During this period, we know that the Navy modified a number of Brandis sextants in aviation/bubble/&quot;Byrd&quot; sextants, and we know that Noonan's friend Cmdr. Weems owned several modified Brandis sextants because he much later donated them to the Smithsonian.<br /> <br /> :: We also know that Noonan carried a nautical sextant on the China Clipper flight, and we have a contemporary photo showing a Brandis sextant box sitting next to an octant on the navigator's shelf of the China Clipper. We do not have any direct evidence that Noonan carried a sextant on the world flight, nor any direct evidence of the make or serial number of any hypothesized sextant. So, there are still some links missing in this chain of evidence.<br /> <br /> :: However, it would very interesting to demonstrate that the Navy once owned a Brandis sextant with the serial numbers 3500/1542, and even more interesting if it could be shown that this particular sextant had been modified as an aircraft sextant. It would be yet more interesting if this sextant could be linked to Weems, Pan Am, or Noonanj. It would also be interesting (in a negative way) if the sextant turned up in an inconvenient location (like aboard a ship) in July 1937.<br /> <br /> :: Some things to look for:<br /> <br /> ::* Listing of sextants surplused, with serial numbers.<br /> ::* Listing of sextants sent or received for modification as byrd or bubble or aviation sextants;<br /> ::* listing of sextants calibrated by USNO, with serial numbers.<br /> <br /> === Keuffel &amp; Esser production dates ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20406.html#msg20406 Forum, 4 October 2012.]<br /> <br /> :: In the table below I list the N.O. number, Keuffel &amp; Esser serial number, date of manufacture as indicated by the table from [http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm Surveying Antiques,]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm &quot;How To Date Your Keuffel &amp; Esser (K&amp;E) Instruments.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; and date of the eccentricity certificate we have for the sextant. The last sextant in the table is the sextant that I mentioned in [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg19679.html#msg19679 reply #99,] whose N.O. number we don't have.<br /> <br /> :::{|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !N.O. #<br /> !K&amp;E #<br /> !K&amp;E year<br /> !E.C. year<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|405<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|18446<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1908<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|4940<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1936<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|575<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|5418<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|664<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|33839<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1916<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|1555<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|37548<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|3227<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|36961<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1937<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :: The dates of manufacture would of course be the earliest the sextants could have appeared at the Naval Observatory, while the eccentricity certificate dates may represent re-certifications rather that the first certification of the sextant.<br /> <br /> :: The K&amp;E sextant with an N.O. number 1555 is only a few removed from our holy grail sextant, N.O. #1542; if we have a correct date for the K&amp;E sextant then it would seem that the sextant with N.O. #1542 passed through the Naval Observatory for the first time in 1918 or 1919. It is interesting to note that the Ludolph sextant that Noonan gave to a fellow Pan Am pilot, has a manufacture date of 1919 (as indicated by the Roman numerals XIX).<br /> <br /> === Discussion ===<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]]<br /> :If we throw out the 1919 numbers as an anomaly, along with K&amp;E #4940, we can say that the assignment of N.O. number 1542 (on the Niku box) might have occurred circa 1930/31 and that the instrument was still in the Navy inventory at that time. Noonan went to work for Pan Am in 1930. Pan Am acquired the landing rights to Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam in 1934 and began assembling its Pacific Division with Noonan as the lead navigator.<br /> <br /> :In other words, Noonan's acquisition of Brandis 3500/N.O. 1542 as surplus sometime between 1934 and 1936 seems possible.<br /> <br /> ; [[Art Rypinski]]<br /> :Keep in mind that Brandis made thousands of sextants during the period 1918-1920 or so, which left the peacetime Navy with far more sextants than they could ever use. The Naval Observatory Annual Reports for the period describe surplusing of large number of instruments. According to the Smithsonian, Brandis was acquired by the Pioneer Instrument Co. in 1922, and &quot;the manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.&quot; I think it would be reasonable to believe that almost all of the Brandis sextants in circulation were actually manufactured in 1918-1920, and that none were manufactured after 1932. Further, the Naval Observatory appears to have changed its numbering plan (at least for aviation octants) in the late 1920s, and begin issuing NO numbers with the form XXXX-YY, where YY was the year of original calibration. Therefore, I believe that all of the post-1930 calibration dates are recalibrations of sextants that were originally calibrated and issued their NO numbers in 1918-1920. Hence, I hypothesize that neither the maker’s number nor the NO number of sextants calibrated after 1930 has any relationship with the calibration date.<br /> <br /> :#3500/NO 1542 could have been surplused and put into private hands at any point after 1920. If 3500/1542 was a Byrd Sextant, however, I speculate that it would have been relatively rare and would have been kept in service until aviation octants became relatively plentiful--say, early 1930s?<br /> <br /> === Sextants, Octants, Quadrants ===<br /> <br /> ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._H._Weems P. V. H. Weems,] ''Air Navigation'', 1938, second edition, p. 301:<br /> <br /> : Since an arc of 45 degrees is one-eighth of a circle, instruments of this general type, having a maximum angle of 45 degrees between the two reflectors, are known as octants. Instruments having an arc or limb of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle, for measuring the angle between reflectors are called sextants, and those having arcs of 90 degrees, or one-quarter of a circle are called quadrants. Either octants or sextants are suitable for aerial use, but the quadrant is too bulky. For a great many years practically all instruments used by marine navigators for measuring altitudes have been sextants, and the term sextant has become so generally used that it is now applied to all instruments for measuring altitudes of heavenly bodies whether they are actually quadrants, sextants, or octants.<br /> <br /> == Photo Gallery ==<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:4279_01.jpg| Brandis 4279 in 4234 box.<br /> Image:4279_02.jpg| Brandis 4279: Navy Sticker.<br /> Image:4279_03.jpg| Brandis 4279 box: stenciled number 4234.<br /> Image:4946_01.jpg| Brandis 4946. Standard sextant &amp; box.<br /> Image:5292_01.jpg| Brandis 5292. Byrd bubble added.<br /> Image:5292_02.jpg| Brandis 5292. Box modifications.<br /> Image:5292_03.jpg| Brandis 5292 in modified box.<br /> Image:three_sextants.jpg | Box comparisons.<br /> Image:three_sextants_02.jpg| Box comparisons.<br /> Image:4940_01.jpg|K&amp;E 4940/Navy 415 in box for W&amp;S 069/Navy 34.<br /> Image:W&amp;S 069 box.jpg| W&amp;S maker's number on box.<br /> Image:brandis_sticker.jpg| Brandis sticker in W&amp;S box with K&amp;E sextant.<br /> Image:4940_02.jpg| K&amp;E 4940. Naval Observatory inspection 1/29/36.<br /> Image:3527_01.jpg| Why no mods in box lid?<br /> Image:David_White_box.jpg| 1943 David White box.<br /> Image:2975engrave.jpg‎| Naval Observatory number on 2975.<br /> Image:Navy-Number_02.jpg‎|Magnifying glass on 2785.<br /> Image:Pensfront.jpg| Pensacola sextant--top view.<br /> Image:Pensbottom.jpg| Pensacola: 3547 / 173.<br /> Image:Moffettsext.jpg| Ludolph in Pensacola box.<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--1.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--2.JPG| NO 616, exterior<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--3.JPG| NO 616, brass shield<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--4.JPG| NO 616, sextant in box<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--5.JPG| NO 616, original certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--6.JPG| NO 616, 1941-09-29 certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--7.JPG| NO 616, NO closeup<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--8.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475 closeup<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg40877.html#msg40877 Left-handed Brandis aeronautical octant, 206C-145.]<br /> * ''Sextants at Greenwich'': a catalog by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns and Richard Dunn.<br /> * [http://sextantbook.com/ ''The Nautical Sextant''] by Bill Morris.<br /> * ''Numbers Game'' in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2008Vol_24/1008.pdf TIGHAR Tracks, Volume 24, October 2008]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/2009/05/30/a-byrd-sextant-restored/ Blog entry about the restored sextant.]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ Update on Restoration of a Byrd Sextant]--excellent photograph/diagram.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related articles==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Collected by Gallagher]]<br /> [[Category:Artifacts]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sextant_box_found_on_Nikumaroro&diff=7974 2018-10-31T08:21:10Z

<p>Moleski: /* What might 3500 and 1542 mean? */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pensfront.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola sextant, top view (3547/173).]]<br /> [[Image:Pensbottom.jpg|thumb|right|Loaned by Fred Noonan to a student.]]<br /> When Gallagher did a thorough search of the area near where the skull was found, he discovered an empty sextant box with two numbers on it--3500 and 1542. The British saw no significance in the numbers; in 2008, TIGHAR found an intriguing pattern of dual numbers (maker's number and U.S. Naval Observatory numbers assigned when the instruments were inspected there). <br /> <br /> In 2018, an [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html independent researcher] determined that the sextant had been assigned to the [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) U.S.S. Bushnell,] which surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.<br /> <br /> == N.O. 1542 assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell ==<br /> <br /> From Ric Gillespie in the [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,2040.0.html Amelia Earhart Search Forum, 28 October 2018:]<br /> <br /> Last night, Andrew McKenna called my attention to a report recently posted by a TIGHAR critic that provides what appears to be solid documentation that the sextant box found with the castaway bones in 1940 came from the November, 1939 USS Bushnell survey. The Naval Observatory Number on the box Gallagher found was 1542. That N.O. number is recorded as being among Bushnell sextants sent to the Naval Observatory for &quot;general overhaul&quot; in late 1938. The Bushnell survey of Gardner Island was in November 1939. <br /> <br /> We’ve lost what always appeared to be a strong link between the castaway and Earhart, but this is nonetheless a positive development. Documented fact is always welcome, and this does not effect the other evidence that says the castaway was Earhart. <br /> <br /> The owner of the blog [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/p/the-nikumaroro-hypothesis-proposes-that.html The Ghost of Gardner Island] doesn’t give his name but apparently at one time he was on the TIGHAR Forum.<br /> <br /> I’ve sent him this email:<br /> <br /> I just read your [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html “Origin of the Nikumaroro Sextant Box.”] It’s a terrific piece of research and I agree you with you that the box found near the castaway’s remains was from USS Bushnell. <br /> <br /> As you say, when you first proposed that the box came from USS Bushnell I thought the suggestion was “thoroughly bizarre.” Whether bizarre or not, you have shown that your hypothesis is correct. I should not have been so dismissive. I’m sorry. Please accept my apology.<br /> <br /> I could not imagine how a valuable piece of equipment could have been left behind by the Bushnell surveyors and then end up in the immediate vicinity of the partial skeleton looking like it had been &quot;used latterly merely as a receptacle” [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Bones_Chronology7.html (August 8, 1941 note to file by High Commissioner Sir Harry Luke).] without the surveyors also noticing the bones. That still seems “bizarre”, but it happened. Your suggestion that &quot;a Bushnell surveyor happened to lose it in the vicinity of the remains of the castaway’s final campsite” doesn't explain its described appearance, which I take to mean that the internal structures in the box had been removed to make more useful as simply a way to carry stuff. Why would a surveyor do that?<br /> <br /> Here’s one possible sequence of events:<br /> <br /> :• November 1939 - The box, probably containing the sextant, gets left behind when USS Bushnell departs. <br /> :• At that time there were a couple dozen Gilbertese laborers living on the island, clearing land and planting coconuts. (Not speculation) One of them finds the box. The sextant is of no use but the nice wooden box with a handle is good for carrying stuff if you tear out the internal fixtures. (Speculation)<br /> :• April 1940 - A work party goes to the southeast end of the island to cut hardwood (Kanawa) for the construction of furniture for the Government Rest House then under construction. (Not speculation) One of the laborers has the box with him.(Speculation)<br /> :• While cutting wood, the work party comes upon a human skull and buries it. (Not speculation) Someone, probably the Island Magistrate Buakee Koata, also finds and collects a Benedictine bottle. (Not Speculation)<br /> :• When the work party leaves the site, the box is left behind near where the skull is buried. (Speculation)<br /> :• September 1940 - Gallagher arrives on the island, hears about the skull, and goes to investigate. Gallagher finds the partial skeleton, part of a woman’s shoe, part of a man’s shoe, some small corks with dress chains, and the box. He naturally, but incorrectly, associates the box with the castaway. (Not speculation) <br /> <br /> Of course, none of this offers an alternative explanation for the castaway, the shoe parts, the corks, and all of the signs of a castaway campsite. <br /> <br /> Loose ends:<br /> <br /> :• Why would the laborer leave his box behind? <br /> :• Gallagher associates the box with the castaway. Nobody tells him “that's my box.<br /> :• Gallagher reported that “part of the lens of an inverting eyepiece” was also found but was “thrown away by finder.” Apparently Gallagher never saw it and seems to be basing his identification of the object on a description. Who is describing it? The finder? When was it found and thrown away? I can’t make it make sense.<br /> <br /> == Notes from the [[bones file]] ==<br /> ;Telegram No. 71 from Gallagher to Jack Barley, Resident Commissioner, Ocean Island, Sept. 23, 1940<br /> :Sextant box has two numbers on it 3500 (stencilled) and 1542--sextant being old fashioned and probably painted over with black enamel.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html]<br /> <br /> ;Typed note in file 4439-40 (23) from Vaskess to Sir Harry, April 11, 1941<br /> :The sextant box with its contents is now with me. Perhaps [[Captain Nasmyth]] might be willing to examine this with a view to ascertaining the origin? <br /> <br /> ; Letter – circled 14. Vaskess to Commander G.B. Nasmyth, F.R. Met. Soc., Suva. June 6, 1941.<br /> :Dear Commander Nasmyth,<br /> :With reference to our telephone conversation relative to the identification of a sextant and box which I mentioned as having been found and which you were so good as to say you would examine, I regret to state that on further examination it was discovered that no sextant had actually been found but only a box thought to have contained a sextant.<br /> :I am forwarding the box to you with this letter and His Excellency would be grateful if you would examine it with a view to determining its use and origin if possible.<br /> ::Sincerely,<br /> :::Secretary to the High Commission <br /> <br /> ;Typed note to file 4439-40 in red ink (39). [[Sir Harry]] to [[Vaskess]]. August 8, 1941.<br /> :Sec., H.C.,<br /> :I return the sextant box which I had retrieved from [[Captain Nasmyth]] in order to show it to [[Harold Gatty| Mr. Gatty]] who has expert knowledge of such matters. Mr. Gatty thinks that the box is an English one of some age and judges that it was used latterly merely as a receptacle. He does not consider that it could in any circumstance have been a sextant box used in modern trans-Pacific aviation. 2. What was Captain Nasmyth's opinion of it? <br /> <br /> ;Note to file 4439-40 (40). [[MacDonald]] to [[Vaskess]] (passed along to [[Sir Harry]])<br /> :The Secretary<br /> :Mnt (39), para. 2, I have spoken to Captain Nasmyth who replied as follows:- &quot;As the sextant box has no distinguishing marks, &amp; since it was discovered that no sextant had been found, all I have been able to find out is that the make of the box – that is – the dovetailing of the corners – makes it appear to be of French origin.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Dovetailed sextant boxes ===<br /> &quot;Dovetail joints for the corners had by the 1920s given way to comb (finger) joints, but as some later American aircraft cases used corner rebates, which are much easier to make without special machinery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ &quot;Update on Byrd Aircraft Sextant.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Tofiga's recollection ==<br /> [[Tofiga]] said he had seen a sextant box on Vaskess' credenza. Tofiga was not taken into the confidences of the [[WPHC]] officers who examined the [[bones file| materials sent to Fiji from Gardner Island]], but it seems very likely that the box he saw was the one [[Gallagher]] sent to Suva.<br /> <br /> == What might 3500 and 1542 mean? ==<br /> [[File:Numbers09.jpg|thumb|200px| Brandis #3987; N.O. #1584]]<br /> [[File:Numbers07.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[File:Numbers08.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> The sextant box found on Nikumaroro and shipped to Fiji in 1941 had two numbers on it: 3500 and 1542.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html] TIGHAR has recently found a plausible explanation for those two numbers. The first is likely to be the maker's number; the second a number inscribed on the instrument when it was inspected at the U.S. Naval Observatory.<br /> <br /> Fred Noonan [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html loaned a naval sextant to a student of his prior to the fatal flight]. That sextant box is extant and also has two numbers handwritten on the bottom of it: 3547 and 173. But the sextant inside the box is a Ludolph with a different serial number.<br /> <br /> As indicated in the first section of this article, we now know that 1542 is unquestionably a Naval Observatory number and that the sextant with that number was assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell, which [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.]<br /> <br /> == The Pensacola Sextant Box (3547 and 173) ==<br /> The [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation] has a sextant box with &quot;dovetailed corners, the number 116 handwritten on the front, and the numbers 3547 and 173 handwritten on the bottom.&quot; The box contains &quot;a sextant manufactured by W. Ludolph of Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1919, with the serial number XIX 1090, painted black.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes]] p. 232.&lt;/ref&gt; The box was donated by W. A. Cluthe, a retired Pan Am captain, who said that he had borrowed the Ludolph sextant from Fred Noonan.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes|Ibid.]] p. 233.&lt;/ref&gt; The box is listed in the table below as ''Brandis (theoretical)'' because the box contains modifications that may have been made to accommodate a Brandis bubble sextant.<br /> <br /> == Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns ==<br /> <br /> This chart is organized in the order of the Navy number given to the instruments by the Naval Observatory when they were sent there for calibration. Two entries are theoretical; the rest are actual pairs of numbers obtained from various sources. Two of the boxes in TIGHAR's possession have Naval Observatory numbers stamped on the box along with Brandis maker's numbers stenciled on the box.<br /> <br /> In the engraving on the sextants, there is a symbol for the Naval Observatory between &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; and the number issued by the Naval Observatory. The symbol is an &quot;N&quot; superimposed on a square &quot;O&quot;. The symbol is relatively clear in [[:File:2975engrave.jpg|this photograph.]]<br /> <br /> All the nautical instrument repair and calibration work was shipped off to Norfolk in the early 1950s. &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Important though this work was, the Observatory was open to the criticism, especially from astronomers, that navigational instruments should be no part of the work of an astronomical observatory. This was undoubtedly part of the reason that the chronometer function was transferred in 1951 to the Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving only a small group of instrument makers who repaired and constructed the Observatory’s telescopes and other instrumentation, rather than navigational instruments.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830-2000'', by Steven J. Dick, Cambridge University Press, 2003; p. 507.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Any sextant marked &quot;FE Brandis&quot; is definitely a pre-1925 or so product.<br /> <br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse:collapse&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |+ ''Click on the sort symbol [[Image:Sort none.gif]] next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''''WB''' = Sextant is in the wrong box. '''WS''' = Wrong sextant is in this box.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> !style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;| Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> ! Comments<br /> ! Bubble<br /> ! N.O. # on box<br /> !WB/WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; W&amp;S (stamped into box and on plate) Warner &amp; Swasey<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 69<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 34<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; ''Brandis (theoretical'') <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; ''3547''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ''173''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ''Pensacola''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 14279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 330<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1931-06-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/34350185 Live Auctioneers.] Class: H.G. Stylized N+O. Unusual inlaid U.S. Navy shield with N+O and N+O 330 on it.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Unusual engraved brass plaque on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2763<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 348<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/9/1/9/6/webimg/700458505_o.jpg Dovetail joints] on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on brass plaque.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2734<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 362<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1943-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay #350401896246; re-inspected 1965-11-12<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes (die-punched)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 18446<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 405<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian; K&amp;E date: 1908<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4940<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1936-01-29<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading; K&amp;E date: 1901; in W&amp;S box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 470<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 0107<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-31<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.sharingthepast.com/blog/2015/1/8/vintage-us-navy-sextant-keuffel-esser-made-1887-or-1888-inspected-1942 Manufactured 1887/1888?] Class: survey. Lacks stylized N+O.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Engraved in two places on instrument. Punch-stamped twice on hingeline of box. Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-04-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mystic Seaport; K&amp;E date: 1901<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 31475&lt;ref&gt;Model #5227, manufactured about 1915/16, with K &amp; E serial number 31475. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 616<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-09-29&lt;ref&gt;There was an earlier Naval Observatory &quot;Cert&quot; card that had been glued inside the lid, but there is no written information left on its remains, and only just enough paper and printing to tell with certainty that is what it was. So this confirms that it had been &quot;Certified&quot; by the Naval Observatory at a much earlier date, most certainly in the &quot;teens&quot; when it was still quite new, but sadly the actual date of that earlier inspection, and any of its results. have been lost to us. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Private collection. Sextant described by owner in e-mail to TIGHAR (2013-06-04).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on inlaid shield, outside lid of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;33839<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 664<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1916<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3249<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 836<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;&quot;3249&quot; in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3227<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 845<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3239<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 850<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/subject-to-vat-sextant.-an-unusual-black-an-1-c-oc49e9s6w6 Dominic Winter Book Auctions]; &quot;circa 1918.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3268<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 882 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] 882 is stenciled on front of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3667<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes. Box only; contains 3703/936.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3703<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 936<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, but box is for 3667/889.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3738<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 945<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] In box for 3268.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11778<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-05-12<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5851<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1110<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Purchased on ebay by Lee Paynter, a TIGHAR member.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no, but Maker number is stenciled on edge<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5756<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-08-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; box containing Brandis 5981 / N.O. 1142 with certificate of inspection for 5756/1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5727<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1127<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1921-08-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; email to TIGHAR headquarters<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5981<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1142<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for Brandis 5756 / N.O. 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1144<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1146<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1921-08-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1921-us-navy-sextant-owned-by-enola-gay-admiral eBay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;13069<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1248<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13135<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1365<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Maker number and NO number on instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3339<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/373993 Antique Helper]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3331<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://landandseacollection.com/id858.html Land and Sea;] in box for 4551<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1446<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink:<br /> : Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc<br /> : 764-753 Lexington Avenue<br /> : Brooklyn, New York<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3444<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1461<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No, box is for a Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4129<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1530<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[https://www.ebay.com/itm/173126547032?ul_noapp=true eBay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;In box for 4483<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; '''''Brandis (theoretical''''')<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; '''''3500'''''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; '''''1542'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; '''''Niku'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; maybe<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37548<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-10-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum; K&amp;E date 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3987<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1938-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3511<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1585<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37508<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1595<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/231662444989 ebay;] USN number 161-USN-252194<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3527<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1933-05-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR; large box; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4521<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1648<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 58281 in pencil inside the lid on what looks like a repair or addition<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4551<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1762<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only; contains B. 3331 / N.O. 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4297<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR - McKenna<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4522<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis &amp; Sons; survey; &quot;H.K.&quot;; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20729.html#msg20729 Capt. J. H. Klein]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4672<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/17/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In Box for Brandis 4667.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4345<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1914<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay. metal tag: 61071 000065. Inside edge: (pencil) serial 1914; Brandis stamp: 4001.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4319<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1960<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;(in box for 3483/1567)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4707<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1969<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-07-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.; box is for B. 4234<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4244<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2561<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.moinat.ch/en/miscellanea/11546-sextant-us-navy-n-2551-par-brandis-son.html Moinat SA,] &quot;Sextant 'US NAVY'' N° 2551 par Brandis &amp; Son.&quot; I read &quot;2561&quot; in the photo.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;4244&quot; (?) is in ink on the hingeline. Not visible on photos of instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4834<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2564<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-06-28<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4836<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2607<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. In box for 4798.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4919<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2659<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-02-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/173540915739?ul_noapp=true ebay]. NO 2659 etched on arc. Brandis 4919 on the arc and the inspection certificate. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Serial number is stenciled on the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4934<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2687<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay, sold 12/30/2014 $132.50<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5015<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2693<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-06-05<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/43149815_brandis-and-sons-sextant LiveAuctioneers.]These two numbers are on the collimation certificate. They have not been cross-checked with the instrument in the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt; ??<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5071<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2696<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40 U. of Illinois Observatory]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4994<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2741<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-05-25<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 12/05/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4440<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2743<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box number 4902 <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2785<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2827<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 eBay;] &quot;161 - USN - 252222&quot; by hand on arc; &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; stamped on arc<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;only on box; Brandis 2539 on arc <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4182<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;N/A<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4180<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2895<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5214<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2900<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-US-NAVY-USN-American-made-Brandis-amp-Son-Brooklyn-NY-PARTS-D40-/122737739254?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=whEmfF3LcXt9%252BK6R7YKZy5k4i1I%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5310&lt;ref&gt;The collimation label gives the Maker No. as 2919. 5310 is stamped in ink on the box while 2919 is impressed in the wood.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2919<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-03-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; Survey; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5620<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5289<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2959<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5292<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Russ Dickey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5296<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;36961<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3227<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37305<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 3277<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1940-09-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98780-very-nice-1919-keuffel-esser-sextant-for-us-navy/ Cloudy Nights.] &quot;1919 K&amp;E Sextant.&quot; Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3954-41<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1948-12-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Craigslist<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;NO 3954 on plaque. Other numbers and signs written on the top of the box: &quot;X9773-&quot; and &quot;R1&quot; on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5156<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4017<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay; in box for UNSO 4717/1982<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5109<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4067<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5375<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4125<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-navy-sextant-brandis-sons-n-y-1936-in-orig ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4161<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-04-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Era-Brandis-Sons-Sextant-Complete-in-Box-Naval-Observatory-1919-NICE-/272382922128? ebay.] Problematic. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Pictures show 4193 stamped on arc and inked on the box. N.O. 4161 also on arc, according to the text. Maker's number 5317 on the inspection certificate. So there is quite a discrepancy! <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-us-navy-sextant-no-4267-brandis ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Appears to be 4765.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4750<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4296<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;In box for NO 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4762<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4334<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;plate on box says 1844<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5524<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4374<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/222542741960?ul_noapp=true ebay.] In box for Brandis 4065 (inked on hingeline).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4144<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4449<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5577<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4485<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-CASE-Nautical-1941-USN-Mohogany-Case-BRANDIS-SONS-INC-/350657321510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item51a4ce1a26 ebay]. A note made in pen on the margin of the N.O. certificate reads, &quot;Use cigarette ashes to wash.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Not stenciled or stamped. [[Gillespie]]: &quot;Interesting that the box has no stenciled serial number or stamped-in N.O. number. Apparently, at some point, they stopped doing that.&quot; The collimation (calibration) certificate glued into the box matches the serial number and N.O. number on the sextant.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3596<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4510<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; 7.5&quot; radius<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;no box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3920<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4516<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.fleaglass.com/ads/wwi-us-navy-quartant-sextant-brandis-brooklyn-ny/# Fleaglass.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;seller says &quot;yes&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3893<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4569<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4029<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Numbers from box; contains NO 4296.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3826<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4603<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Brass plaque on box: &quot;248 US Navy 101009&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box only. Holds Brandis 5670.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4097<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4657<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; in pencil inside<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4313<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4665<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Bruce Thomas<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No box. In display case from USS ''Hancock''.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5670<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4705<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/object.cfm?recordnumber=1087501 Smithsonian]; offered for sale on ebay in 2017. [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1087501 Identified as Brandis 5670. Curator confirms number is 5670.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No. The box is for Brandis 3946.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;1982<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4717<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; holds USNO 4017/5156<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3336<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4773<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3320<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4799<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3985<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4826<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=380451003032&amp;ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 eBay] (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3832<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4831<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/itemlocker/05pixlocker/5-58LABEL.JPG WestSea.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3898<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4842<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sextant-Brandis-1941-WWII-Navy-with-case-/322430590749?hash=item4b125c5f1d:g:HkAAAOSw32lYrEi8 ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3806<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4879<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5628<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4954<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1932-12-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandis-and-Sons-Sextant-/330933350805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4d0d2a3195 eBay] [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 (McKenna).] &quot;DD 359&quot; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) (US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''?)] written in pencil twice in the box.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 Andrew McKenna:] If &quot;DD 359&quot; does indicate service aboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''], it is interesting that they were still issuing 1920s sextants to ships being commissioned as late as 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No numbers on the box (neither Brandis nor N.O.).<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5083-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1945-03-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;Only the box; ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-01-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Note on box for 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5508<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5273<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;USNO Historical Committee Inv<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In box for 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;9746<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay (reported 10/15/2011 on AE Forum by A.McKenna) was used on USS ''Hector''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13692 stamped on brass plate affixed above lid latches<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 17649<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-07-19<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !colspan=&quot;7&quot;| No Navy numbers or not known<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 1844<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; plate on box containing 4762<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 166 - USN 25222 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 ebay]; &quot;U.S. Navy on one end of arc; &quot;161 - USN - 25222&quot; hand-engraved; in box with 2827 die-punched on it<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 2827 die-punched (not inked) on wood. Because of the two different kinds of numbers, I have entered this sextant number twice in the table. Here as 166 - USN 25222; elsewhere as Navy No. 2827.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2679<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis sticker identifies this as an octant manufactured on 1/19/1911. There does not seem to be any Navy number or collimation certificate. The box has &quot;dovetail joints.&quot; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/273240849230?ul_noapp=true&amp;autorefresh=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3657<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 883 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; box holding sextant 3692; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 883 stenciled on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2864<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; &quot;F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co.&quot; and serial number in center of the arc.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3692<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; in box for 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3702<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; e-bay. Large &quot;916&quot; stenciled in gold on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;916&quot;?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4001<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box for 4345<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4037<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 4487<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box contains #4129, NO # 1530.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; None on box nor on Navy collation certificate.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4798<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-01-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Contains sextant 4836/2607.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5687<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg31091.html#msg31091 Plate on box says &quot;Fiala Outfits, Inc. ...&quot;]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5953<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; 184 imprinted twice on lens bracket<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;184?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5996<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1920-10-08<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] Maker's No.: 5996 crossed out on inspection certificate. 6006 written in green ink.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 6006<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5996?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] In box for 5996? Quadrant?<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; Yes? Wired with on/off switch, light.<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13024<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-04-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13024 on box &amp; inspection. Inlaid shield--seems to be blank.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Looking for patterns in the data ===<br /> There seems to be some correlation between the dates of calibration by the Naval Observatory and the number given to the sextant by the Observatory.<br /> <br /> The numbers issued in 1919 seem to be in ascending order by date, but they are out of sequence compared to the rest of the table.<br /> <br /> With the 1919 numbers removed, most of the rest of the numbers are in ascending order by date. Two of those sextants (2977 and 2975) are bubble mods for the Navy transatlantic flight in May of that year.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> |+ ''Ordered by N.O. number; anomalous rows marked in grey.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> ! Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser (in W&amp;S box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4940<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1936-01-29<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-04-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;11778<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-05-12<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;37548<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-10-24<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-30<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3527<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1933-05-04<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4297<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1939-09-18<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4279<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1941-07-23<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5620<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5296<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5292<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-26<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;17649<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1946-07-19<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Brandis production eras ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20698.html#msg20698 Forum (19 Oct 2012)]<br /> <br /> :: According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20110720233508/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=5 brief history of Brandis] given on the Smithsonian web site, Brandis slightly changed its name three times during its existence, and therefore the way the Brandis company name is marked on a sextant can potentially tell us something about when it was manufactured.<br /> <br /> ::: “Frederick Ernest Brandis (1845–1916) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1858, worked for Stackpole &amp; Brothers for a few years, and then opened his own instrument shop in 1871. The firm became F. Brandis &amp; Co. in 1875, F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co. in 1890, and Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. in 1916. The Pioneer Instrument Company purchased control of Brandis in 1922, and sold it to the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. The manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.”<br /> <br /> :: So, we have three Brandis eras:<br /> <br /> :::- The ‘F. Brandis &amp; Co.’ era, from 1875 to 1890;<br /> :::- The ‘F. E. Brandis, Sons, &amp; Co.’ era, from 1890 to 1916;<br /> :::- The ‘Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co.’ era, from 1916 to 1932.<br /> <br /> === Navy number schemes ===<br /> <br /> :; Art Rypinski<br /> <br /> :: In the late 1920s, the Navy changed their serial numbering scheme, just about the time aircraft octant became avialable. . Later serial numbers took the form XX-YY, where YY is the year of acquisition. If the octant that Fred Noonan took on the world flight originated with the Navy, it would probably would have had an XX-YY serial number, where the year element would fall between 27 and 38. However, Noonan might have bought his own octant, or scrounged it from Pan Am, in which case the form of the serial number is anyone's guess. (Army Air Corps also used YY-XXXX serial numbers from 1940 and perhaps earlier). Octants and octant boxes have a distinctive and peculiar shape. We can be pretty certain that the 3500/1542 box was not an octant box.<br /> <br /> :: The 3500/1542 inscription is particularly interesting because it is consistent with a particular moment in time (1918-1921), a particular institution (the US Navy and USNO), and a particular make of sextant (Brandis). During this period, we know that the Navy modified a number of Brandis sextants in aviation/bubble/&quot;Byrd&quot; sextants, and we know that Noonan's friend Cmdr. Weems owned several modified Brandis sextants because he much later donated them to the Smithsonian.<br /> <br /> :: We also know that Noonan carried a nautical sextant on the China Clipper flight, and we have a contemporary photo showing a Brandis sextant box sitting next to an octant on the navigator's shelf of the China Clipper. We do not have any direct evidence that Noonan carried a sextant on the world flight, nor any direct evidence of the make or serial number of any hypothesized sextant. So, there are still some links missing in this chain of evidence.<br /> <br /> :: However, it would very interesting to demonstrate that the Navy once owned a Brandis sextant with the serial numbers 3500/1542, and even more interesting if it could be shown that this particular sextant had been modified as an aircraft sextant. It would be yet more interesting if this sextant could be linked to Weems, Pan Am, or Noonanj. It would also be interesting (in a negative way) if the sextant turned up in an inconvenient location (like aboard a ship) in July 1937.<br /> <br /> :: Some things to look for:<br /> <br /> ::* Listing of sextants surplused, with serial numbers.<br /> ::* Listing of sextants sent or received for modification as byrd or bubble or aviation sextants;<br /> ::* listing of sextants calibrated by USNO, with serial numbers.<br /> <br /> === Keuffel &amp; Esser production dates ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20406.html#msg20406 Forum, 4 October 2012.]<br /> <br /> :: In the table below I list the N.O. number, Keuffel &amp; Esser serial number, date of manufacture as indicated by the table from [http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm Surveying Antiques,]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm &quot;How To Date Your Keuffel &amp; Esser (K&amp;E) Instruments.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; and date of the eccentricity certificate we have for the sextant. The last sextant in the table is the sextant that I mentioned in [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg19679.html#msg19679 reply #99,] whose N.O. number we don't have.<br /> <br /> :::{|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !N.O. #<br /> !K&amp;E #<br /> !K&amp;E year<br /> !E.C. year<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|405<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|18446<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1908<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|4940<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1936<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|575<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|5418<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|664<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|33839<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1916<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|1555<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|37548<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|3227<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|36961<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1937<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :: The dates of manufacture would of course be the earliest the sextants could have appeared at the Naval Observatory, while the eccentricity certificate dates may represent re-certifications rather that the first certification of the sextant.<br /> <br /> :: The K&amp;E sextant with an N.O. number 1555 is only a few removed from our holy grail sextant, N.O. #1542; if we have a correct date for the K&amp;E sextant then it would seem that the sextant with N.O. #1542 passed through the Naval Observatory for the first time in 1918 or 1919. It is interesting to note that the Ludolph sextant that Noonan gave to a fellow Pan Am pilot, has a manufacture date of 1919 (as indicated by the Roman numerals XIX).<br /> <br /> === Discussion ===<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]]<br /> :If we throw out the 1919 numbers as an anomaly, along with K&amp;E #4940, we can say that the assignment of N.O. number 1542 (on the Niku box) might have occurred circa 1930/31 and that the instrument was still in the Navy inventory at that time. Noonan went to work for Pan Am in 1930. Pan Am acquired the landing rights to Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam in 1934 and began assembling its Pacific Division with Noonan as the lead navigator.<br /> <br /> :In other words, Noonan's acquisition of Brandis 3500/N.O. 1542 as surplus sometime between 1934 and 1936 seems possible.<br /> <br /> ; [[Art Rypinski]]<br /> :Keep in mind that Brandis made thousands of sextants during the period 1918-1920 or so, which left the peacetime Navy with far more sextants than they could ever use. The Naval Observatory Annual Reports for the period describe surplusing of large number of instruments. According to the Smithsonian, Brandis was acquired by the Pioneer Instrument Co. in 1922, and &quot;the manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.&quot; I think it would be reasonable to believe that almost all of the Brandis sextants in circulation were actually manufactured in 1918-1920, and that none were manufactured after 1932. Further, the Naval Observatory appears to have changed its numbering plan (at least for aviation octants) in the late 1920s, and begin issuing NO numbers with the form XXXX-YY, where YY was the year of original calibration. Therefore, I believe that all of the post-1930 calibration dates are recalibrations of sextants that were originally calibrated and issued their NO numbers in 1918-1920. Hence, I hypothesize that neither the maker’s number nor the NO number of sextants calibrated after 1930 has any relationship with the calibration date.<br /> <br /> :#3500/NO 1542 could have been surplused and put into private hands at any point after 1920. If 3500/1542 was a Byrd Sextant, however, I speculate that it would have been relatively rare and would have been kept in service until aviation octants became relatively plentiful--say, early 1930s?<br /> <br /> === Sextants, Octants, Quadrants ===<br /> <br /> ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._H._Weems P. V. H. Weems,] ''Air Navigation'', 1938, second edition, p. 301:<br /> <br /> : Since an arc of 45 degrees is one-eighth of a circle, instruments of this general type, having a maximum angle of 45 degrees between the two reflectors, are known as octants. Instruments having an arc or limb of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle, for measuring the angle between reflectors are called sextants, and those having arcs of 90 degrees, or one-quarter of a circle are called quadrants. Either octants or sextants are suitable for aerial use, but the quadrant is too bulky. For a great many years practically all instruments used by marine navigators for measuring altitudes have been sextants, and the term sextant has become so generally used that it is now applied to all instruments for measuring altitudes of heavenly bodies whether they are actually quadrants, sextants, or octants.<br /> <br /> == Photo Gallery ==<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:4279_01.jpg| Brandis 4279 in 4234 box.<br /> Image:4279_02.jpg| Brandis 4279: Navy Sticker.<br /> Image:4279_03.jpg| Brandis 4279 box: stenciled number 4234.<br /> Image:4946_01.jpg| Brandis 4946. Standard sextant &amp; box.<br /> Image:5292_01.jpg| Brandis 5292. Byrd bubble added.<br /> Image:5292_02.jpg| Brandis 5292. Box modifications.<br /> Image:5292_03.jpg| Brandis 5292 in modified box.<br /> Image:three_sextants.jpg | Box comparisons.<br /> Image:three_sextants_02.jpg| Box comparisons.<br /> Image:4940_01.jpg|K&amp;E 4940/Navy 415 in box for W&amp;S 069/Navy 34.<br /> Image:W&amp;S 069 box.jpg| W&amp;S maker's number on box.<br /> Image:brandis_sticker.jpg| Brandis sticker in W&amp;S box with K&amp;E sextant.<br /> Image:4940_02.jpg| K&amp;E 4940. Naval Observatory inspection 1/29/36.<br /> Image:3527_01.jpg| Why no mods in box lid?<br /> Image:David_White_box.jpg| 1943 David White box.<br /> Image:2975engrave.jpg‎| Naval Observatory number on 2975.<br /> Image:Navy-Number_02.jpg‎|Magnifying glass on 2785.<br /> Image:Pensfront.jpg| Pensacola sextant--top view.<br /> Image:Pensbottom.jpg| Pensacola: 3547 / 173.<br /> Image:Moffettsext.jpg| Ludolph in Pensacola box.<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--1.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--2.JPG| NO 616, exterior<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--3.JPG| NO 616, brass shield<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--4.JPG| NO 616, sextant in box<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--5.JPG| NO 616, original certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--6.JPG| NO 616, 1941-09-29 certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--7.JPG| NO 616, NO closeup<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--8.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475 closeup<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg40877.html#msg40877 Left-handed Brandis aeronautical octant, 206C-145.]<br /> * ''Sextants at Greenwich'': a catalog by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns and Richard Dunn.<br /> * [http://sextantbook.com/ ''The Nautical Sextant''] by Bill Morris.<br /> * ''Numbers Game'' in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2008Vol_24/1008.pdf TIGHAR Tracks, Volume 24, October 2008]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/2009/05/30/a-byrd-sextant-restored/ Blog entry about the restored sextant.]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ Update on Restoration of a Byrd Sextant]--excellent photograph/diagram.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related articles==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Collected by Gallagher]]<br /> [[Category:Artifacts]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sextant_box_found_on_Nikumaroro&diff=7973 2018-10-31T08:19:29Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pensfront.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola sextant, top view (3547/173).]]<br /> [[Image:Pensbottom.jpg|thumb|right|Loaned by Fred Noonan to a student.]]<br /> When Gallagher did a thorough search of the area near where the skull was found, he discovered an empty sextant box with two numbers on it--3500 and 1542. The British saw no significance in the numbers; in 2008, TIGHAR found an intriguing pattern of dual numbers (maker's number and U.S. Naval Observatory numbers assigned when the instruments were inspected there). <br /> <br /> In 2018, an [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html independent researcher] determined that the sextant had been assigned to the [https://tighar.org/wiki/USS_Bushnell_Survey_(1939) U.S.S. Bushnell,] which surveyed Gardner Island in 1939.<br /> <br /> == N.O. 1542 assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell ==<br /> <br /> From Ric Gillespie in the [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,2040.0.html Amelia Earhart Search Forum, 28 October 2018:]<br /> <br /> Last night, Andrew McKenna called my attention to a report recently posted by a TIGHAR critic that provides what appears to be solid documentation that the sextant box found with the castaway bones in 1940 came from the November, 1939 USS Bushnell survey. The Naval Observatory Number on the box Gallagher found was 1542. That N.O. number is recorded as being among Bushnell sextants sent to the Naval Observatory for &quot;general overhaul&quot; in late 1938. The Bushnell survey of Gardner Island was in November 1939. <br /> <br /> We’ve lost what always appeared to be a strong link between the castaway and Earhart, but this is nonetheless a positive development. Documented fact is always welcome, and this does not effect the other evidence that says the castaway was Earhart. <br /> <br /> The owner of the blog [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/p/the-nikumaroro-hypothesis-proposes-that.html The Ghost of Gardner Island] doesn’t give his name but apparently at one time he was on the TIGHAR Forum.<br /> <br /> I’ve sent him this email:<br /> <br /> I just read your [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html “Origin of the Nikumaroro Sextant Box.”] It’s a terrific piece of research and I agree you with you that the box found near the castaway’s remains was from USS Bushnell. <br /> <br /> As you say, when you first proposed that the box came from USS Bushnell I thought the suggestion was “thoroughly bizarre.” Whether bizarre or not, you have shown that your hypothesis is correct. I should not have been so dismissive. I’m sorry. Please accept my apology.<br /> <br /> I could not imagine how a valuable piece of equipment could have been left behind by the Bushnell surveyors and then end up in the immediate vicinity of the partial skeleton looking like it had been &quot;used latterly merely as a receptacle” [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Bones_Chronology7.html (August 8, 1941 note to file by High Commissioner Sir Harry Luke).] without the surveyors also noticing the bones. That still seems “bizarre”, but it happened. Your suggestion that &quot;a Bushnell surveyor happened to lose it in the vicinity of the remains of the castaway’s final campsite” doesn't explain its described appearance, which I take to mean that the internal structures in the box had been removed to make more useful as simply a way to carry stuff. Why would a surveyor do that?<br /> <br /> Here’s one possible sequence of events:<br /> <br /> :• November 1939 - The box, probably containing the sextant, gets left behind when USS Bushnell departs. <br /> :• At that time there were a couple dozen Gilbertese laborers living on the island, clearing land and planting coconuts. (Not speculation) One of them finds the box. The sextant is of no use but the nice wooden box with a handle is good for carrying stuff if you tear out the internal fixtures. (Speculation)<br /> :• April 1940 - A work party goes to the southeast end of the island to cut hardwood (Kanawa) for the construction of furniture for the Government Rest House then under construction. (Not speculation) One of the laborers has the box with him.(Speculation)<br /> :• While cutting wood, the work party comes upon a human skull and buries it. (Not speculation) Someone, probably the Island Magistrate Buakee Koata, also finds and collects a Benedictine bottle. (Not Speculation)<br /> :• When the work party leaves the site, the box is left behind near where the skull is buried. (Speculation)<br /> :• September 1940 - Gallagher arrives on the island, hears about the skull, and goes to investigate. Gallagher finds the partial skeleton, part of a woman’s shoe, part of a man’s shoe, some small corks with dress chains, and the box. He naturally, but incorrectly, associates the box with the castaway. (Not speculation) <br /> <br /> Of course, none of this offers an alternative explanation for the castaway, the shoe parts, the corks, and all of the signs of a castaway campsite. <br /> <br /> Loose ends:<br /> <br /> :• Why would the laborer leave his box behind? <br /> :• Gallagher associates the box with the castaway. Nobody tells him “that's my box.<br /> :• Gallagher reported that “part of the lens of an inverting eyepiece” was also found but was “thrown away by finder.” Apparently Gallagher never saw it and seems to be basing his identification of the object on a description. Who is describing it? The finder? When was it found and thrown away? I can’t make it make sense.<br /> <br /> == Notes from the [[bones file]] ==<br /> ;Telegram No. 71 from Gallagher to Jack Barley, Resident Commissioner, Ocean Island, Sept. 23, 1940<br /> :Sextant box has two numbers on it 3500 (stencilled) and 1542--sextant being old fashioned and probably painted over with black enamel.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html]<br /> <br /> ;Typed note in file 4439-40 (23) from Vaskess to Sir Harry, April 11, 1941<br /> :The sextant box with its contents is now with me. Perhaps [[Captain Nasmyth]] might be willing to examine this with a view to ascertaining the origin? <br /> <br /> ; Letter – circled 14. Vaskess to Commander G.B. Nasmyth, F.R. Met. Soc., Suva. June 6, 1941.<br /> :Dear Commander Nasmyth,<br /> :With reference to our telephone conversation relative to the identification of a sextant and box which I mentioned as having been found and which you were so good as to say you would examine, I regret to state that on further examination it was discovered that no sextant had actually been found but only a box thought to have contained a sextant.<br /> :I am forwarding the box to you with this letter and His Excellency would be grateful if you would examine it with a view to determining its use and origin if possible.<br /> ::Sincerely,<br /> :::Secretary to the High Commission <br /> <br /> ;Typed note to file 4439-40 in red ink (39). [[Sir Harry]] to [[Vaskess]]. August 8, 1941.<br /> :Sec., H.C.,<br /> :I return the sextant box which I had retrieved from [[Captain Nasmyth]] in order to show it to [[Harold Gatty| Mr. Gatty]] who has expert knowledge of such matters. Mr. Gatty thinks that the box is an English one of some age and judges that it was used latterly merely as a receptacle. He does not consider that it could in any circumstance have been a sextant box used in modern trans-Pacific aviation. 2. What was Captain Nasmyth's opinion of it? <br /> <br /> ;Note to file 4439-40 (40). [[MacDonald]] to [[Vaskess]] (passed along to [[Sir Harry]])<br /> :The Secretary<br /> :Mnt (39), para. 2, I have spoken to Captain Nasmyth who replied as follows:- &quot;As the sextant box has no distinguishing marks, &amp; since it was discovered that no sextant had been found, all I have been able to find out is that the make of the box – that is – the dovetailing of the corners – makes it appear to be of French origin.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Dovetailed sextant boxes ===<br /> &quot;Dovetail joints for the corners had by the 1920s given way to comb (finger) joints, but as some later American aircraft cases used corner rebates, which are much easier to make without special machinery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ &quot;Update on Byrd Aircraft Sextant.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Tofiga's recollection ==<br /> [[Tofiga]] said he had seen a sextant box on Vaskess' credenza. Tofiga was not taken into the confidences of the [[WPHC]] officers who examined the [[bones file| materials sent to Fiji from Gardner Island]], but it seems very likely that the box he saw was the one [[Gallagher]] sent to Suva.<br /> <br /> == What might 3500 and 1542 mean? ==<br /> [[File:Numbers09.jpg|thumb|200px| Brandis #3987; N.O. #1584]]<br /> [[File:Numbers07.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[File:Numbers08.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> The sextant box found on Nikumaroro and shipped to Fiji in 1941 had two numbers on it: 3500 and 1542.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html] TIGHAR has recently found a plausible explanation for those two numbers. The first is likely to be the maker's number; the second a number inscribed on the instrument when it was inspected at the U.S. Naval Observatory.<br /> <br /> Fred Noonan [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html loaned a naval sextant to a student of his prior to the fatal flight]. That sextant box is extant and also has two numbers handwritten on the bottom of it: 3547 and 173. But the sextant inside the box is a Ludolph with a different serial number.<br /> <br /> == The Pensacola Sextant Box (3547 and 173) ==<br /> The [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation] has a sextant box with &quot;dovetailed corners, the number 116 handwritten on the front, and the numbers 3547 and 173 handwritten on the bottom.&quot; The box contains &quot;a sextant manufactured by W. Ludolph of Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1919, with the serial number XIX 1090, painted black.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes]] p. 232.&lt;/ref&gt; The box was donated by W. A. Cluthe, a retired Pan Am captain, who said that he had borrowed the Ludolph sextant from Fred Noonan.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes|Ibid.]] p. 233.&lt;/ref&gt; The box is listed in the table below as ''Brandis (theoretical)'' because the box contains modifications that may have been made to accommodate a Brandis bubble sextant.<br /> <br /> == Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns ==<br /> <br /> This chart is organized in the order of the Navy number given to the instruments by the Naval Observatory when they were sent there for calibration. Two entries are theoretical; the rest are actual pairs of numbers obtained from various sources. Two of the boxes in TIGHAR's possession have Naval Observatory numbers stamped on the box along with Brandis maker's numbers stenciled on the box.<br /> <br /> In the engraving on the sextants, there is a symbol for the Naval Observatory between &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; and the number issued by the Naval Observatory. The symbol is an &quot;N&quot; superimposed on a square &quot;O&quot;. The symbol is relatively clear in [[:File:2975engrave.jpg|this photograph.]]<br /> <br /> All the nautical instrument repair and calibration work was shipped off to Norfolk in the early 1950s. &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Important though this work was, the Observatory was open to the criticism, especially from astronomers, that navigational instruments should be no part of the work of an astronomical observatory. This was undoubtedly part of the reason that the chronometer function was transferred in 1951 to the Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving only a small group of instrument makers who repaired and constructed the Observatory’s telescopes and other instrumentation, rather than navigational instruments.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830-2000'', by Steven J. Dick, Cambridge University Press, 2003; p. 507.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Any sextant marked &quot;FE Brandis&quot; is definitely a pre-1925 or so product.<br /> <br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse:collapse&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |+ ''Click on the sort symbol [[Image:Sort none.gif]] next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''''WB''' = Sextant is in the wrong box. '''WS''' = Wrong sextant is in this box.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> !style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;| Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> ! Comments<br /> ! Bubble<br /> ! N.O. # on box<br /> !WB/WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; W&amp;S (stamped into box and on plate) Warner &amp; Swasey<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 69<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 34<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; ''Brandis (theoretical'') <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; ''3547''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ''173''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ''Pensacola''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 14279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 330<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1931-06-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/34350185 Live Auctioneers.] Class: H.G. Stylized N+O. Unusual inlaid U.S. Navy shield with N+O and N+O 330 on it.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Unusual engraved brass plaque on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2763<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 348<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/9/1/9/6/webimg/700458505_o.jpg Dovetail joints] on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on brass plaque.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2734<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 362<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1943-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay #350401896246; re-inspected 1965-11-12<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes (die-punched)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 18446<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 405<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian; K&amp;E date: 1908<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4940<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1936-01-29<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading; K&amp;E date: 1901; in W&amp;S box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 470<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 0107<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-31<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.sharingthepast.com/blog/2015/1/8/vintage-us-navy-sextant-keuffel-esser-made-1887-or-1888-inspected-1942 Manufactured 1887/1888?] Class: survey. Lacks stylized N+O.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Engraved in two places on instrument. Punch-stamped twice on hingeline of box. Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-04-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mystic Seaport; K&amp;E date: 1901<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 31475&lt;ref&gt;Model #5227, manufactured about 1915/16, with K &amp; E serial number 31475. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 616<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-09-29&lt;ref&gt;There was an earlier Naval Observatory &quot;Cert&quot; card that had been glued inside the lid, but there is no written information left on its remains, and only just enough paper and printing to tell with certainty that is what it was. So this confirms that it had been &quot;Certified&quot; by the Naval Observatory at a much earlier date, most certainly in the &quot;teens&quot; when it was still quite new, but sadly the actual date of that earlier inspection, and any of its results. have been lost to us. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Private collection. Sextant described by owner in e-mail to TIGHAR (2013-06-04).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on inlaid shield, outside lid of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;33839<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 664<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1916<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3249<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 836<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;&quot;3249&quot; in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3227<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 845<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3239<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 850<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/subject-to-vat-sextant.-an-unusual-black-an-1-c-oc49e9s6w6 Dominic Winter Book Auctions]; &quot;circa 1918.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3268<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 882 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] 882 is stenciled on front of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3667<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes. Box only; contains 3703/936.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3703<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 936<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, but box is for 3667/889.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3738<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 945<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] In box for 3268.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11778<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-05-12<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5851<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1110<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Purchased on ebay by Lee Paynter, a TIGHAR member.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no, but Maker number is stenciled on edge<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5756<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-08-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; box containing Brandis 5981 / N.O. 1142 with certificate of inspection for 5756/1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5727<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1127<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1921-08-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; email to TIGHAR headquarters<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5981<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1142<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for Brandis 5756 / N.O. 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1144<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1146<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1921-08-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1921-us-navy-sextant-owned-by-enola-gay-admiral eBay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;13069<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1248<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13135<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1365<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Maker number and NO number on instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3339<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/373993 Antique Helper]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3331<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://landandseacollection.com/id858.html Land and Sea;] in box for 4551<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1446<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink:<br /> : Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc<br /> : 764-753 Lexington Avenue<br /> : Brooklyn, New York<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3444<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1461<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No, box is for a Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4129<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1530<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[https://www.ebay.com/itm/173126547032?ul_noapp=true eBay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;In box for 4483<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; '''''Brandis (theoretical''''')<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; '''''3500'''''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; '''''1542'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; '''''Niku'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; maybe<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37548<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-10-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum; K&amp;E date 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3987<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1938-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3511<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1585<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37508<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1595<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/231662444989 ebay;] USN number 161-USN-252194<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3527<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1933-05-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR; large box; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4521<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1648<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 58281 in pencil inside the lid on what looks like a repair or addition<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4551<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1762<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only; contains B. 3331 / N.O. 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4297<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR - McKenna<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4522<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis &amp; Sons; survey; &quot;H.K.&quot;; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20729.html#msg20729 Capt. J. H. Klein]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4672<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/17/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In Box for Brandis 4667.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4345<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1914<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay. metal tag: 61071 000065. Inside edge: (pencil) serial 1914; Brandis stamp: 4001.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4319<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1960<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;(in box for 3483/1567)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4707<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1969<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-07-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.; box is for B. 4234<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4244<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2561<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.moinat.ch/en/miscellanea/11546-sextant-us-navy-n-2551-par-brandis-son.html Moinat SA,] &quot;Sextant 'US NAVY'' N° 2551 par Brandis &amp; Son.&quot; I read &quot;2561&quot; in the photo.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;4244&quot; (?) is in ink on the hingeline. Not visible on photos of instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4834<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2564<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-06-28<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4836<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2607<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. In box for 4798.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4919<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2659<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-02-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/173540915739?ul_noapp=true ebay]. NO 2659 etched on arc. Brandis 4919 on the arc and the inspection certificate. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Serial number is stenciled on the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4934<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2687<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay, sold 12/30/2014 $132.50<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5015<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2693<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-06-05<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/43149815_brandis-and-sons-sextant LiveAuctioneers.]These two numbers are on the collimation certificate. They have not been cross-checked with the instrument in the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt; ??<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5071<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2696<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40 U. of Illinois Observatory]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4994<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2741<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-05-25<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 12/05/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4440<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2743<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box number 4902 <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2785<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2827<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 eBay;] &quot;161 - USN - 252222&quot; by hand on arc; &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; stamped on arc<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;only on box; Brandis 2539 on arc <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4182<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;N/A<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4180<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2895<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5214<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2900<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-US-NAVY-USN-American-made-Brandis-amp-Son-Brooklyn-NY-PARTS-D40-/122737739254?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=whEmfF3LcXt9%252BK6R7YKZy5k4i1I%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5310&lt;ref&gt;The collimation label gives the Maker No. as 2919. 5310 is stamped in ink on the box while 2919 is impressed in the wood.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2919<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-03-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; Survey; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5620<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5289<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2959<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5292<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Russ Dickey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5296<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;36961<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3227<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37305<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 3277<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1940-09-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98780-very-nice-1919-keuffel-esser-sextant-for-us-navy/ Cloudy Nights.] &quot;1919 K&amp;E Sextant.&quot; Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3954-41<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1948-12-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Craigslist<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;NO 3954 on plaque. Other numbers and signs written on the top of the box: &quot;X9773-&quot; and &quot;R1&quot; on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5156<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4017<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay; in box for UNSO 4717/1982<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5109<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4067<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5375<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4125<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-navy-sextant-brandis-sons-n-y-1936-in-orig ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4161<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-04-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Era-Brandis-Sons-Sextant-Complete-in-Box-Naval-Observatory-1919-NICE-/272382922128? ebay.] Problematic. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Pictures show 4193 stamped on arc and inked on the box. N.O. 4161 also on arc, according to the text. Maker's number 5317 on the inspection certificate. So there is quite a discrepancy! <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-us-navy-sextant-no-4267-brandis ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Appears to be 4765.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4750<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4296<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;In box for NO 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4762<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4334<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;plate on box says 1844<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5524<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4374<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/222542741960?ul_noapp=true ebay.] In box for Brandis 4065 (inked on hingeline).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4144<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4449<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5577<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4485<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-CASE-Nautical-1941-USN-Mohogany-Case-BRANDIS-SONS-INC-/350657321510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item51a4ce1a26 ebay]. A note made in pen on the margin of the N.O. certificate reads, &quot;Use cigarette ashes to wash.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Not stenciled or stamped. [[Gillespie]]: &quot;Interesting that the box has no stenciled serial number or stamped-in N.O. number. Apparently, at some point, they stopped doing that.&quot; The collimation (calibration) certificate glued into the box matches the serial number and N.O. number on the sextant.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3596<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4510<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; 7.5&quot; radius<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;no box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3920<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4516<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.fleaglass.com/ads/wwi-us-navy-quartant-sextant-brandis-brooklyn-ny/# Fleaglass.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;seller says &quot;yes&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3893<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4569<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4029<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Numbers from box; contains NO 4296.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3826<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4603<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Brass plaque on box: &quot;248 US Navy 101009&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box only. Holds Brandis 5670.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4097<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4657<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; in pencil inside<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4313<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4665<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Bruce Thomas<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No box. In display case from USS ''Hancock''.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5670<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4705<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/object.cfm?recordnumber=1087501 Smithsonian]; offered for sale on ebay in 2017. [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1087501 Identified as Brandis 5670. Curator confirms number is 5670.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No. The box is for Brandis 3946.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;1982<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4717<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; holds USNO 4017/5156<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3336<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4773<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3320<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4799<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3985<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4826<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=380451003032&amp;ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 eBay] (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3832<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4831<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/itemlocker/05pixlocker/5-58LABEL.JPG WestSea.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3898<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4842<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sextant-Brandis-1941-WWII-Navy-with-case-/322430590749?hash=item4b125c5f1d:g:HkAAAOSw32lYrEi8 ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3806<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4879<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5628<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4954<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1932-12-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandis-and-Sons-Sextant-/330933350805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4d0d2a3195 eBay] [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 (McKenna).] &quot;DD 359&quot; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) (US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''?)] written in pencil twice in the box.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 Andrew McKenna:] If &quot;DD 359&quot; does indicate service aboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''], it is interesting that they were still issuing 1920s sextants to ships being commissioned as late as 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No numbers on the box (neither Brandis nor N.O.).<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5083-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1945-03-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;Only the box; ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-01-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Note on box for 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5508<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5273<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;USNO Historical Committee Inv<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In box for 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;9746<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay (reported 10/15/2011 on AE Forum by A.McKenna) was used on USS ''Hector''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13692 stamped on brass plate affixed above lid latches<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 17649<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-07-19<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !colspan=&quot;7&quot;| No Navy numbers or not known<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 1844<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; plate on box containing 4762<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 166 - USN 25222 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 ebay]; &quot;U.S. Navy on one end of arc; &quot;161 - USN - 25222&quot; hand-engraved; in box with 2827 die-punched on it<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 2827 die-punched (not inked) on wood. Because of the two different kinds of numbers, I have entered this sextant number twice in the table. Here as 166 - USN 25222; elsewhere as Navy No. 2827.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2679<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis sticker identifies this as an octant manufactured on 1/19/1911. There does not seem to be any Navy number or collimation certificate. The box has &quot;dovetail joints.&quot; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/273240849230?ul_noapp=true&amp;autorefresh=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3657<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 883 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; box holding sextant 3692; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 883 stenciled on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2864<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; &quot;F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co.&quot; and serial number in center of the arc.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3692<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; in box for 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3702<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; e-bay. Large &quot;916&quot; stenciled in gold on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;916&quot;?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4001<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box for 4345<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4037<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 4487<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box contains #4129, NO # 1530.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; None on box nor on Navy collation certificate.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4798<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-01-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Contains sextant 4836/2607.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5687<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg31091.html#msg31091 Plate on box says &quot;Fiala Outfits, Inc. ...&quot;]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5953<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; 184 imprinted twice on lens bracket<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;184?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5996<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1920-10-08<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] Maker's No.: 5996 crossed out on inspection certificate. 6006 written in green ink.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 6006<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5996?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] In box for 5996? Quadrant?<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; Yes? Wired with on/off switch, light.<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13024<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-04-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13024 on box &amp; inspection. Inlaid shield--seems to be blank.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Looking for patterns in the data ===<br /> There seems to be some correlation between the dates of calibration by the Naval Observatory and the number given to the sextant by the Observatory.<br /> <br /> The numbers issued in 1919 seem to be in ascending order by date, but they are out of sequence compared to the rest of the table.<br /> <br /> With the 1919 numbers removed, most of the rest of the numbers are in ascending order by date. Two of those sextants (2977 and 2975) are bubble mods for the Navy transatlantic flight in May of that year.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> |+ ''Ordered by N.O. number; anomalous rows marked in grey.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> ! Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser (in W&amp;S box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4940<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1936-01-29<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-04-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;11778<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-05-12<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;37548<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-10-24<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-30<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3527<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1933-05-04<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4297<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1939-09-18<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4279<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1941-07-23<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5620<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5296<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5292<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-26<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;17649<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1946-07-19<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Brandis production eras ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20698.html#msg20698 Forum (19 Oct 2012)]<br /> <br /> :: According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20110720233508/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=5 brief history of Brandis] given on the Smithsonian web site, Brandis slightly changed its name three times during its existence, and therefore the way the Brandis company name is marked on a sextant can potentially tell us something about when it was manufactured.<br /> <br /> ::: “Frederick Ernest Brandis (1845–1916) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1858, worked for Stackpole &amp; Brothers for a few years, and then opened his own instrument shop in 1871. The firm became F. Brandis &amp; Co. in 1875, F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co. in 1890, and Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. in 1916. The Pioneer Instrument Company purchased control of Brandis in 1922, and sold it to the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. The manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.”<br /> <br /> :: So, we have three Brandis eras:<br /> <br /> :::- The ‘F. Brandis &amp; Co.’ era, from 1875 to 1890;<br /> :::- The ‘F. E. Brandis, Sons, &amp; Co.’ era, from 1890 to 1916;<br /> :::- The ‘Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co.’ era, from 1916 to 1932.<br /> <br /> === Navy number schemes ===<br /> <br /> :; Art Rypinski<br /> <br /> :: In the late 1920s, the Navy changed their serial numbering scheme, just about the time aircraft octant became avialable. . Later serial numbers took the form XX-YY, where YY is the year of acquisition. If the octant that Fred Noonan took on the world flight originated with the Navy, it would probably would have had an XX-YY serial number, where the year element would fall between 27 and 38. However, Noonan might have bought his own octant, or scrounged it from Pan Am, in which case the form of the serial number is anyone's guess. (Army Air Corps also used YY-XXXX serial numbers from 1940 and perhaps earlier). Octants and octant boxes have a distinctive and peculiar shape. We can be pretty certain that the 3500/1542 box was not an octant box.<br /> <br /> :: The 3500/1542 inscription is particularly interesting because it is consistent with a particular moment in time (1918-1921), a particular institution (the US Navy and USNO), and a particular make of sextant (Brandis). During this period, we know that the Navy modified a number of Brandis sextants in aviation/bubble/&quot;Byrd&quot; sextants, and we know that Noonan's friend Cmdr. Weems owned several modified Brandis sextants because he much later donated them to the Smithsonian.<br /> <br /> :: We also know that Noonan carried a nautical sextant on the China Clipper flight, and we have a contemporary photo showing a Brandis sextant box sitting next to an octant on the navigator's shelf of the China Clipper. We do not have any direct evidence that Noonan carried a sextant on the world flight, nor any direct evidence of the make or serial number of any hypothesized sextant. So, there are still some links missing in this chain of evidence.<br /> <br /> :: However, it would very interesting to demonstrate that the Navy once owned a Brandis sextant with the serial numbers 3500/1542, and even more interesting if it could be shown that this particular sextant had been modified as an aircraft sextant. It would be yet more interesting if this sextant could be linked to Weems, Pan Am, or Noonanj. It would also be interesting (in a negative way) if the sextant turned up in an inconvenient location (like aboard a ship) in July 1937.<br /> <br /> :: Some things to look for:<br /> <br /> ::* Listing of sextants surplused, with serial numbers.<br /> ::* Listing of sextants sent or received for modification as byrd or bubble or aviation sextants;<br /> ::* listing of sextants calibrated by USNO, with serial numbers.<br /> <br /> === Keuffel &amp; Esser production dates ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20406.html#msg20406 Forum, 4 October 2012.]<br /> <br /> :: In the table below I list the N.O. number, Keuffel &amp; Esser serial number, date of manufacture as indicated by the table from [http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm Surveying Antiques,]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm &quot;How To Date Your Keuffel &amp; Esser (K&amp;E) Instruments.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; and date of the eccentricity certificate we have for the sextant. The last sextant in the table is the sextant that I mentioned in [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg19679.html#msg19679 reply #99,] whose N.O. number we don't have.<br /> <br /> :::{|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !N.O. #<br /> !K&amp;E #<br /> !K&amp;E year<br /> !E.C. year<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|405<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|18446<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1908<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|4940<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1936<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|575<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|5418<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|664<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|33839<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1916<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|1555<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|37548<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|3227<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|36961<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1937<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :: The dates of manufacture would of course be the earliest the sextants could have appeared at the Naval Observatory, while the eccentricity certificate dates may represent re-certifications rather that the first certification of the sextant.<br /> <br /> :: The K&amp;E sextant with an N.O. number 1555 is only a few removed from our holy grail sextant, N.O. #1542; if we have a correct date for the K&amp;E sextant then it would seem that the sextant with N.O. #1542 passed through the Naval Observatory for the first time in 1918 or 1919. It is interesting to note that the Ludolph sextant that Noonan gave to a fellow Pan Am pilot, has a manufacture date of 1919 (as indicated by the Roman numerals XIX).<br /> <br /> === Discussion ===<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]]<br /> :If we throw out the 1919 numbers as an anomaly, along with K&amp;E #4940, we can say that the assignment of N.O. number 1542 (on the Niku box) might have occurred circa 1930/31 and that the instrument was still in the Navy inventory at that time. Noonan went to work for Pan Am in 1930. Pan Am acquired the landing rights to Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam in 1934 and began assembling its Pacific Division with Noonan as the lead navigator.<br /> <br /> :In other words, Noonan's acquisition of Brandis 3500/N.O. 1542 as surplus sometime between 1934 and 1936 seems possible.<br /> <br /> ; [[Art Rypinski]]<br /> :Keep in mind that Brandis made thousands of sextants during the period 1918-1920 or so, which left the peacetime Navy with far more sextants than they could ever use. The Naval Observatory Annual Reports for the period describe surplusing of large number of instruments. According to the Smithsonian, Brandis was acquired by the Pioneer Instrument Co. in 1922, and &quot;the manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.&quot; I think it would be reasonable to believe that almost all of the Brandis sextants in circulation were actually manufactured in 1918-1920, and that none were manufactured after 1932. Further, the Naval Observatory appears to have changed its numbering plan (at least for aviation octants) in the late 1920s, and begin issuing NO numbers with the form XXXX-YY, where YY was the year of original calibration. Therefore, I believe that all of the post-1930 calibration dates are recalibrations of sextants that were originally calibrated and issued their NO numbers in 1918-1920. Hence, I hypothesize that neither the maker’s number nor the NO number of sextants calibrated after 1930 has any relationship with the calibration date.<br /> <br /> :#3500/NO 1542 could have been surplused and put into private hands at any point after 1920. If 3500/1542 was a Byrd Sextant, however, I speculate that it would have been relatively rare and would have been kept in service until aviation octants became relatively plentiful--say, early 1930s?<br /> <br /> === Sextants, Octants, Quadrants ===<br /> <br /> ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._H._Weems P. V. H. Weems,] ''Air Navigation'', 1938, second edition, p. 301:<br /> <br /> : Since an arc of 45 degrees is one-eighth of a circle, instruments of this general type, having a maximum angle of 45 degrees between the two reflectors, are known as octants. Instruments having an arc or limb of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle, for measuring the angle between reflectors are called sextants, and those having arcs of 90 degrees, or one-quarter of a circle are called quadrants. Either octants or sextants are suitable for aerial use, but the quadrant is too bulky. For a great many years practically all instruments used by marine navigators for measuring altitudes have been sextants, and the term sextant has become so generally used that it is now applied to all instruments for measuring altitudes of heavenly bodies whether they are actually quadrants, sextants, or octants.<br /> <br /> == Photo Gallery ==<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:4279_01.jpg| Brandis 4279 in 4234 box.<br /> Image:4279_02.jpg| Brandis 4279: Navy Sticker.<br /> Image:4279_03.jpg| Brandis 4279 box: stenciled number 4234.<br /> Image:4946_01.jpg| Brandis 4946. Standard sextant &amp; box.<br /> Image:5292_01.jpg| Brandis 5292. Byrd bubble added.<br /> Image:5292_02.jpg| Brandis 5292. Box modifications.<br /> Image:5292_03.jpg| Brandis 5292 in modified box.<br /> Image:three_sextants.jpg | Box comparisons.<br /> Image:three_sextants_02.jpg| Box comparisons.<br /> Image:4940_01.jpg|K&amp;E 4940/Navy 415 in box for W&amp;S 069/Navy 34.<br /> Image:W&amp;S 069 box.jpg| W&amp;S maker's number on box.<br /> Image:brandis_sticker.jpg| Brandis sticker in W&amp;S box with K&amp;E sextant.<br /> Image:4940_02.jpg| K&amp;E 4940. Naval Observatory inspection 1/29/36.<br /> Image:3527_01.jpg| Why no mods in box lid?<br /> Image:David_White_box.jpg| 1943 David White box.<br /> Image:2975engrave.jpg‎| Naval Observatory number on 2975.<br /> Image:Navy-Number_02.jpg‎|Magnifying glass on 2785.<br /> Image:Pensfront.jpg| Pensacola sextant--top view.<br /> Image:Pensbottom.jpg| Pensacola: 3547 / 173.<br /> Image:Moffettsext.jpg| Ludolph in Pensacola box.<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--1.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--2.JPG| NO 616, exterior<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--3.JPG| NO 616, brass shield<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--4.JPG| NO 616, sextant in box<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--5.JPG| NO 616, original certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--6.JPG| NO 616, 1941-09-29 certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--7.JPG| NO 616, NO closeup<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--8.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475 closeup<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg40877.html#msg40877 Left-handed Brandis aeronautical octant, 206C-145.]<br /> * ''Sextants at Greenwich'': a catalog by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns and Richard Dunn.<br /> * [http://sextantbook.com/ ''The Nautical Sextant''] by Bill Morris.<br /> * ''Numbers Game'' in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2008Vol_24/1008.pdf TIGHAR Tracks, Volume 24, October 2008]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/2009/05/30/a-byrd-sextant-restored/ Blog entry about the restored sextant.]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ Update on Restoration of a Byrd Sextant]--excellent photograph/diagram.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related articles==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Collected by Gallagher]]<br /> [[Category:Artifacts]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sextant_box_found_on_Nikumaroro&diff=7972 2018-10-31T08:17:21Z

<p>Moleski: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pensfront.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola sextant, top view (3547/173).]]<br /> [[Image:Pensbottom.jpg|thumb|right|Loaned by Fred Noonan to a student.]]<br /> When Gallagher did a thorough search of the area near where the skull was found, he discovered an empty sextant box with two numbers on it--3500 and 1542. The British saw no significance in the numbers; in 2008, TIGHAR found an intriguing pattern of dual numbers (maker's number and U.S. Naval Observatory numbers assigned when the instruments were inspected there). <br /> <br /> In 2018, an independent researcher determined that the sextant had been assigned to the Bushnell.<br /> <br /> The Brandis sextant boxes pictured here are approximately 10&quot; x 10&quot; x 5&quot;.<br /> <br /> == N.O. 1542 assigned to the U.S.S. Bushnell ==<br /> <br /> From Ric Gillespie in the [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,2040.0.html Amelia Earhart Search Forum, 28 October 2018:]<br /> <br /> Last night, Andrew McKenna called my attention to a report recently posted by a TIGHAR critic that provides what appears to be solid documentation that the sextant box found with the castaway bones in 1940 came from the November, 1939 USS Bushnell survey. The Naval Observatory Number on the box Gallagher found was 1542. That N.O. number is recorded as being among Bushnell sextants sent to the Naval Observatory for &quot;general overhaul&quot; in late 1938. The Bushnell survey of Gardner Island was in November 1939. <br /> <br /> We’ve lost what always appeared to be a strong link between the castaway and Earhart, but this is nonetheless a positive development. Documented fact is always welcome, and this does not effect the other evidence that says the castaway was Earhart. <br /> <br /> The owner of the blog [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/p/the-nikumaroro-hypothesis-proposes-that.html The Ghost of Gardner Island] doesn’t give his name but apparently at one time he was on the TIGHAR Forum.<br /> <br /> I’ve sent him this email:<br /> <br /> I just read your [http://gardnerghost.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-origin-of-nikumaroro-sextant-box.html “Origin of the Nikumaroro Sextant Box.”] It’s a terrific piece of research and I agree you with you that the box found near the castaway’s remains was from USS Bushnell. <br /> <br /> As you say, when you first proposed that the box came from USS Bushnell I thought the suggestion was “thoroughly bizarre.” Whether bizarre or not, you have shown that your hypothesis is correct. I should not have been so dismissive. I’m sorry. Please accept my apology.<br /> <br /> I could not imagine how a valuable piece of equipment could have been left behind by the Bushnell surveyors and then end up in the immediate vicinity of the partial skeleton looking like it had been &quot;used latterly merely as a receptacle” [https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Bones_Chronology7.html (August 8, 1941 note to file by High Commissioner Sir Harry Luke).] without the surveyors also noticing the bones. That still seems “bizarre”, but it happened. Your suggestion that &quot;a Bushnell surveyor happened to lose it in the vicinity of the remains of the castaway’s final campsite” doesn't explain its described appearance, which I take to mean that the internal structures in the box had been removed to make more useful as simply a way to carry stuff. Why would a surveyor do that?<br /> <br /> Here’s one possible sequence of events:<br /> <br /> :• November 1939 - The box, probably containing the sextant, gets left behind when USS Bushnell departs. <br /> :• At that time there were a couple dozen Gilbertese laborers living on the island, clearing land and planting coconuts. (Not speculation) One of them finds the box. The sextant is of no use but the nice wooden box with a handle is good for carrying stuff if you tear out the internal fixtures. (Speculation)<br /> :• April 1940 - A work party goes to the southeast end of the island to cut hardwood (Kanawa) for the construction of furniture for the Government Rest House then under construction. (Not speculation) One of the laborers has the box with him.(Speculation)<br /> :• While cutting wood, the work party comes upon a human skull and buries it. (Not speculation) Someone, probably the Island Magistrate Buakee Koata, also finds and collects a Benedictine bottle. (Not Speculation)<br /> :• When the work party leaves the site, the box is left behind near where the skull is buried. (Speculation)<br /> :• September 1940 - Gallagher arrives on the island, hears about the skull, and goes to investigate. Gallagher finds the partial skeleton, part of a woman’s shoe, part of a man’s shoe, some small corks with dress chains, and the box. He naturally, but incorrectly, associates the box with the castaway. (Not speculation) <br /> <br /> Of course, none of this offers an alternative explanation for the castaway, the shoe parts, the corks, and all of the signs of a castaway campsite. <br /> <br /> Loose ends:<br /> <br /> :• Why would the laborer leave his box behind? <br /> :• Gallagher associates the box with the castaway. Nobody tells him “that's my box.<br /> :• Gallagher reported that “part of the lens of an inverting eyepiece” was also found but was “thrown away by finder.” Apparently Gallagher never saw it and seems to be basing his identification of the object on a description. Who is describing it? The finder? When was it found and thrown away? I can’t make it make sense.<br /> <br /> == Notes from the [[bones file]] ==<br /> ;Telegram No. 71 from Gallagher to Jack Barley, Resident Commissioner, Ocean Island, Sept. 23, 1940<br /> :Sextant box has two numbers on it 3500 (stencilled) and 1542--sextant being old fashioned and probably painted over with black enamel.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html]<br /> <br /> ;Typed note in file 4439-40 (23) from Vaskess to Sir Harry, April 11, 1941<br /> :The sextant box with its contents is now with me. Perhaps [[Captain Nasmyth]] might be willing to examine this with a view to ascertaining the origin? <br /> <br /> ; Letter – circled 14. Vaskess to Commander G.B. Nasmyth, F.R. Met. Soc., Suva. June 6, 1941.<br /> :Dear Commander Nasmyth,<br /> :With reference to our telephone conversation relative to the identification of a sextant and box which I mentioned as having been found and which you were so good as to say you would examine, I regret to state that on further examination it was discovered that no sextant had actually been found but only a box thought to have contained a sextant.<br /> :I am forwarding the box to you with this letter and His Excellency would be grateful if you would examine it with a view to determining its use and origin if possible.<br /> ::Sincerely,<br /> :::Secretary to the High Commission <br /> <br /> ;Typed note to file 4439-40 in red ink (39). [[Sir Harry]] to [[Vaskess]]. August 8, 1941.<br /> :Sec., H.C.,<br /> :I return the sextant box which I had retrieved from [[Captain Nasmyth]] in order to show it to [[Harold Gatty| Mr. Gatty]] who has expert knowledge of such matters. Mr. Gatty thinks that the box is an English one of some age and judges that it was used latterly merely as a receptacle. He does not consider that it could in any circumstance have been a sextant box used in modern trans-Pacific aviation. 2. What was Captain Nasmyth's opinion of it? <br /> <br /> ;Note to file 4439-40 (40). [[MacDonald]] to [[Vaskess]] (passed along to [[Sir Harry]])<br /> :The Secretary<br /> :Mnt (39), para. 2, I have spoken to Captain Nasmyth who replied as follows:- &quot;As the sextant box has no distinguishing marks, &amp; since it was discovered that no sextant had been found, all I have been able to find out is that the make of the box – that is – the dovetailing of the corners – makes it appear to be of French origin.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Dovetailed sextant boxes ===<br /> &quot;Dovetail joints for the corners had by the 1920s given way to comb (finger) joints, but as some later American aircraft cases used corner rebates, which are much easier to make without special machinery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ &quot;Update on Byrd Aircraft Sextant.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Tofiga's recollection ==<br /> [[Tofiga]] said he had seen a sextant box on Vaskess' credenza. Tofiga was not taken into the confidences of the [[WPHC]] officers who examined the [[bones file| materials sent to Fiji from Gardner Island]], but it seems very likely that the box he saw was the one [[Gallagher]] sent to Suva.<br /> <br /> == What might 3500 and 1542 mean? ==<br /> [[File:Numbers09.jpg|thumb|200px| Brandis #3987; N.O. #1584]]<br /> [[File:Numbers07.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[File:Numbers08.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> The sextant box found on Nikumaroro and shipped to Fiji in 1941 had two numbers on it: 3500 and 1542.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html] TIGHAR has recently found a plausible explanation for those two numbers. The first is likely to be the maker's number; the second a number inscribed on the instrument when it was inspected at the U.S. Naval Observatory.<br /> <br /> Fred Noonan [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html loaned a naval sextant to a student of his prior to the fatal flight]. That sextant box is extant and also has two numbers handwritten on the bottom of it: 3547 and 173. But the sextant inside the box is a Ludolph with a different serial number.<br /> <br /> == The Pensacola Sextant Box (3547 and 173) ==<br /> The [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation] has a sextant box with &quot;dovetailed corners, the number 116 handwritten on the front, and the numbers 3547 and 173 handwritten on the bottom.&quot; The box contains &quot;a sextant manufactured by W. Ludolph of Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1919, with the serial number XIX 1090, painted black.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes]] p. 232.&lt;/ref&gt; The box was donated by W. A. Cluthe, a retired Pan Am captain, who said that he had borrowed the Ludolph sextant from Fred Noonan.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes|Ibid.]] p. 233.&lt;/ref&gt; The box is listed in the table below as ''Brandis (theoretical)'' because the box contains modifications that may have been made to accommodate a Brandis bubble sextant.<br /> <br /> == Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns ==<br /> <br /> This chart is organized in the order of the Navy number given to the instruments by the Naval Observatory when they were sent there for calibration. Two entries are theoretical; the rest are actual pairs of numbers obtained from various sources. Two of the boxes in TIGHAR's possession have Naval Observatory numbers stamped on the box along with Brandis maker's numbers stenciled on the box.<br /> <br /> In the engraving on the sextants, there is a symbol for the Naval Observatory between &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; and the number issued by the Naval Observatory. The symbol is an &quot;N&quot; superimposed on a square &quot;O&quot;. The symbol is relatively clear in [[:File:2975engrave.jpg|this photograph.]]<br /> <br /> All the nautical instrument repair and calibration work was shipped off to Norfolk in the early 1950s. &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Important though this work was, the Observatory was open to the criticism, especially from astronomers, that navigational instruments should be no part of the work of an astronomical observatory. This was undoubtedly part of the reason that the chronometer function was transferred in 1951 to the Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving only a small group of instrument makers who repaired and constructed the Observatory’s telescopes and other instrumentation, rather than navigational instruments.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830-2000'', by Steven J. Dick, Cambridge University Press, 2003; p. 507.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Any sextant marked &quot;FE Brandis&quot; is definitely a pre-1925 or so product.<br /> <br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse:collapse&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |+ ''Click on the sort symbol [[Image:Sort none.gif]] next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''''WB''' = Sextant is in the wrong box. '''WS''' = Wrong sextant is in this box.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> !style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;| Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> ! Comments<br /> ! Bubble<br /> ! N.O. # on box<br /> !WB/WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; W&amp;S (stamped into box and on plate) Warner &amp; Swasey<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 69<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 34<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; ''Brandis (theoretical'') <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; ''3547''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ''173''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ''Pensacola''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 14279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 330<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1931-06-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/34350185 Live Auctioneers.] Class: H.G. Stylized N+O. Unusual inlaid U.S. Navy shield with N+O and N+O 330 on it.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Unusual engraved brass plaque on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2763<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 348<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/9/1/9/6/webimg/700458505_o.jpg Dovetail joints] on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on brass plaque.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2734<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 362<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1943-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay #350401896246; re-inspected 1965-11-12<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes (die-punched)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 18446<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 405<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian; K&amp;E date: 1908<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4940<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1936-01-29<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading; K&amp;E date: 1901; in W&amp;S box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 470<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 0107<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-31<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.sharingthepast.com/blog/2015/1/8/vintage-us-navy-sextant-keuffel-esser-made-1887-or-1888-inspected-1942 Manufactured 1887/1888?] Class: survey. Lacks stylized N+O.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Engraved in two places on instrument. Punch-stamped twice on hingeline of box. Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-04-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mystic Seaport; K&amp;E date: 1901<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 31475&lt;ref&gt;Model #5227, manufactured about 1915/16, with K &amp; E serial number 31475. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 616<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-09-29&lt;ref&gt;There was an earlier Naval Observatory &quot;Cert&quot; card that had been glued inside the lid, but there is no written information left on its remains, and only just enough paper and printing to tell with certainty that is what it was. So this confirms that it had been &quot;Certified&quot; by the Naval Observatory at a much earlier date, most certainly in the &quot;teens&quot; when it was still quite new, but sadly the actual date of that earlier inspection, and any of its results. have been lost to us. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Private collection. Sextant described by owner in e-mail to TIGHAR (2013-06-04).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on inlaid shield, outside lid of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;33839<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 664<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1916<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3249<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 836<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;&quot;3249&quot; in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3227<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 845<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3239<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 850<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/subject-to-vat-sextant.-an-unusual-black-an-1-c-oc49e9s6w6 Dominic Winter Book Auctions]; &quot;circa 1918.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3268<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 882 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] 882 is stenciled on front of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3667<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes. Box only; contains 3703/936.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3703<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 936<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, but box is for 3667/889.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3738<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 945<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] In box for 3268.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11778<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-05-12<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5851<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1110<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Purchased on ebay by Lee Paynter, a TIGHAR member.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no, but Maker number is stenciled on edge<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5756<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-08-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; box containing Brandis 5981 / N.O. 1142 with certificate of inspection for 5756/1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5727<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1127<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1921-08-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; email to TIGHAR headquarters<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5981<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1142<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for Brandis 5756 / N.O. 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1144<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1146<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1921-08-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1921-us-navy-sextant-owned-by-enola-gay-admiral eBay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;13069<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1248<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13135<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1365<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Maker number and NO number on instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3339<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/373993 Antique Helper]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3331<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://landandseacollection.com/id858.html Land and Sea;] in box for 4551<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1446<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink:<br /> : Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc<br /> : 764-753 Lexington Avenue<br /> : Brooklyn, New York<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3444<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1461<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No, box is for a Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4129<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1530<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[https://www.ebay.com/itm/173126547032?ul_noapp=true eBay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;In box for 4483<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; '''''Brandis (theoretical''''')<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; '''''3500'''''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; '''''1542'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; '''''Niku'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; maybe<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37548<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-10-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum; K&amp;E date 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3987<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1938-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3511<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1585<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37508<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1595<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/231662444989 ebay;] USN number 161-USN-252194<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3527<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1933-05-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR; large box; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4521<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1648<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 58281 in pencil inside the lid on what looks like a repair or addition<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4551<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1762<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only; contains B. 3331 / N.O. 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4297<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR - McKenna<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4522<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis &amp; Sons; survey; &quot;H.K.&quot;; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20729.html#msg20729 Capt. J. H. Klein]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4672<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/17/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In Box for Brandis 4667.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4345<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1914<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay. metal tag: 61071 000065. Inside edge: (pencil) serial 1914; Brandis stamp: 4001.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4319<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1960<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;(in box for 3483/1567)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4707<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1969<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-07-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.; box is for B. 4234<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4244<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2561<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.moinat.ch/en/miscellanea/11546-sextant-us-navy-n-2551-par-brandis-son.html Moinat SA,] &quot;Sextant 'US NAVY'' N° 2551 par Brandis &amp; Son.&quot; I read &quot;2561&quot; in the photo.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;4244&quot; (?) is in ink on the hingeline. Not visible on photos of instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4834<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2564<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-06-28<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4836<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2607<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. In box for 4798.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4919<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2659<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-02-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/173540915739?ul_noapp=true ebay]. NO 2659 etched on arc. Brandis 4919 on the arc and the inspection certificate. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Serial number is stenciled on the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4934<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2687<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay, sold 12/30/2014 $132.50<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5015<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2693<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-06-05<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/43149815_brandis-and-sons-sextant LiveAuctioneers.]These two numbers are on the collimation certificate. They have not been cross-checked with the instrument in the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt; ??<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5071<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2696<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40 U. of Illinois Observatory]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4994<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2741<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-05-25<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 12/05/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4440<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2743<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box number 4902 <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2785<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2827<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 eBay;] &quot;161 - USN - 252222&quot; by hand on arc; &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; stamped on arc<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;only on box; Brandis 2539 on arc <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4182<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;N/A<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4180<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2895<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5214<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2900<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-US-NAVY-USN-American-made-Brandis-amp-Son-Brooklyn-NY-PARTS-D40-/122737739254?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=whEmfF3LcXt9%252BK6R7YKZy5k4i1I%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5310&lt;ref&gt;The collimation label gives the Maker No. as 2919. 5310 is stamped in ink on the box while 2919 is impressed in the wood.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2919<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-03-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; Survey; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5620<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5289<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2959<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5292<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Russ Dickey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5296<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;36961<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3227<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37305<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 3277<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1940-09-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98780-very-nice-1919-keuffel-esser-sextant-for-us-navy/ Cloudy Nights.] &quot;1919 K&amp;E Sextant.&quot; Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3954-41<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1948-12-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Craigslist<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;NO 3954 on plaque. Other numbers and signs written on the top of the box: &quot;X9773-&quot; and &quot;R1&quot; on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5156<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4017<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay; in box for UNSO 4717/1982<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5109<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4067<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5375<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4125<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-navy-sextant-brandis-sons-n-y-1936-in-orig ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4161<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-04-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Era-Brandis-Sons-Sextant-Complete-in-Box-Naval-Observatory-1919-NICE-/272382922128? ebay.] Problematic. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Pictures show 4193 stamped on arc and inked on the box. N.O. 4161 also on arc, according to the text. Maker's number 5317 on the inspection certificate. So there is quite a discrepancy! <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-us-navy-sextant-no-4267-brandis ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Appears to be 4765.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4750<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4296<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;In box for NO 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4762<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4334<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;plate on box says 1844<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5524<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4374<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/222542741960?ul_noapp=true ebay.] In box for Brandis 4065 (inked on hingeline).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4144<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4449<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5577<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4485<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-CASE-Nautical-1941-USN-Mohogany-Case-BRANDIS-SONS-INC-/350657321510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item51a4ce1a26 ebay]. A note made in pen on the margin of the N.O. certificate reads, &quot;Use cigarette ashes to wash.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Not stenciled or stamped. [[Gillespie]]: &quot;Interesting that the box has no stenciled serial number or stamped-in N.O. number. Apparently, at some point, they stopped doing that.&quot; The collimation (calibration) certificate glued into the box matches the serial number and N.O. number on the sextant.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3596<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4510<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; 7.5&quot; radius<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;no box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3920<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4516<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.fleaglass.com/ads/wwi-us-navy-quartant-sextant-brandis-brooklyn-ny/# Fleaglass.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;seller says &quot;yes&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3893<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4569<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4029<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Numbers from box; contains NO 4296.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3826<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4603<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Brass plaque on box: &quot;248 US Navy 101009&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box only. Holds Brandis 5670.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4097<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4657<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; in pencil inside<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4313<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4665<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Bruce Thomas<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No box. In display case from USS ''Hancock''.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5670<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4705<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/object.cfm?recordnumber=1087501 Smithsonian]; offered for sale on ebay in 2017. [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1087501 Identified as Brandis 5670. Curator confirms number is 5670.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No. The box is for Brandis 3946.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;1982<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4717<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; holds USNO 4017/5156<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3336<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4773<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3320<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4799<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3985<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4826<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=380451003032&amp;ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 eBay] (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3832<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4831<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/itemlocker/05pixlocker/5-58LABEL.JPG WestSea.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3898<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4842<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sextant-Brandis-1941-WWII-Navy-with-case-/322430590749?hash=item4b125c5f1d:g:HkAAAOSw32lYrEi8 ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3806<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4879<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5628<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4954<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1932-12-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandis-and-Sons-Sextant-/330933350805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4d0d2a3195 eBay] [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 (McKenna).] &quot;DD 359&quot; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) (US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''?)] written in pencil twice in the box.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 Andrew McKenna:] If &quot;DD 359&quot; does indicate service aboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''], it is interesting that they were still issuing 1920s sextants to ships being commissioned as late as 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No numbers on the box (neither Brandis nor N.O.).<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5083-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1945-03-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;Only the box; ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-01-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Note on box for 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5508<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5273<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;USNO Historical Committee Inv<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In box for 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;9746<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay (reported 10/15/2011 on AE Forum by A.McKenna) was used on USS ''Hector''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13692 stamped on brass plate affixed above lid latches<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 17649<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-07-19<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !colspan=&quot;7&quot;| No Navy numbers or not known<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 1844<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; plate on box containing 4762<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 166 - USN 25222 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 ebay]; &quot;U.S. Navy on one end of arc; &quot;161 - USN - 25222&quot; hand-engraved; in box with 2827 die-punched on it<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 2827 die-punched (not inked) on wood. Because of the two different kinds of numbers, I have entered this sextant number twice in the table. Here as 166 - USN 25222; elsewhere as Navy No. 2827.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2679<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis sticker identifies this as an octant manufactured on 1/19/1911. There does not seem to be any Navy number or collimation certificate. The box has &quot;dovetail joints.&quot; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/273240849230?ul_noapp=true&amp;autorefresh=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3657<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 883 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; box holding sextant 3692; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 883 stenciled on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2864<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; &quot;F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co.&quot; and serial number in center of the arc.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3692<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; in box for 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3702<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; e-bay. Large &quot;916&quot; stenciled in gold on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;916&quot;?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4001<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box for 4345<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4037<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 4487<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box contains #4129, NO # 1530.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; None on box nor on Navy collation certificate.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4798<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-01-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Contains sextant 4836/2607.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5687<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg31091.html#msg31091 Plate on box says &quot;Fiala Outfits, Inc. ...&quot;]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5953<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; 184 imprinted twice on lens bracket<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;184?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5996<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1920-10-08<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] Maker's No.: 5996 crossed out on inspection certificate. 6006 written in green ink.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 6006<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5996?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] In box for 5996? Quadrant?<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; Yes? Wired with on/off switch, light.<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13024<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-04-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13024 on box &amp; inspection. Inlaid shield--seems to be blank.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Looking for patterns in the data ===<br /> There seems to be some correlation between the dates of calibration by the Naval Observatory and the number given to the sextant by the Observatory.<br /> <br /> The numbers issued in 1919 seem to be in ascending order by date, but they are out of sequence compared to the rest of the table.<br /> <br /> With the 1919 numbers removed, most of the rest of the numbers are in ascending order by date. Two of those sextants (2977 and 2975) are bubble mods for the Navy transatlantic flight in May of that year.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> |+ ''Ordered by N.O. number; anomalous rows marked in grey.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> ! Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser (in W&amp;S box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4940<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1936-01-29<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-04-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;11778<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-05-12<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;37548<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-10-24<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-30<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3527<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1933-05-04<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4297<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1939-09-18<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4279<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1941-07-23<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5620<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5296<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5292<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-26<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;17649<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1946-07-19<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Brandis production eras ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20698.html#msg20698 Forum (19 Oct 2012)]<br /> <br /> :: According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20110720233508/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=5 brief history of Brandis] given on the Smithsonian web site, Brandis slightly changed its name three times during its existence, and therefore the way the Brandis company name is marked on a sextant can potentially tell us something about when it was manufactured.<br /> <br /> ::: “Frederick Ernest Brandis (1845–1916) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1858, worked for Stackpole &amp; Brothers for a few years, and then opened his own instrument shop in 1871. The firm became F. Brandis &amp; Co. in 1875, F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co. in 1890, and Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. in 1916. The Pioneer Instrument Company purchased control of Brandis in 1922, and sold it to the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. The manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.”<br /> <br /> :: So, we have three Brandis eras:<br /> <br /> :::- The ‘F. Brandis &amp; Co.’ era, from 1875 to 1890;<br /> :::- The ‘F. E. Brandis, Sons, &amp; Co.’ era, from 1890 to 1916;<br /> :::- The ‘Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co.’ era, from 1916 to 1932.<br /> <br /> === Navy number schemes ===<br /> <br /> :; Art Rypinski<br /> <br /> :: In the late 1920s, the Navy changed their serial numbering scheme, just about the time aircraft octant became avialable. . Later serial numbers took the form XX-YY, where YY is the year of acquisition. If the octant that Fred Noonan took on the world flight originated with the Navy, it would probably would have had an XX-YY serial number, where the year element would fall between 27 and 38. However, Noonan might have bought his own octant, or scrounged it from Pan Am, in which case the form of the serial number is anyone's guess. (Army Air Corps also used YY-XXXX serial numbers from 1940 and perhaps earlier). Octants and octant boxes have a distinctive and peculiar shape. We can be pretty certain that the 3500/1542 box was not an octant box.<br /> <br /> :: The 3500/1542 inscription is particularly interesting because it is consistent with a particular moment in time (1918-1921), a particular institution (the US Navy and USNO), and a particular make of sextant (Brandis). During this period, we know that the Navy modified a number of Brandis sextants in aviation/bubble/&quot;Byrd&quot; sextants, and we know that Noonan's friend Cmdr. Weems owned several modified Brandis sextants because he much later donated them to the Smithsonian.<br /> <br /> :: We also know that Noonan carried a nautical sextant on the China Clipper flight, and we have a contemporary photo showing a Brandis sextant box sitting next to an octant on the navigator's shelf of the China Clipper. We do not have any direct evidence that Noonan carried a sextant on the world flight, nor any direct evidence of the make or serial number of any hypothesized sextant. So, there are still some links missing in this chain of evidence.<br /> <br /> :: However, it would very interesting to demonstrate that the Navy once owned a Brandis sextant with the serial numbers 3500/1542, and even more interesting if it could be shown that this particular sextant had been modified as an aircraft sextant. It would be yet more interesting if this sextant could be linked to Weems, Pan Am, or Noonanj. It would also be interesting (in a negative way) if the sextant turned up in an inconvenient location (like aboard a ship) in July 1937.<br /> <br /> :: Some things to look for:<br /> <br /> ::* Listing of sextants surplused, with serial numbers.<br /> ::* Listing of sextants sent or received for modification as byrd or bubble or aviation sextants;<br /> ::* listing of sextants calibrated by USNO, with serial numbers.<br /> <br /> === Keuffel &amp; Esser production dates ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20406.html#msg20406 Forum, 4 October 2012.]<br /> <br /> :: In the table below I list the N.O. number, Keuffel &amp; Esser serial number, date of manufacture as indicated by the table from [http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm Surveying Antiques,]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm &quot;How To Date Your Keuffel &amp; Esser (K&amp;E) Instruments.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; and date of the eccentricity certificate we have for the sextant. The last sextant in the table is the sextant that I mentioned in [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg19679.html#msg19679 reply #99,] whose N.O. number we don't have.<br /> <br /> :::{|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !N.O. #<br /> !K&amp;E #<br /> !K&amp;E year<br /> !E.C. year<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|405<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|18446<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1908<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|4940<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1936<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|575<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|5418<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|664<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|33839<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1916<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|1555<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|37548<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|3227<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|36961<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1937<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :: The dates of manufacture would of course be the earliest the sextants could have appeared at the Naval Observatory, while the eccentricity certificate dates may represent re-certifications rather that the first certification of the sextant.<br /> <br /> :: The K&amp;E sextant with an N.O. number 1555 is only a few removed from our holy grail sextant, N.O. #1542; if we have a correct date for the K&amp;E sextant then it would seem that the sextant with N.O. #1542 passed through the Naval Observatory for the first time in 1918 or 1919. It is interesting to note that the Ludolph sextant that Noonan gave to a fellow Pan Am pilot, has a manufacture date of 1919 (as indicated by the Roman numerals XIX).<br /> <br /> === Discussion ===<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]]<br /> :If we throw out the 1919 numbers as an anomaly, along with K&amp;E #4940, we can say that the assignment of N.O. number 1542 (on the Niku box) might have occurred circa 1930/31 and that the instrument was still in the Navy inventory at that time. Noonan went to work for Pan Am in 1930. Pan Am acquired the landing rights to Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam in 1934 and began assembling its Pacific Division with Noonan as the lead navigator.<br /> <br /> :In other words, Noonan's acquisition of Brandis 3500/N.O. 1542 as surplus sometime between 1934 and 1936 seems possible.<br /> <br /> ; [[Art Rypinski]]<br /> :Keep in mind that Brandis made thousands of sextants during the period 1918-1920 or so, which left the peacetime Navy with far more sextants than they could ever use. The Naval Observatory Annual Reports for the period describe surplusing of large number of instruments. According to the Smithsonian, Brandis was acquired by the Pioneer Instrument Co. in 1922, and &quot;the manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.&quot; I think it would be reasonable to believe that almost all of the Brandis sextants in circulation were actually manufactured in 1918-1920, and that none were manufactured after 1932. Further, the Naval Observatory appears to have changed its numbering plan (at least for aviation octants) in the late 1920s, and begin issuing NO numbers with the form XXXX-YY, where YY was the year of original calibration. Therefore, I believe that all of the post-1930 calibration dates are recalibrations of sextants that were originally calibrated and issued their NO numbers in 1918-1920. Hence, I hypothesize that neither the maker’s number nor the NO number of sextants calibrated after 1930 has any relationship with the calibration date.<br /> <br /> :#3500/NO 1542 could have been surplused and put into private hands at any point after 1920. If 3500/1542 was a Byrd Sextant, however, I speculate that it would have been relatively rare and would have been kept in service until aviation octants became relatively plentiful--say, early 1930s?<br /> <br /> === Sextants, Octants, Quadrants ===<br /> <br /> ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._H._Weems P. V. H. Weems,] ''Air Navigation'', 1938, second edition, p. 301:<br /> <br /> : Since an arc of 45 degrees is one-eighth of a circle, instruments of this general type, having a maximum angle of 45 degrees between the two reflectors, are known as octants. Instruments having an arc or limb of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle, for measuring the angle between reflectors are called sextants, and those having arcs of 90 degrees, or one-quarter of a circle are called quadrants. Either octants or sextants are suitable for aerial use, but the quadrant is too bulky. For a great many years practically all instruments used by marine navigators for measuring altitudes have been sextants, and the term sextant has become so generally used that it is now applied to all instruments for measuring altitudes of heavenly bodies whether they are actually quadrants, sextants, or octants.<br /> <br /> == Photo Gallery ==<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:4279_01.jpg| Brandis 4279 in 4234 box.<br /> Image:4279_02.jpg| Brandis 4279: Navy Sticker.<br /> Image:4279_03.jpg| Brandis 4279 box: stenciled number 4234.<br /> Image:4946_01.jpg| Brandis 4946. Standard sextant &amp; box.<br /> Image:5292_01.jpg| Brandis 5292. Byrd bubble added.<br /> Image:5292_02.jpg| Brandis 5292. Box modifications.<br /> Image:5292_03.jpg| Brandis 5292 in modified box.<br /> Image:three_sextants.jpg | Box comparisons.<br /> Image:three_sextants_02.jpg| Box comparisons.<br /> Image:4940_01.jpg|K&amp;E 4940/Navy 415 in box for W&amp;S 069/Navy 34.<br /> Image:W&amp;S 069 box.jpg| W&amp;S maker's number on box.<br /> Image:brandis_sticker.jpg| Brandis sticker in W&amp;S box with K&amp;E sextant.<br /> Image:4940_02.jpg| K&amp;E 4940. Naval Observatory inspection 1/29/36.<br /> Image:3527_01.jpg| Why no mods in box lid?<br /> Image:David_White_box.jpg| 1943 David White box.<br /> Image:2975engrave.jpg‎| Naval Observatory number on 2975.<br /> Image:Navy-Number_02.jpg‎|Magnifying glass on 2785.<br /> Image:Pensfront.jpg| Pensacola sextant--top view.<br /> Image:Pensbottom.jpg| Pensacola: 3547 / 173.<br /> Image:Moffettsext.jpg| Ludolph in Pensacola box.<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--1.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--2.JPG| NO 616, exterior<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--3.JPG| NO 616, brass shield<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--4.JPG| NO 616, sextant in box<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--5.JPG| NO 616, original certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--6.JPG| NO 616, 1941-09-29 certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--7.JPG| NO 616, NO closeup<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--8.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475 closeup<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg40877.html#msg40877 Left-handed Brandis aeronautical octant, 206C-145.]<br /> * ''Sextants at Greenwich'': a catalog by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns and Richard Dunn.<br /> * [http://sextantbook.com/ ''The Nautical Sextant''] by Bill Morris.<br /> * ''Numbers Game'' in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2008Vol_24/1008.pdf TIGHAR Tracks, Volume 24, October 2008]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/2009/05/30/a-byrd-sextant-restored/ Blog entry about the restored sextant.]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ Update on Restoration of a Byrd Sextant]--excellent photograph/diagram.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related articles==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Collected by Gallagher]]<br /> [[Category:Artifacts]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sextant_box_found_on_Nikumaroro&diff=7971 2018-10-13T09:34:03Z

<p>Moleski: /* Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pensfront.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola sextant, top view (3547/173).]]<br /> [[Image:Pensbottom.jpg|thumb|right|Loaned by Fred Noonan to a student.]]<br /> When Gallagher did a thorough search of the area near where the skull was found, he discovered an empty sextant box with two numbers on it--3500 and 1542. The British saw no significance in the numbers; in 2008, TIGHAR found an intriguing pattern of dual numbers (maker's number and U.S. Naval Observatory numbers assigned when the instruments were inspected there). <br /> <br /> The Brandis sextant boxes pictured here are approximately 10&quot; x 10&quot; x 5&quot;.<br /> <br /> == Notes from the [[bones file]] ==<br /> ;Telegram No. 71 from Gallagher to Jack Barley, Resident Commissioner, Ocean Island, Sept. 23, 1940<br /> :Sextant box has two numbers on it 3500 (stencilled) and 1542--sextant being old fashioned and probably painted over with black enamel.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html]<br /> <br /> ;Typed note in file 4439-40 (23) from Vaskess to Sir Harry, April 11, 1941<br /> :The sextant box with its contents is now with me. Perhaps [[Captain Nasmyth]] might be willing to examine this with a view to ascertaining the origin? <br /> <br /> ; Letter – circled 14. Vaskess to Commander G.B. Nasmyth, F.R. Met. Soc., Suva. June 6, 1941.<br /> :Dear Commander Nasmyth,<br /> :With reference to our telephone conversation relative to the identification of a sextant and box which I mentioned as having been found and which you were so good as to say you would examine, I regret to state that on further examination it was discovered that no sextant had actually been found but only a box thought to have contained a sextant.<br /> :I am forwarding the box to you with this letter and His Excellency would be grateful if you would examine it with a view to determining its use and origin if possible.<br /> ::Sincerely,<br /> :::Secretary to the High Commission <br /> <br /> ;Typed note to file 4439-40 in red ink (39). [[Sir Harry]] to [[Vaskess]]. August 8, 1941.<br /> :Sec., H.C.,<br /> :I return the sextant box which I had retrieved from [[Captain Nasmyth]] in order to show it to [[Harold Gatty| Mr. Gatty]] who has expert knowledge of such matters. Mr. Gatty thinks that the box is an English one of some age and judges that it was used latterly merely as a receptacle. He does not consider that it could in any circumstance have been a sextant box used in modern trans-Pacific aviation. 2. What was Captain Nasmyth's opinion of it? <br /> <br /> ;Note to file 4439-40 (40). [[MacDonald]] to [[Vaskess]] (passed along to [[Sir Harry]])<br /> :The Secretary<br /> :Mnt (39), para. 2, I have spoken to Captain Nasmyth who replied as follows:- &quot;As the sextant box has no distinguishing marks, &amp; since it was discovered that no sextant had been found, all I have been able to find out is that the make of the box – that is – the dovetailing of the corners – makes it appear to be of French origin.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Dovetailed sextant boxes ===<br /> &quot;Dovetail joints for the corners had by the 1920s given way to comb (finger) joints, but as some later American aircraft cases used corner rebates, which are much easier to make without special machinery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ &quot;Update on Byrd Aircraft Sextant.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Tofiga's recollection ==<br /> [[Tofiga]] said he had seen a sextant box on Vaskess' credenza. Tofiga was not taken into the confidences of the [[WPHC]] officers who examined the [[bones file| materials sent to Fiji from Gardner Island]], but it seems very likely that the box he saw was the one [[Gallagher]] sent to Suva.<br /> <br /> == What might 3500 and 1542 mean? ==<br /> [[File:Numbers09.jpg|thumb|200px| Brandis #3987; N.O. #1584]]<br /> [[File:Numbers07.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[File:Numbers08.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> The sextant box found on Nikumaroro and shipped to Fiji in 1941 had two numbers on it: 3500 and 1542.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html] TIGHAR has recently found a plausible explanation for those two numbers. The first is likely to be the maker's number; the second a number inscribed on the instrument when it was inspected at the U.S. Naval Observatory.<br /> <br /> Fred Noonan [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html loaned a naval sextant to a student of his prior to the fatal flight]. That sextant box is extant and also has two numbers handwritten on the bottom of it: 3547 and 173. But the sextant inside the box is a Ludolph with a different serial number.<br /> <br /> == The Pensacola Sextant Box (3547 and 173) ==<br /> The [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation] has a sextant box with &quot;dovetailed corners, the number 116 handwritten on the front, and the numbers 3547 and 173 handwritten on the bottom.&quot; The box contains &quot;a sextant manufactured by W. Ludolph of Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1919, with the serial number XIX 1090, painted black.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes]] p. 232.&lt;/ref&gt; The box was donated by W. A. Cluthe, a retired Pan Am captain, who said that he had borrowed the Ludolph sextant from Fred Noonan.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes|Ibid.]] p. 233.&lt;/ref&gt; The box is listed in the table below as ''Brandis (theoretical)'' because the box contains modifications that may have been made to accommodate a Brandis bubble sextant.<br /> <br /> == Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns ==<br /> <br /> This chart is organized in the order of the Navy number given to the instruments by the Naval Observatory when they were sent there for calibration. Two entries are theoretical; the rest are actual pairs of numbers obtained from various sources. Two of the boxes in TIGHAR's possession have Naval Observatory numbers stamped on the box along with Brandis maker's numbers stenciled on the box.<br /> <br /> In the engraving on the sextants, there is a symbol for the Naval Observatory between &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; and the number issued by the Naval Observatory. The symbol is an &quot;N&quot; superimposed on a square &quot;O&quot;. The symbol is relatively clear in [[:File:2975engrave.jpg|this photograph.]]<br /> <br /> All the nautical instrument repair and calibration work was shipped off to Norfolk in the early 1950s. &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Important though this work was, the Observatory was open to the criticism, especially from astronomers, that navigational instruments should be no part of the work of an astronomical observatory. This was undoubtedly part of the reason that the chronometer function was transferred in 1951 to the Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving only a small group of instrument makers who repaired and constructed the Observatory’s telescopes and other instrumentation, rather than navigational instruments.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830-2000'', by Steven J. Dick, Cambridge University Press, 2003; p. 507.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Any sextant marked &quot;FE Brandis&quot; is definitely a pre-1925 or so product.<br /> <br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse:collapse&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |+ ''Click on the sort symbol [[Image:Sort none.gif]] next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''''WB''' = Sextant is in the wrong box. '''WS''' = Wrong sextant is in this box.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> !style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;| Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> ! Comments<br /> ! Bubble<br /> ! N.O. # on box<br /> !WB/WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; W&amp;S (stamped into box and on plate) Warner &amp; Swasey<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 69<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 34<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; ''Brandis (theoretical'') <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; ''3547''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ''173''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ''Pensacola''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 14279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 330<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1931-06-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/34350185 Live Auctioneers.] Class: H.G. Stylized N+O. Unusual inlaid U.S. Navy shield with N+O and N+O 330 on it.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Unusual engraved brass plaque on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2763<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 348<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/9/1/9/6/webimg/700458505_o.jpg Dovetail joints] on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on brass plaque.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2734<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 362<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1943-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay #350401896246; re-inspected 1965-11-12<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes (die-punched)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 18446<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 405<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian; K&amp;E date: 1908<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4940<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1936-01-29<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading; K&amp;E date: 1901; in W&amp;S box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 470<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 0107<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-31<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.sharingthepast.com/blog/2015/1/8/vintage-us-navy-sextant-keuffel-esser-made-1887-or-1888-inspected-1942 Manufactured 1887/1888?] Class: survey. Lacks stylized N+O.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Engraved in two places on instrument. Punch-stamped twice on hingeline of box. Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-04-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mystic Seaport; K&amp;E date: 1901<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 31475&lt;ref&gt;Model #5227, manufactured about 1915/16, with K &amp; E serial number 31475. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 616<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-09-29&lt;ref&gt;There was an earlier Naval Observatory &quot;Cert&quot; card that had been glued inside the lid, but there is no written information left on its remains, and only just enough paper and printing to tell with certainty that is what it was. So this confirms that it had been &quot;Certified&quot; by the Naval Observatory at a much earlier date, most certainly in the &quot;teens&quot; when it was still quite new, but sadly the actual date of that earlier inspection, and any of its results. have been lost to us. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Private collection. Sextant described by owner in e-mail to TIGHAR (2013-06-04).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on inlaid shield, outside lid of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;33839<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 664<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1916<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3249<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 836<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;&quot;3249&quot; in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3227<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 845<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3239<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 850<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/subject-to-vat-sextant.-an-unusual-black-an-1-c-oc49e9s6w6 Dominic Winter Book Auctions]; &quot;circa 1918.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3268<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 882 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] 882 is stenciled on front of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3667<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes. Box only; contains 3703/936.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3703<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 936<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, but box is for 3667/889.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3738<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 945<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] In box for 3268.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11778<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-05-12<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5851<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1110<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Purchased on ebay by Lee Paynter, a TIGHAR member.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no, but Maker number is stenciled on edge<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5756<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-08-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; box containing Brandis 5981 / N.O. 1142 with certificate of inspection for 5756/1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5727<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1127<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1921-08-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; email to TIGHAR headquarters<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5981<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1142<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for Brandis 5756 / N.O. 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1144<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1146<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1921-08-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1921-us-navy-sextant-owned-by-enola-gay-admiral eBay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;13069<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1248<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13135<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1365<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Maker number and NO number on instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3339<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/373993 Antique Helper]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3331<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://landandseacollection.com/id858.html Land and Sea;] in box for 4551<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1446<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink:<br /> : Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc<br /> : 764-753 Lexington Avenue<br /> : Brooklyn, New York<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3444<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1461<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No, box is for a Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4129<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1530<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[https://www.ebay.com/itm/173126547032?ul_noapp=true eBay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;In box for 4483<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; '''''Brandis (theoretical''''')<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; '''''3500'''''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; '''''1542'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; '''''Niku'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; maybe<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37548<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-10-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum; K&amp;E date 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3987<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1938-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3511<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1585<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37508<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1595<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/231662444989 ebay;] USN number 161-USN-252194<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3527<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1933-05-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR; large box; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4521<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1648<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 58281 in pencil inside the lid on what looks like a repair or addition<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4551<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1762<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only; contains B. 3331 / N.O. 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4297<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR - McKenna<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4522<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis &amp; Sons; survey; &quot;H.K.&quot;; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20729.html#msg20729 Capt. J. H. Klein]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4672<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/17/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In Box for Brandis 4667.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4345<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1914<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay. metal tag: 61071 000065. Inside edge: (pencil) serial 1914; Brandis stamp: 4001.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4319<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1960<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;(in box for 3483/1567)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4707<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1969<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-07-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.; box is for B. 4234<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4244<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2561<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.moinat.ch/en/miscellanea/11546-sextant-us-navy-n-2551-par-brandis-son.html Moinat SA,] &quot;Sextant 'US NAVY'' N° 2551 par Brandis &amp; Son.&quot; I read &quot;2561&quot; in the photo.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;4244&quot; (?) is in ink on the hingeline. Not visible on photos of instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4834<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2564<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-06-28<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4836<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2607<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. In box for 4798.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4919<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2659<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-02-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/173540915739?ul_noapp=true ebay]. NO 2659 etched on arc. Brandis 4919 on the arc and the inspection certificate. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Serial number is stenciled on the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4934<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2687<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay, sold 12/30/2014 $132.50<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5015<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2693<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-06-05<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/43149815_brandis-and-sons-sextant LiveAuctioneers.]These two numbers are on the collimation certificate. They have not been cross-checked with the instrument in the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt; ??<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5071<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2696<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40 U. of Illinois Observatory]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4994<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2741<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-05-25<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 12/05/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4440<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2743<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box number 4902 <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2785<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2827<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 eBay;] &quot;161 - USN - 252222&quot; by hand on arc; &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; stamped on arc<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;only on box; Brandis 2539 on arc <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4182<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;N/A<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4180<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2895<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5214<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2900<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-US-NAVY-USN-American-made-Brandis-amp-Son-Brooklyn-NY-PARTS-D40-/122737739254?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=whEmfF3LcXt9%252BK6R7YKZy5k4i1I%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5310&lt;ref&gt;The collimation label gives the Maker No. as 2919. 5310 is stamped in ink on the box while 2919 is impressed in the wood.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2919<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-03-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; Survey; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5620<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5289<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2959<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5292<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Russ Dickey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5296<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;36961<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3227<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37305<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 3277<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1940-09-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98780-very-nice-1919-keuffel-esser-sextant-for-us-navy/ Cloudy Nights.] &quot;1919 K&amp;E Sextant.&quot; Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3954-41<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1948-12-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Craigslist<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;NO 3954 on plaque. Other numbers and signs written on the top of the box: &quot;X9773-&quot; and &quot;R1&quot; on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5156<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4017<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay; in box for UNSO 4717/1982<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5109<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4067<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5375<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4125<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-navy-sextant-brandis-sons-n-y-1936-in-orig ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4161<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-04-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Era-Brandis-Sons-Sextant-Complete-in-Box-Naval-Observatory-1919-NICE-/272382922128? ebay.] Problematic. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Pictures show 4193 stamped on arc and inked on the box. N.O. 4161 also on arc, according to the text. Maker's number 5317 on the inspection certificate. So there is quite a discrepancy! <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-us-navy-sextant-no-4267-brandis ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Appears to be 4765.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4750<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4296<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;In box for NO 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4762<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4334<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;plate on box says 1844<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5524<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4374<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/222542741960?ul_noapp=true ebay.] In box for Brandis 4065 (inked on hingeline).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4144<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4449<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5577<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4485<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-CASE-Nautical-1941-USN-Mohogany-Case-BRANDIS-SONS-INC-/350657321510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item51a4ce1a26 ebay]. A note made in pen on the margin of the N.O. certificate reads, &quot;Use cigarette ashes to wash.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Not stenciled or stamped. [[Gillespie]]: &quot;Interesting that the box has no stenciled serial number or stamped-in N.O. number. Apparently, at some point, they stopped doing that.&quot; The collimation (calibration) certificate glued into the box matches the serial number and N.O. number on the sextant.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3596<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4510<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; 7.5&quot; radius<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;no box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3920<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4516<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.fleaglass.com/ads/wwi-us-navy-quartant-sextant-brandis-brooklyn-ny/# Fleaglass.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;seller says &quot;yes&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3893<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4569<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4029<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Numbers from box; contains NO 4296.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3826<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4603<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Brass plaque on box: &quot;248 US Navy 101009&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box only. Holds Brandis 5670.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4097<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4657<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; in pencil inside<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4313<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4665<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Bruce Thomas<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No box. In display case from USS ''Hancock''.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5670<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4705<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/object.cfm?recordnumber=1087501 Smithsonian]; offered for sale on ebay in 2017. [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1087501 Identified as Brandis 5670. Curator confirms number is 5670.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No. The box is for Brandis 3946.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;1982<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4717<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; holds USNO 4017/5156<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3336<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4773<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3320<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4799<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3985<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4826<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=380451003032&amp;ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 eBay] (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3832<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4831<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/itemlocker/05pixlocker/5-58LABEL.JPG WestSea.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3898<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4842<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sextant-Brandis-1941-WWII-Navy-with-case-/322430590749?hash=item4b125c5f1d:g:HkAAAOSw32lYrEi8 ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3806<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4879<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5628<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4954<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1932-12-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandis-and-Sons-Sextant-/330933350805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4d0d2a3195 eBay] [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 (McKenna).] &quot;DD 359&quot; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) (US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''?)] written in pencil twice in the box.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 Andrew McKenna:] If &quot;DD 359&quot; does indicate service aboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''], it is interesting that they were still issuing 1920s sextants to ships being commissioned as late as 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No numbers on the box (neither Brandis nor N.O.).<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5083-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1945-03-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;Only the box; ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-01-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Note on box for 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5508<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5273<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;USNO Historical Committee Inv<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In box for 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;9746<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay (reported 10/15/2011 on AE Forum by A.McKenna) was used on USS ''Hector''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13692 stamped on brass plate affixed above lid latches<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 17649<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-07-19<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !colspan=&quot;7&quot;| No Navy numbers or not known<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 1844<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; plate on box containing 4762<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 166 - USN 25222 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 ebay]; &quot;U.S. Navy on one end of arc; &quot;161 - USN - 25222&quot; hand-engraved; in box with 2827 die-punched on it<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 2827 die-punched (not inked) on wood. Because of the two different kinds of numbers, I have entered this sextant number twice in the table. Here as 166 - USN 25222; elsewhere as Navy No. 2827.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2679<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis sticker identifies this as an octant manufactured on 1/19/1911. There does not seem to be any Navy number or collimation certificate. The box has &quot;dovetail joints.&quot; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/273240849230?ul_noapp=true&amp;autorefresh=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3657<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 883 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; box holding sextant 3692; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 883 stenciled on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2864<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; &quot;F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co.&quot; and serial number in center of the arc.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3692<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; in box for 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3702<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; e-bay. Large &quot;916&quot; stenciled in gold on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;916&quot;?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4001<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box for 4345<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4037<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 4487<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box contains #4129, NO # 1530.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; None on box nor on Navy collation certificate.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4798<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-01-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Contains sextant 4836/2607.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5687<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg31091.html#msg31091 Plate on box says &quot;Fiala Outfits, Inc. ...&quot;]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5953<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; 184 imprinted twice on lens bracket<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;184?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5996<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1920-10-08<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] Maker's No.: 5996 crossed out on inspection certificate. 6006 written in green ink.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 6006<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5996?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] In box for 5996? Quadrant?<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; Yes? Wired with on/off switch, light.<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13024<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-04-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13024 on box &amp; inspection. Inlaid shield--seems to be blank.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Looking for patterns in the data ===<br /> There seems to be some correlation between the dates of calibration by the Naval Observatory and the number given to the sextant by the Observatory.<br /> <br /> The numbers issued in 1919 seem to be in ascending order by date, but they are out of sequence compared to the rest of the table.<br /> <br /> With the 1919 numbers removed, most of the rest of the numbers are in ascending order by date. Two of those sextants (2977 and 2975) are bubble mods for the Navy transatlantic flight in May of that year.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> |+ ''Ordered by N.O. number; anomalous rows marked in grey.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> ! Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser (in W&amp;S box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4940<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1936-01-29<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-04-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;11778<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-05-12<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;37548<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-10-24<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-30<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3527<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1933-05-04<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4297<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1939-09-18<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4279<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1941-07-23<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5620<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5296<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5292<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-26<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;17649<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1946-07-19<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Brandis production eras ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20698.html#msg20698 Forum (19 Oct 2012)]<br /> <br /> :: According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20110720233508/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=5 brief history of Brandis] given on the Smithsonian web site, Brandis slightly changed its name three times during its existence, and therefore the way the Brandis company name is marked on a sextant can potentially tell us something about when it was manufactured.<br /> <br /> ::: “Frederick Ernest Brandis (1845–1916) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1858, worked for Stackpole &amp; Brothers for a few years, and then opened his own instrument shop in 1871. The firm became F. Brandis &amp; Co. in 1875, F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co. in 1890, and Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. in 1916. The Pioneer Instrument Company purchased control of Brandis in 1922, and sold it to the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. The manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.”<br /> <br /> :: So, we have three Brandis eras:<br /> <br /> :::- The ‘F. Brandis &amp; Co.’ era, from 1875 to 1890;<br /> :::- The ‘F. E. Brandis, Sons, &amp; Co.’ era, from 1890 to 1916;<br /> :::- The ‘Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co.’ era, from 1916 to 1932.<br /> <br /> === Navy number schemes ===<br /> <br /> :; Art Rypinski<br /> <br /> :: In the late 1920s, the Navy changed their serial numbering scheme, just about the time aircraft octant became avialable. . Later serial numbers took the form XX-YY, where YY is the year of acquisition. If the octant that Fred Noonan took on the world flight originated with the Navy, it would probably would have had an XX-YY serial number, where the year element would fall between 27 and 38. However, Noonan might have bought his own octant, or scrounged it from Pan Am, in which case the form of the serial number is anyone's guess. (Army Air Corps also used YY-XXXX serial numbers from 1940 and perhaps earlier). Octants and octant boxes have a distinctive and peculiar shape. We can be pretty certain that the 3500/1542 box was not an octant box.<br /> <br /> :: The 3500/1542 inscription is particularly interesting because it is consistent with a particular moment in time (1918-1921), a particular institution (the US Navy and USNO), and a particular make of sextant (Brandis). During this period, we know that the Navy modified a number of Brandis sextants in aviation/bubble/&quot;Byrd&quot; sextants, and we know that Noonan's friend Cmdr. Weems owned several modified Brandis sextants because he much later donated them to the Smithsonian.<br /> <br /> :: We also know that Noonan carried a nautical sextant on the China Clipper flight, and we have a contemporary photo showing a Brandis sextant box sitting next to an octant on the navigator's shelf of the China Clipper. We do not have any direct evidence that Noonan carried a sextant on the world flight, nor any direct evidence of the make or serial number of any hypothesized sextant. So, there are still some links missing in this chain of evidence.<br /> <br /> :: However, it would very interesting to demonstrate that the Navy once owned a Brandis sextant with the serial numbers 3500/1542, and even more interesting if it could be shown that this particular sextant had been modified as an aircraft sextant. It would be yet more interesting if this sextant could be linked to Weems, Pan Am, or Noonanj. It would also be interesting (in a negative way) if the sextant turned up in an inconvenient location (like aboard a ship) in July 1937.<br /> <br /> :: Some things to look for:<br /> <br /> ::* Listing of sextants surplused, with serial numbers.<br /> ::* Listing of sextants sent or received for modification as byrd or bubble or aviation sextants;<br /> ::* listing of sextants calibrated by USNO, with serial numbers.<br /> <br /> === Keuffel &amp; Esser production dates ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20406.html#msg20406 Forum, 4 October 2012.]<br /> <br /> :: In the table below I list the N.O. number, Keuffel &amp; Esser serial number, date of manufacture as indicated by the table from [http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm Surveying Antiques,]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm &quot;How To Date Your Keuffel &amp; Esser (K&amp;E) Instruments.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; and date of the eccentricity certificate we have for the sextant. The last sextant in the table is the sextant that I mentioned in [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg19679.html#msg19679 reply #99,] whose N.O. number we don't have.<br /> <br /> :::{|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !N.O. #<br /> !K&amp;E #<br /> !K&amp;E year<br /> !E.C. year<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|405<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|18446<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1908<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|4940<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1936<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|575<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|5418<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|664<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|33839<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1916<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|1555<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|37548<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|3227<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|36961<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1937<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :: The dates of manufacture would of course be the earliest the sextants could have appeared at the Naval Observatory, while the eccentricity certificate dates may represent re-certifications rather that the first certification of the sextant.<br /> <br /> :: The K&amp;E sextant with an N.O. number 1555 is only a few removed from our holy grail sextant, N.O. #1542; if we have a correct date for the K&amp;E sextant then it would seem that the sextant with N.O. #1542 passed through the Naval Observatory for the first time in 1918 or 1919. It is interesting to note that the Ludolph sextant that Noonan gave to a fellow Pan Am pilot, has a manufacture date of 1919 (as indicated by the Roman numerals XIX).<br /> <br /> === Discussion ===<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]]<br /> :If we throw out the 1919 numbers as an anomaly, along with K&amp;E #4940, we can say that the assignment of N.O. number 1542 (on the Niku box) might have occurred circa 1930/31 and that the instrument was still in the Navy inventory at that time. Noonan went to work for Pan Am in 1930. Pan Am acquired the landing rights to Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam in 1934 and began assembling its Pacific Division with Noonan as the lead navigator.<br /> <br /> :In other words, Noonan's acquisition of Brandis 3500/N.O. 1542 as surplus sometime between 1934 and 1936 seems possible.<br /> <br /> ; [[Art Rypinski]]<br /> :Keep in mind that Brandis made thousands of sextants during the period 1918-1920 or so, which left the peacetime Navy with far more sextants than they could ever use. The Naval Observatory Annual Reports for the period describe surplusing of large number of instruments. According to the Smithsonian, Brandis was acquired by the Pioneer Instrument Co. in 1922, and &quot;the manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.&quot; I think it would be reasonable to believe that almost all of the Brandis sextants in circulation were actually manufactured in 1918-1920, and that none were manufactured after 1932. Further, the Naval Observatory appears to have changed its numbering plan (at least for aviation octants) in the late 1920s, and begin issuing NO numbers with the form XXXX-YY, where YY was the year of original calibration. Therefore, I believe that all of the post-1930 calibration dates are recalibrations of sextants that were originally calibrated and issued their NO numbers in 1918-1920. Hence, I hypothesize that neither the maker’s number nor the NO number of sextants calibrated after 1930 has any relationship with the calibration date.<br /> <br /> :#3500/NO 1542 could have been surplused and put into private hands at any point after 1920. If 3500/1542 was a Byrd Sextant, however, I speculate that it would have been relatively rare and would have been kept in service until aviation octants became relatively plentiful--say, early 1930s?<br /> <br /> === Sextants, Octants, Quadrants ===<br /> <br /> ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._H._Weems P. V. H. Weems,] ''Air Navigation'', 1938, second edition, p. 301:<br /> <br /> : Since an arc of 45 degrees is one-eighth of a circle, instruments of this general type, having a maximum angle of 45 degrees between the two reflectors, are known as octants. Instruments having an arc or limb of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle, for measuring the angle between reflectors are called sextants, and those having arcs of 90 degrees, or one-quarter of a circle are called quadrants. Either octants or sextants are suitable for aerial use, but the quadrant is too bulky. For a great many years practically all instruments used by marine navigators for measuring altitudes have been sextants, and the term sextant has become so generally used that it is now applied to all instruments for measuring altitudes of heavenly bodies whether they are actually quadrants, sextants, or octants.<br /> <br /> == Photo Gallery ==<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:4279_01.jpg| Brandis 4279 in 4234 box.<br /> Image:4279_02.jpg| Brandis 4279: Navy Sticker.<br /> Image:4279_03.jpg| Brandis 4279 box: stenciled number 4234.<br /> Image:4946_01.jpg| Brandis 4946. Standard sextant &amp; box.<br /> Image:5292_01.jpg| Brandis 5292. Byrd bubble added.<br /> Image:5292_02.jpg| Brandis 5292. Box modifications.<br /> Image:5292_03.jpg| Brandis 5292 in modified box.<br /> Image:three_sextants.jpg | Box comparisons.<br /> Image:three_sextants_02.jpg| Box comparisons.<br /> Image:4940_01.jpg|K&amp;E 4940/Navy 415 in box for W&amp;S 069/Navy 34.<br /> Image:W&amp;S 069 box.jpg| W&amp;S maker's number on box.<br /> Image:brandis_sticker.jpg| Brandis sticker in W&amp;S box with K&amp;E sextant.<br /> Image:4940_02.jpg| K&amp;E 4940. Naval Observatory inspection 1/29/36.<br /> Image:3527_01.jpg| Why no mods in box lid?<br /> Image:David_White_box.jpg| 1943 David White box.<br /> Image:2975engrave.jpg‎| Naval Observatory number on 2975.<br /> Image:Navy-Number_02.jpg‎|Magnifying glass on 2785.<br /> Image:Pensfront.jpg| Pensacola sextant--top view.<br /> Image:Pensbottom.jpg| Pensacola: 3547 / 173.<br /> Image:Moffettsext.jpg| Ludolph in Pensacola box.<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--1.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--2.JPG| NO 616, exterior<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--3.JPG| NO 616, brass shield<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--4.JPG| NO 616, sextant in box<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--5.JPG| NO 616, original certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--6.JPG| NO 616, 1941-09-29 certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--7.JPG| NO 616, NO closeup<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--8.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475 closeup<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg40877.html#msg40877 Left-handed Brandis aeronautical octant, 206C-145.]<br /> * ''Sextants at Greenwich'': a catalog by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns and Richard Dunn.<br /> * [http://sextantbook.com/ ''The Nautical Sextant''] by Bill Morris.<br /> * ''Numbers Game'' in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2008Vol_24/1008.pdf TIGHAR Tracks, Volume 24, October 2008]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/2009/05/30/a-byrd-sextant-restored/ Blog entry about the restored sextant.]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ Update on Restoration of a Byrd Sextant]--excellent photograph/diagram.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related articles==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Collected by Gallagher]]<br /> [[Category:Artifacts]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

Moleski https://tighar.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sextant_box_found_on_Nikumaroro&diff=7970 2018-09-24T05:32:20Z

<p>Moleski: /* Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pensfront.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola sextant, top view (3547/173).]]<br /> [[Image:Pensbottom.jpg|thumb|right|Loaned by Fred Noonan to a student.]]<br /> When Gallagher did a thorough search of the area near where the skull was found, he discovered an empty sextant box with two numbers on it--3500 and 1542. The British saw no significance in the numbers; in 2008, TIGHAR found an intriguing pattern of dual numbers (maker's number and U.S. Naval Observatory numbers assigned when the instruments were inspected there). <br /> <br /> The Brandis sextant boxes pictured here are approximately 10&quot; x 10&quot; x 5&quot;.<br /> <br /> == Notes from the [[bones file]] ==<br /> ;Telegram No. 71 from Gallagher to Jack Barley, Resident Commissioner, Ocean Island, Sept. 23, 1940<br /> :Sextant box has two numbers on it 3500 (stencilled) and 1542--sextant being old fashioned and probably painted over with black enamel.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html]<br /> <br /> ;Typed note in file 4439-40 (23) from Vaskess to Sir Harry, April 11, 1941<br /> :The sextant box with its contents is now with me. Perhaps [[Captain Nasmyth]] might be willing to examine this with a view to ascertaining the origin? <br /> <br /> ; Letter – circled 14. Vaskess to Commander G.B. Nasmyth, F.R. Met. Soc., Suva. June 6, 1941.<br /> :Dear Commander Nasmyth,<br /> :With reference to our telephone conversation relative to the identification of a sextant and box which I mentioned as having been found and which you were so good as to say you would examine, I regret to state that on further examination it was discovered that no sextant had actually been found but only a box thought to have contained a sextant.<br /> :I am forwarding the box to you with this letter and His Excellency would be grateful if you would examine it with a view to determining its use and origin if possible.<br /> ::Sincerely,<br /> :::Secretary to the High Commission <br /> <br /> ;Typed note to file 4439-40 in red ink (39). [[Sir Harry]] to [[Vaskess]]. August 8, 1941.<br /> :Sec., H.C.,<br /> :I return the sextant box which I had retrieved from [[Captain Nasmyth]] in order to show it to [[Harold Gatty| Mr. Gatty]] who has expert knowledge of such matters. Mr. Gatty thinks that the box is an English one of some age and judges that it was used latterly merely as a receptacle. He does not consider that it could in any circumstance have been a sextant box used in modern trans-Pacific aviation. 2. What was Captain Nasmyth's opinion of it? <br /> <br /> ;Note to file 4439-40 (40). [[MacDonald]] to [[Vaskess]] (passed along to [[Sir Harry]])<br /> :The Secretary<br /> :Mnt (39), para. 2, I have spoken to Captain Nasmyth who replied as follows:- &quot;As the sextant box has no distinguishing marks, &amp; since it was discovered that no sextant had been found, all I have been able to find out is that the make of the box – that is – the dovetailing of the corners – makes it appear to be of French origin.&quot;<br /> <br /> === Dovetailed sextant boxes ===<br /> &quot;Dovetail joints for the corners had by the 1920s given way to comb (finger) joints, but as some later American aircraft cases used corner rebates, which are much easier to make without special machinery.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ &quot;Update on Byrd Aircraft Sextant.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Tofiga's recollection ==<br /> [[Tofiga]] said he had seen a sextant box on Vaskess' credenza. Tofiga was not taken into the confidences of the [[WPHC]] officers who examined the [[bones file| materials sent to Fiji from Gardner Island]], but it seems very likely that the box he saw was the one [[Gallagher]] sent to Suva.<br /> <br /> == What might 3500 and 1542 mean? ==<br /> [[File:Numbers09.jpg|thumb|200px| Brandis #3987; N.O. #1584]]<br /> [[File:Numbers07.jpg|thumb|200px]]<br /> [[File:Numbers08.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br /> The sextant box found on Nikumaroro and shipped to Fiji in 1941 had two numbers on it: 3500 and 1542.[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Bones_Chronology.html] TIGHAR has recently found a plausible explanation for those two numbers. The first is likely to be the maker's number; the second a number inscribed on the instrument when it was inspected at the U.S. Naval Observatory.<br /> <br /> Fred Noonan [http://www.tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html loaned a naval sextant to a student of his prior to the fatal flight]. That sextant box is extant and also has two numbers handwritten on the bottom of it: 3547 and 173. But the sextant inside the box is a Ludolph with a different serial number.<br /> <br /> == The Pensacola Sextant Box (3547 and 173) ==<br /> The [http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation] has a sextant box with &quot;dovetailed corners, the number 116 handwritten on the front, and the numbers 3547 and 173 handwritten on the bottom.&quot; The box contains &quot;a sextant manufactured by W. Ludolph of Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1919, with the serial number XIX 1090, painted black.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes]] p. 232.&lt;/ref&gt; The box was donated by W. A. Cluthe, a retired Pan Am captain, who said that he had borrowed the Ludolph sextant from Fred Noonan.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shoes|Ibid.]] p. 233.&lt;/ref&gt; The box is listed in the table below as ''Brandis (theoretical)'' because the box contains modifications that may have been made to accommodate a Brandis bubble sextant.<br /> <br /> == Sextant Box Numbers: Suggestive Patterns ==<br /> <br /> This chart is organized in the order of the Navy number given to the instruments by the Naval Observatory when they were sent there for calibration. Two entries are theoretical; the rest are actual pairs of numbers obtained from various sources. Two of the boxes in TIGHAR's possession have Naval Observatory numbers stamped on the box along with Brandis maker's numbers stenciled on the box.<br /> <br /> In the engraving on the sextants, there is a symbol for the Naval Observatory between &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; and the number issued by the Naval Observatory. The symbol is an &quot;N&quot; superimposed on a square &quot;O&quot;. The symbol is relatively clear in [[:File:2975engrave.jpg|this photograph.]]<br /> <br /> All the nautical instrument repair and calibration work was shipped off to Norfolk in the early 1950s. &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Important though this work was, the Observatory was open to the criticism, especially from astronomers, that navigational instruments should be no part of the work of an astronomical observatory. This was undoubtedly part of the reason that the chronometer function was transferred in 1951 to the Norfolk Navy Yard, leaving only a small group of instrument makers who repaired and constructed the Observatory’s telescopes and other instrumentation, rather than navigational instruments.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;''Sky and Ocean Joined: The U.S. Naval Observatory, 1830-2000'', by Steven J. Dick, Cambridge University Press, 2003; p. 507.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> Any sextant marked &quot;FE Brandis&quot; is definitely a pre-1925 or so product.<br /> <br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> {| class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse:collapse&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |+ ''Click on the sort symbol [[Image:Sort none.gif]] next to or under the headings to sort on the values in that column.''&lt;BR&gt;<br /> '''''WB''' = Sextant is in the wrong box. '''WS''' = Wrong sextant is in this box.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> !style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;| Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> ! Comments<br /> ! Bubble<br /> ! N.O. # on box<br /> !WB/WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; W&amp;S (stamped into box and on plate) Warner &amp; Swasey<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 69<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 34<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; ''Brandis (theoretical'') <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; ''3547''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ''173''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ''Pensacola''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 14279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 330<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1931-06-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/34350185 Live Auctioneers.] Class: H.G. Stylized N+O. Unusual inlaid U.S. Navy shield with N+O and N+O 330 on it.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Unusual engraved brass plaque on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2763<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 348<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/8/0/9/1/9/6/webimg/700458505_o.jpg Dovetail joints] on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on brass plaque.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2734<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 362<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1943-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay #350401896246; re-inspected 1965-11-12<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes (die-punched)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 18446<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 405<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian; K&amp;E date: 1908<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4940<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1936-01-29<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading; K&amp;E date: 1901; in W&amp;S box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 470<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 0107<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-31<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.sharingthepast.com/blog/2015/1/8/vintage-us-navy-sextant-keuffel-esser-made-1887-or-1888-inspected-1942 Manufactured 1887/1888?] Class: survey. Lacks stylized N+O.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Engraved in two places on instrument. Punch-stamped twice on hingeline of box. Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-04-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mystic Seaport; K&amp;E date: 1901<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 31475&lt;ref&gt;Model #5227, manufactured about 1915/16, with K &amp; E serial number 31475. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 616<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-09-29&lt;ref&gt;There was an earlier Naval Observatory &quot;Cert&quot; card that had been glued inside the lid, but there is no written information left on its remains, and only just enough paper and printing to tell with certainty that is what it was. So this confirms that it had been &quot;Certified&quot; by the Naval Observatory at a much earlier date, most certainly in the &quot;teens&quot; when it was still quite new, but sadly the actual date of that earlier inspection, and any of its results. have been lost to us. &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Private collection. Sextant described by owner in e-mail to TIGHAR (2013-06-04).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, on inlaid shield, outside lid of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;33839<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 664<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1916<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3249<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 836<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;&quot;3249&quot; in pencil inside box lid and in ink on box top<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3227<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 845<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3239<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 850<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/subject-to-vat-sextant.-an-unusual-black-an-1-c-oc49e9s6w6 Dominic Winter Book Auctions]; &quot;circa 1918.&quot; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. Brooklyn.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3268<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 882 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] 882 is stenciled on front of the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 882 stenciled on front; box only; contains 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3667<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.] <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes. Box only; contains 3703/936.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3703<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 936<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/391909847255?ul_noapp=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes, but box is for 3667/889.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3738<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 945<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-U-S-NAVY-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-made-by-BRANDIS-SONS-/231671023233? ebay;] In box for 3268.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11778<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-05-12<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5851<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1110<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Purchased on ebay by Lee Paynter, a TIGHAR member.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no, but Maker number is stenciled on edge<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5756<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-08-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; box containing Brandis 5981 / N.O. 1142 with certificate of inspection for 5756/1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5727<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1127<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1921-08-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; email to TIGHAR headquarters<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5981<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1142<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for Brandis 5756 / N.O. 1114<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1144<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1146<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1921-08-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1921-us-navy-sextant-owned-by-enola-gay-admiral eBay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;13069<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1248<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13135<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1365<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Maker number and NO number on instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3339<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-12-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.antiquehelper.com/item/373993 Antique Helper]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3331<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://landandseacollection.com/id858.html Land and Sea;] in box for 4551<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; <br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1446<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; in box for 4131, which is stamped in ink above right hinge. Also stamped in ink:<br /> : Brandis Lamp; Sons Inc<br /> : 764-753 Lexington Avenue<br /> : Brooklyn, New York<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3444<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1461<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No, box is for a Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4129<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1530<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[https://www.ebay.com/itm/173126547032?ul_noapp=true eBay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;In box for 4483<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot; style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; '''''Brandis (theoretical''''')<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; '''''3500'''''<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; '''''1542'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; '''''Niku'''''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ? <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; maybe<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37548<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-10-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Mariner's Museum; K&amp;E date 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3987<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1938-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3511<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1585<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37508<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1595<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/231662444989 ebay;] USN number 161-USN-252194<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3527<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1933-05-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR; large box; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4521<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1648<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 58281 in pencil inside the lid on what looks like a repair or addition<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4551<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1762<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; box only; contains B. 3331 / N.O. 1421<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4297<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR - McKenna<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4522<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis &amp; Sons; survey; &quot;H.K.&quot;; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20729.html#msg20729 Capt. J. H. Klein]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4672<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1889<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/17/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In Box for Brandis 4667.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4345<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 1914<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay. metal tag: 61071 000065. Inside edge: (pencil) serial 1914; Brandis stamp: 4001.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4319<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1960<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;(in box for 3483/1567)<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4707<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;1969<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4279<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-07-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Flying Fish Trading Co.; box is for B. 4234<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4244<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2561<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.moinat.ch/en/miscellanea/11546-sextant-us-navy-n-2551-par-brandis-son.html Moinat SA,] &quot;Sextant 'US NAVY'' N° 2551 par Brandis &amp; Son.&quot; I read &quot;2561&quot; in the photo.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;4244&quot; (?) is in ink on the hingeline. Not visible on photos of instrument.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4834<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2564<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-06-28<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4836<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2607<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. In box for 4798.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4919<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2659<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-02-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/173540915739?ul_noapp=true ebay]. NO 2659 etched on arc. Brandis 4919 on the arc and the inspection certificate. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Serial number is stenciled on the box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis (sextant only)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4934<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2687<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay, sold 12/30/2014 $132.50<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5071<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2696<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1939-09-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/40 U. of Illinois Observatory]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4994<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2741<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1942-05-25<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 12/05/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4440<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2743<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box number 4902 <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2785<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; TIGHAR<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2827<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 eBay;] &quot;161 - USN - 252222&quot; by hand on arc; &quot;U.S. Navy&quot; stamped on arc<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;only on box; Brandis 2539 on arc <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4182<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2868<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;N/A<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4180<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2895<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5214<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2900<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-US-NAVY-USN-American-made-Brandis-amp-Son-Brooklyn-NY-PARTS-D40-/122737739254?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=whEmfF3LcXt9%252BK6R7YKZy5k4i1I%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5310&lt;ref&gt;The collimation label gives the Maker No. as 2919. 5310 is stamped in ink on the box while 2919 is impressed in the wood.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2919<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-03-07<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; Survey; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5620<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5289<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2959<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5292<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-26<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Russ Dickey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5296<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-03-16<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; yes <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;36961<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3227<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; K&amp;E date: 1918<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 37305<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 3277<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1940-09-20<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/item/98780-very-nice-1919-keuffel-esser-sextant-for-us-navy/ Cloudy Nights.] &quot;1919 K&amp;E Sextant.&quot; Class: Survey.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White Co.<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;3954-41<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1948-12-11<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Craigslist<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;NO 3954 on plaque. Other numbers and signs written on the top of the box: &quot;X9773-&quot; and &quot;R1&quot; on top.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5156<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4017<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay; in box for UNSO 4717/1982<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5109<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4067<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5375<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4125<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/u-s-navy-sextant-brandis-sons-n-y-1936-in-orig ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4161<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-04-02<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Era-Brandis-Sons-Sextant-Complete-in-Box-Naval-Observatory-1919-NICE-/272382922128? ebay.] Problematic. <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Pictures show 4193 stamped on arc and inked on the box. N.O. 4161 also on arc, according to the text. Maker's number 5317 on the inspection certificate. So there is quite a discrepancy! <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-us-navy-sextant-no-4267-brandis ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Appears to be 4765.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4750<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4296<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;In box for NO 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4762<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4334<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;plate on box says 1844<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5524<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4374<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/222542741960?ul_noapp=true ebay.] In box for Brandis 4065 (inked on hingeline).<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4144<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4449<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://sextantbook.com/ Bill Morris]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5577<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4485<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEXTANT-CASE-Nautical-1941-USN-Mohogany-Case-BRANDIS-SONS-INC-/350657321510?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item51a4ce1a26 ebay]. A note made in pen on the margin of the N.O. certificate reads, &quot;Use cigarette ashes to wash.&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;Not stenciled or stamped. [[Gillespie]]: &quot;Interesting that the box has no stenciled serial number or stamped-in N.O. number. Apparently, at some point, they stopped doing that.&quot; The collimation (calibration) certificate glued into the box matches the serial number and N.O. number on the sextant.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3596<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4510<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; 7.5&quot; radius<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;no box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3920<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4516<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;[http://www.fleaglass.com/ads/wwi-us-navy-quartant-sextant-brandis-brooklyn-ny/# Fleaglass.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;seller says &quot;yes&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3893<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4569<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-03-14<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay; sold in 1946 as war surplus<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4029<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Numbers from box; contains NO 4296.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;4572<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3826<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4603<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Brass plaque on box: &quot;248 US Navy 101009&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3946<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box only. Holds Brandis 5670.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4097<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4657<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; in pencil inside<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4313<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4665<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Bruce Thomas<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No box. In display case from USS ''Hancock''.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5670<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4705<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://amhistory.si.edu/navigation/object.cfm?recordnumber=1087501 Smithsonian]; offered for sale on ebay in 2017. [http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1087501 Identified as Brandis 5670. Curator confirms number is 5670.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No. The box is for Brandis 3946.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;1982<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;4717<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;ebay; holds USNO 4017/5156<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes; box only<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3336<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4773<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (no box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3320<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4799<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay (reported 11/22/2011 on AE Forum by D.P.Cotts) <br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3985<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4826<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=380451003032&amp;ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 eBay] (reported on AE Forum 6/30/2012 by Walter Runck)<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3832<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4831<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1937-09-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/itemlocker/05pixlocker/5-58LABEL.JPG WestSea.com]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3898<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4842<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1941-04-18<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Last digit in inspection year uncertain: 194? [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sextant-Brandis-1941-WWII-Navy-with-case-/322430590749?hash=item4b125c5f1d:g:HkAAAOSw32lYrEi8 ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 3898 on box; no NO No. seen in ebay pictures.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3806<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4879<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; purchased by TIGHAR member Jim Linder<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5628<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 4954<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1932-12-23<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandis-and-Sons-Sextant-/330933350805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4d0d2a3195 eBay] [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 (McKenna).] &quot;DD 359&quot; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) (US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''?)] written in pencil twice in the box.&lt;ref&gt;[http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg24973.html#msg24973 Andrew McKenna:] If &quot;DD 359&quot; does indicate service aboard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Winslow_(DD-359) US Destroyer USS ''Winslow''], it is interesting that they were still issuing 1920s sextants to ships being commissioned as late as 1937.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; No numbers on the box (neither Brandis nor N.O.).<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5083-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1945-03-27<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;Only the box; ebay.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;n/a<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1945-01-04<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; Note on box for 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 11949<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5508<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;5273<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;USNO Historical Committee Inv<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Mergenthaler <br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; <br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5878-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; MK. I. Mod. 0; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; In box for 5223-44<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1941)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;9746<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt;eBay (reported 10/15/2011 on AE Forum by A.McKenna) was used on USS ''Hector''<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13692 stamped on brass plate affixed above lid latches<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 17649<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1946-07-19<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !colspan=&quot;7&quot;| No Navy numbers or not known<br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 1844<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; plate on box containing 4762<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2539<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 166 - USN 25222 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BRANDIS-SONS-NAUTICAL-SEXTANT-Original-Box-Amazing-L-K-/191524090278?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:US:3160 ebay]; &quot;U.S. Navy on one end of arc; &quot;161 - USN - 25222&quot; hand-engraved; in box with 2827 die-punched on it<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 2827 die-punched (not inked) on wood. Because of the two different kinds of numbers, I have entered this sextant number twice in the table. Here as 166 - USN 25222; elsewhere as Navy No. 2827.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2679<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Brandis sticker identifies this as an octant manufactured on 1/19/1911. There does not seem to be any Navy number or collimation certificate. The box has &quot;dovetail joints.&quot; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/273240849230?ul_noapp=true&amp;autorefresh=true ebay.]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3193<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Smithsonian<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; yes<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3657<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 883 (?)<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; box holding sextant 3692; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; 883 stenciled on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 2864<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; &quot;F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co.&quot; and serial number in center of the arc.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3692<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; ebay<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no; in box for 3657<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 3702<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; none<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; e-bay. Large &quot;916&quot; stenciled in gold on box.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; &quot;916&quot;?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4001<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; box for 4345<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WB<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4037<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 4487<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4234<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; stencil on box<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4483<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1918-11-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; Box contains #4129, NO # 1530.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; None on box nor on Navy collation certificate.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 4798<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-01-30<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://www.ebay.com/itm/372121687425?ul_noapp=true ebay]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; no <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; no. Contains sextant 4836/2607.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;WS<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5360<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; ?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; eBay; stencil on box for 3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5687<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg31091.html#msg31091 Plate on box says &quot;Fiala Outfits, Inc. ...&quot;]<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5953<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; 184 imprinted twice on lens bracket<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt;184?<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5996<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1920-10-08<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] Maker's No.: 5996 crossed out on inspection certificate. 6006 written in green ink.<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 6006<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; 5996?<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; <br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37227113#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1 Live Auctioneers.] In box for 5996? Quadrant?<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; Yes? Wired with on/off switch, light.<br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 5996 punch-stamped on box in large numbers near hasp. &quot;Weems 805W&quot; in upper-right corner of certificate--pencil? different ink? Class: Aviation. Sticker: &quot;Directional Laboratory Instrument Service, Nautical - Aeronautical - Industrial, Ivanhoe, Baltimore, MD.&quot; <br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|&lt;!-- Maker --&gt; Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 13024<br /> |style=&quot;background:#C9E8FF;&quot;|&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt; 1919-04-24<br /> |align=&quot;left&quot;|&lt;!-- Comments --&gt; [http://www.la-timonerie-antiquites.com/en/antique/620/antique-sextant-1908-buff-amp-buff-us-navy La Timonerie Antiquities.] Manufactured 1908? Class: Survey<br /> |&lt;!-- Bubble --&gt; <br /> |&lt;!-- N.O. # on box --&gt; 13024 on box &amp; inspection. Inlaid shield--seems to be blank.<br /> |&lt;!-- Wrong Box / Wrong Sextant --&gt;<br /> <br /> |}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Looking for patterns in the data ===<br /> There seems to be some correlation between the dates of calibration by the Naval Observatory and the number given to the sextant by the Observatory.<br /> <br /> The numbers issued in 1919 seem to be in ascending order by date, but they are out of sequence compared to the rest of the table.<br /> <br /> With the 1919 numbers removed, most of the rest of the numbers are in ascending order by date. Two of those sextants (2977 and 2975) are bubble mods for the Navy transatlantic flight in May of that year.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> |+ ''Ordered by N.O. number; anomalous rows marked in grey.''<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> ! Maker<br /> ! Maker No.<br /> ! Navy No.<br /> ! Inspection date<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser (in W&amp;S box)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4940<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|415<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1936-01-29<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt; 5418<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|575<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-04-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Buff &amp; Buff<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;11778<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1065<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1918-05-12<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Keuffel &amp; Esser<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;37548<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1555<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-10-24<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3483<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1567<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1932-01-27<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3987<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1584<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-30<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;3527<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1599<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1933-05-04<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4297<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|1880<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1939-09-18<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4279<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2531<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1941-07-23<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5620<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2939<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5296<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2977<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-16<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;5292<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|2975<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1919-03-26<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;style=&quot;background:#efefef;&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;Brandis<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;4765<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|4267<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1938-11-15<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker --&gt;David White (1943)<br /> |&lt;!-- Maker No. --&gt;17649<br /> |&lt;!-- Navy No. --&gt;style=&quot;background:#C8E8FF&quot;|17649-43<br /> |&lt;!-- Inspection Date --&gt;1946-07-19<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === Brandis production eras ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20698.html#msg20698 Forum (19 Oct 2012)]<br /> <br /> :: According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20110720233508/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/surveying/maker.cfm?makerid=5 brief history of Brandis] given on the Smithsonian web site, Brandis slightly changed its name three times during its existence, and therefore the way the Brandis company name is marked on a sextant can potentially tell us something about when it was manufactured.<br /> <br /> ::: “Frederick Ernest Brandis (1845–1916) was born in Germany, came to the United States in 1858, worked for Stackpole &amp; Brothers for a few years, and then opened his own instrument shop in 1871. The firm became F. Brandis &amp; Co. in 1875, F. E. Brandis, Sons &amp; Co. in 1890, and Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co. in 1916. The Pioneer Instrument Company purchased control of Brandis in 1922, and sold it to the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1928. The manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.”<br /> <br /> :: So, we have three Brandis eras:<br /> <br /> :::- The ‘F. Brandis &amp; Co.’ era, from 1875 to 1890;<br /> :::- The ‘F. E. Brandis, Sons, &amp; Co.’ era, from 1890 to 1916;<br /> :::- The ‘Brandis &amp; Sons Mfg. Co.’ era, from 1916 to 1932.<br /> <br /> === Navy number schemes ===<br /> <br /> :; Art Rypinski<br /> <br /> :: In the late 1920s, the Navy changed their serial numbering scheme, just about the time aircraft octant became avialable. . Later serial numbers took the form XX-YY, where YY is the year of acquisition. If the octant that Fred Noonan took on the world flight originated with the Navy, it would probably would have had an XX-YY serial number, where the year element would fall between 27 and 38. However, Noonan might have bought his own octant, or scrounged it from Pan Am, in which case the form of the serial number is anyone's guess. (Army Air Corps also used YY-XXXX serial numbers from 1940 and perhaps earlier). Octants and octant boxes have a distinctive and peculiar shape. We can be pretty certain that the 3500/1542 box was not an octant box.<br /> <br /> :: The 3500/1542 inscription is particularly interesting because it is consistent with a particular moment in time (1918-1921), a particular institution (the US Navy and USNO), and a particular make of sextant (Brandis). During this period, we know that the Navy modified a number of Brandis sextants in aviation/bubble/&quot;Byrd&quot; sextants, and we know that Noonan's friend Cmdr. Weems owned several modified Brandis sextants because he much later donated them to the Smithsonian.<br /> <br /> :: We also know that Noonan carried a nautical sextant on the China Clipper flight, and we have a contemporary photo showing a Brandis sextant box sitting next to an octant on the navigator's shelf of the China Clipper. We do not have any direct evidence that Noonan carried a sextant on the world flight, nor any direct evidence of the make or serial number of any hypothesized sextant. So, there are still some links missing in this chain of evidence.<br /> <br /> :: However, it would very interesting to demonstrate that the Navy once owned a Brandis sextant with the serial numbers 3500/1542, and even more interesting if it could be shown that this particular sextant had been modified as an aircraft sextant. It would be yet more interesting if this sextant could be linked to Weems, Pan Am, or Noonanj. It would also be interesting (in a negative way) if the sextant turned up in an inconvenient location (like aboard a ship) in July 1937.<br /> <br /> :: Some things to look for:<br /> <br /> ::* Listing of sextants surplused, with serial numbers.<br /> ::* Listing of sextants sent or received for modification as byrd or bubble or aviation sextants;<br /> ::* listing of sextants calibrated by USNO, with serial numbers.<br /> <br /> === Keuffel &amp; Esser production dates ===<br /> <br /> :; John Kada, [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg20406.html#msg20406 Forum, 4 October 2012.]<br /> <br /> :: In the table below I list the N.O. number, Keuffel &amp; Esser serial number, date of manufacture as indicated by the table from [http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm Surveying Antiques,]&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.surveyantiques.com/keuffel-esser-dating.htm &quot;How To Date Your Keuffel &amp; Esser (K&amp;E) Instruments.&quot;]&lt;/ref&gt; and date of the eccentricity certificate we have for the sextant. The last sextant in the table is the sextant that I mentioned in [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg19679.html#msg19679 reply #99,] whose N.O. number we don't have.<br /> <br /> :::{|class=&quot;sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;5&quot;<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> !N.O. #<br /> !K&amp;E #<br /> !K&amp;E year<br /> !E.C. year<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|405<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|18446<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1908<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|415<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|4940<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1936<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|575<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|5418<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1901<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|664<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|33839<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1916<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|N/A<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|1555<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|37548<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1919<br /> <br /> |- valign=&quot;top&quot;<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|3227<br /> |align=&quot;right&quot;|36961<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1918<br /> |align=&quot;center&quot;|1937<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :: The dates of manufacture would of course be the earliest the sextants could have appeared at the Naval Observatory, while the eccentricity certificate dates may represent re-certifications rather that the first certification of the sextant.<br /> <br /> :: The K&amp;E sextant with an N.O. number 1555 is only a few removed from our holy grail sextant, N.O. #1542; if we have a correct date for the K&amp;E sextant then it would seem that the sextant with N.O. #1542 passed through the Naval Observatory for the first time in 1918 or 1919. It is interesting to note that the Ludolph sextant that Noonan gave to a fellow Pan Am pilot, has a manufacture date of 1919 (as indicated by the Roman numerals XIX).<br /> <br /> === Discussion ===<br /> ; [[Ric Gillespie]]<br /> :If we throw out the 1919 numbers as an anomaly, along with K&amp;E #4940, we can say that the assignment of N.O. number 1542 (on the Niku box) might have occurred circa 1930/31 and that the instrument was still in the Navy inventory at that time. Noonan went to work for Pan Am in 1930. Pan Am acquired the landing rights to Honolulu, Midway, Wake and Guam in 1934 and began assembling its Pacific Division with Noonan as the lead navigator.<br /> <br /> :In other words, Noonan's acquisition of Brandis 3500/N.O. 1542 as surplus sometime between 1934 and 1936 seems possible.<br /> <br /> ; [[Art Rypinski]]<br /> :Keep in mind that Brandis made thousands of sextants during the period 1918-1920 or so, which left the peacetime Navy with far more sextants than they could ever use. The Naval Observatory Annual Reports for the period describe surplusing of large number of instruments. According to the Smithsonian, Brandis was acquired by the Pioneer Instrument Co. in 1922, and &quot;the manufacture of Brandis instruments ceased in 1932.&quot; I think it would be reasonable to believe that almost all of the Brandis sextants in circulation were actually manufactured in 1918-1920, and that none were manufactured after 1932. Further, the Naval Observatory appears to have changed its numbering plan (at least for aviation octants) in the late 1920s, and begin issuing NO numbers with the form XXXX-YY, where YY was the year of original calibration. Therefore, I believe that all of the post-1930 calibration dates are recalibrations of sextants that were originally calibrated and issued their NO numbers in 1918-1920. Hence, I hypothesize that neither the maker’s number nor the NO number of sextants calibrated after 1930 has any relationship with the calibration date.<br /> <br /> :#3500/NO 1542 could have been surplused and put into private hands at any point after 1920. If 3500/1542 was a Byrd Sextant, however, I speculate that it would have been relatively rare and would have been kept in service until aviation octants became relatively plentiful--say, early 1930s?<br /> <br /> === Sextants, Octants, Quadrants ===<br /> <br /> ; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._H._Weems P. V. H. Weems,] ''Air Navigation'', 1938, second edition, p. 301:<br /> <br /> : Since an arc of 45 degrees is one-eighth of a circle, instruments of this general type, having a maximum angle of 45 degrees between the two reflectors, are known as octants. Instruments having an arc or limb of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle, for measuring the angle between reflectors are called sextants, and those having arcs of 90 degrees, or one-quarter of a circle are called quadrants. Either octants or sextants are suitable for aerial use, but the quadrant is too bulky. For a great many years practically all instruments used by marine navigators for measuring altitudes have been sextants, and the term sextant has become so generally used that it is now applied to all instruments for measuring altitudes of heavenly bodies whether they are actually quadrants, sextants, or octants.<br /> <br /> == Photo Gallery ==<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> Image:4279_01.jpg| Brandis 4279 in 4234 box.<br /> Image:4279_02.jpg| Brandis 4279: Navy Sticker.<br /> Image:4279_03.jpg| Brandis 4279 box: stenciled number 4234.<br /> Image:4946_01.jpg| Brandis 4946. Standard sextant &amp; box.<br /> Image:5292_01.jpg| Brandis 5292. Byrd bubble added.<br /> Image:5292_02.jpg| Brandis 5292. Box modifications.<br /> Image:5292_03.jpg| Brandis 5292 in modified box.<br /> Image:three_sextants.jpg | Box comparisons.<br /> Image:three_sextants_02.jpg| Box comparisons.<br /> Image:4940_01.jpg|K&amp;E 4940/Navy 415 in box for W&amp;S 069/Navy 34.<br /> Image:W&amp;S 069 box.jpg| W&amp;S maker's number on box.<br /> Image:brandis_sticker.jpg| Brandis sticker in W&amp;S box with K&amp;E sextant.<br /> Image:4940_02.jpg| K&amp;E 4940. Naval Observatory inspection 1/29/36.<br /> Image:3527_01.jpg| Why no mods in box lid?<br /> Image:David_White_box.jpg| 1943 David White box.<br /> Image:2975engrave.jpg‎| Naval Observatory number on 2975.<br /> Image:Navy-Number_02.jpg‎|Magnifying glass on 2785.<br /> Image:Pensfront.jpg| Pensacola sextant--top view.<br /> Image:Pensbottom.jpg| Pensacola: 3547 / 173.<br /> Image:Moffettsext.jpg| Ludolph in Pensacola box.<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--1.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--2.JPG| NO 616, exterior<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--3.JPG| NO 616, brass shield<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--4.JPG| NO 616, sextant in box<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--5.JPG| NO 616, original certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--6.JPG| NO 616, 1941-09-29 certificate<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--7.JPG| NO 616, NO closeup<br /> Image:K_and_E_NO_616--8.JPG| NO 616, K&amp;E 31475 closeup<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> * [https://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,183.msg40877.html#msg40877 Left-handed Brandis aeronautical octant, 206C-145.]<br /> * ''Sextants at Greenwich'': a catalog by W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns and Richard Dunn.<br /> * [http://sextantbook.com/ ''The Nautical Sextant''] by Bill Morris.<br /> * ''Numbers Game'' in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/2008Vol_24/1008.pdf TIGHAR Tracks, Volume 24, October 2008]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/2009/05/30/a-byrd-sextant-restored/ Blog entry about the restored sextant.]<br /> ** [http://sextantbook.com/category/aircraft-bubble-sextants/ Update on Restoration of a Byrd Sextant]--excellent photograph/diagram.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Please leave this category marker at the bottom. You may add this article to other categories if you wish --&gt;<br /> ==Related articles==<br /> * [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Collected by Gallagher]]<br /> [[Category:Artifacts]]<br /> [[Category:Navigation]]</div>

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