Wooden Box, I was told it had a "sextant" in it

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Posted by railshot
17 years ago
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Description I was at a rummage sale in 1985 and bought an older wooden Kennedy toolbox and was told they would not sell it to me unless I took this with it. When I got home, it was heavily covered with dirt and varnish and I could not see the brass or glass beads underneath the corner protectors. I began to clean it and when I saw the brass I had to keep going. I have used it to store small items in it from my children. I was told that at one time it had either a sextant or a surveyors instrument in it, but they had lost it.
Category Maps, Charts, and Nautical
Medium Mostly wood, no screws just wooden dowls / pegs, looks like brass trim with glass behind overlay.
Distinguishing marks None
Condition Good
Size and dimensions of this item 14.5" x 8" x 8"
Date Period Unknown
Weight 4.8#
History In 1985 it was given to me when I made another purchase at a rummage sale in Wisconsin. Nothing known beyond that.
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Price Paid (If known) Free with another purchase at a rummage sale in 1985.
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