Ca 1868 Engraved US Lighthouse Establishment pocket sextant

One of 2 we have seen in the last 40 years. Very rare US Lighthouse Establishment POCKET SEXTANT. THE USLHE WAS FORMED IN 1797 AND BECAME THE US LIGHTHOUSE BOARD IN 1852, THEN IN 1910 BECAME THE US LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE UNTIL 1939, WHEN IT ROLLED INTO THE US COAST GUARD. THE ENGRAVING DATES IT TO BE PRE-1852, MAKING IT THE RAREST AND OLDEST EXAMPLE OF THE POCKET SEXTANT IN EXISTENCE. IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONAL, AND IS PRESENTED IN ITS ORIGINAL LEATHER CASE WITH BRASS HINGE AND SOFT VELVET INTERIOR.

$3,995

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