Some of the larger cupreous artifacts

Here is the sextant prior to cleaning and conserving.


The piece in the lower right with concretions on it is the four-shade filter assembly. It was found separate from the sextant.

The claw-like piece in the upper right has a beveled edge and is not like the shade glass of the sextant. However, it does fit in the shade ring snugly. I have parked it for safe keeping in the shade ring with the missing shade glass. Does anyone know what this curved piece of black glass might be?

This is the sextant after cleaning and conservation. There are missing pieces, including the pivot arm assembly, the mirror, the telescope, the handles and 1 & 1/2 shade glasses.

These, approx 6 inch, brass spikes are incredibly hard. I cannot bend any of the six square-shanked spikes with my bare hands. The bends in the spikes above are a testament to the forces applied on them at the time of foundering.

This is the only round-shanked spike found. Length is about 5 inch.

This 4 inch hinge leaf, made from very hard 1/8 inch brass stock, was amazingly torn away from its knuckles and the rest of its hinge.

This approx 7 inch cupreous marlin spike was found with both ends blunted as shown.

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