Hello physics department discard pile!

I am now the proud owner of a Bendix Aviation sextant, bubble type, circa (I think) 1961 (although it may actually be WWII-era, and just kicking around WPI since 1961). It's a beautiful little mechanical device with several levers, operating instructions on tiny metal plates on the sides, a huge rubber eyepiece, and a clockwork averager. I wish I knew more of how to use it, but it's certainly lovely, all powder finish and tiny print. It came in a huge bakelite case, held shut by a (sadly rotted) leather strap.

Plus a little Kodak darkroom light that gives off almost no illumination at all but is a really great truncated-egg shape.

There are some more darkroom lights I should go and retrieve, but they're sort of half-cylindrical hanging things and not quite as classy. Also some very tiny paper data recorders. Overall, a good day for physics department scavenging.