This simple die-cast instrument was produced in the mid-1930s, sold for a mere $3.50, and received an endorsement from the Boy Scouts of America. It is essentially identical to the one offered by the Welch Scientific Company in Chicago, even to the bubble level on the sighting tube. George Arthur Boyce (b. 1898) was a teacher of mathematics in Brooklyn and president of the company. He would later become involved with the education of Navajo children. A label on the box reads "F. A. O. SCHWARZ [sic] / NEW YORK / 7-28 / STEXTANT [sic] / GXHE"
Ref: G. A. Boyce, "Directions for Using the Boyce-Meier Sextant," (copyright 1936, 1937).
"Map Your Way by ‘Shooting’ Stars," Christian Science Monitor (Sept. 23, 1937), p. 6.
"Wonder of Research: On the Course," Christian Science Monitor (April 21, 1938), p. 8.
