Box sextant

Description

Box sextant, circular anodized brass plates with index arm and hinged arm with magnifier, lid (handle) with paper table, signed and made by Troughton and Simms Ltd of London, 1918

Museum reference

T.2004.501

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Box sextant

Production information

Troughton and Simms Ltd, Manufacturer
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

1918

Materials

Anodised brass, Brass

Associations

Previous owner: Royal Observatory, Edinburgh