Double-frame sextant

Description

Double-frame sextant, brass frame and limb, wooden handle, silver scale, in mahogany keystone box, signed and made by Troughton and Simms of London, c. 1835

Museum reference

T.1987.138

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Double-frame sextant

Production information

Trougton and Simms
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1835

Materials

Brass, Wood, Silver, Mahogany

Physical description

Brass, platinum

Associations

Troughton, Edward, 1753 - 1835
Simms, William, 1793 - 1860
Leith Nautical College Collection