Octant

Description

Octant, ebony frame and limb, brass index arm and fittings, ivory plates, and in oak keystone box, signed and made by David Stalker of Leith, c. 1870

Museum reference

T.1962.48

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Octant

Production information

Stalker, David, 1855 (fl.) - 1895 (d.), Maker
Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1870

Materials

Ebony, Brass, Ivory, Oak

Physical description

Ebony