Quintant

Description

Quintant, in brass triangle frame and limb, wooden handle, with cast lattice frame, silvered scale and fitted case, signed and made by Duncan McGregor of Glasgow and Greenock, c. 1850

Museum reference

T.1980.190

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Quintant

Production information

Duncan McGregor and Co.
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1850

Materials

Anodised brass, Wood, Silver, Mahogany

Physical description

Oxidised brass

Associations

Arthur Frank Collection of Scottish Scientific Instruments

References

T.N. Clarke, A.D. Morrison-Low and A.D.C. Simpson (1989): "Brass and Glass