Quintant

Description

Quintant, brass frame and limb, wooden handle, silver scale, in mahogany box, signed and made by Troughton and Simms of London, 1908

Museum reference

T.1987.139

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Quintant

Production information

Trougton and Simms
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

1908

Materials

Brass, Wood, Silver, Mahogany

Physical description

Grey lacquered brass, silver

Associations

Troughton, Edward, 1753 - 1835
Simms, William, 1793 - 1860
National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Leith Nautical College Collection