Sextant

Description

Sextant, brass diamond and curved frame and limb, wooden handle, inlaid silver scale, in mahogany keystone box, signed and made by Alexander Dobbie of Glasgow, c. 1880

Museum reference

T.1975.92

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Sextant

Production information

Dobbie, Alexander, 1880 (fl.) - 1887 (d.), Instrument maker
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1880

Materials

Anodised brass, Wood, Silver, Mahogany

Physical description

Brass, with silver scale