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Accession number |
WA.N.N.2004.5 |
Date |
English c. 1927 |
Description |
Sextant; #15534; made by H. Hughes & Son, Fenchurch St., London; 1927; black, metal frame; silver scale graduated -5 to 150 degreees, subdivided; flat, metal index arm; vernier gear controlled reading to 10; adjustable index mirror with 4 fixed shades; horizon glass adjustable w/pin through fixed shades; adjustable sight vane for telescope; wood handle w/ pivot hole; 3 telescopes - one on instrumentBox; square mahogany; label w/ square, brass frame reads: The National Physical Laboratory, Tedington; certificate of new sextant; 2 round, brass lock rods; brass plate insert on cover |
Catalog Number |
WA.N.N.2004.5 |
Object Name |
Sextant |
Imagefile |
005\WA9.JPG |