SEXTANT SCOPE, QUINTANT CASED

Object/Artifact

Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

SEXTANT SCOPE, QUINTANT CASED

Entry/Object ID

1995.225.002

Description

H. Hughes & Sons, Ltd., London Certificate Inside Case Lid Indicates Sextant Was Examined in 1920. Corrections Are Shown on Certificate. .1 = Sextant - Metal .2 = Wooden Case 7" Arm 150 Degree Arc Sextant is Hughes & Sons, London. Case is Kelvin White of Boston-New York. This is actually a Quadrant 75 Degree. Arc to 150 Degree. 7" Arm.

Collection

Instruments Collection

Made/Created

Artist

H. Hughes & Sons

Manufacturer

H. Hughes & Sons

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Sextant

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Navigational Instrument

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Navigational Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Surveying & Navigational T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Search Terms

Household Item

Material

Brass, Glass