Name/Title
Nautical compassEntry/Object ID
2025.1.221Description
Brass nautical sextant.Context
This compass is a highly skilled replica made to be both functional and ornamental, to reflect the great day of marine exploration in the 1700s The makers name Kelvin & Hughes, 1917 is misleading as the company was not formed until 1947.Acquisition
Accession
2025.1Source or Donor
Gordon DempsterAcquisition Method
TransferMade/Created
Manufacturer
Kelvin & HughesDate made
circa 1917 - circa 1917Inscription/Signature/Marks
Location
BoxTranscription
Nautical sextant. A nautical sextant is specially designed for navigation & astronomical purposes and is a fairly large instrument with a graduated silver arc of brass casting with the help of vernier attached to the index mirror reading can eb taken to 9º and 10º.
