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History of Science Museum

Case for Sextant

Inventory Number 11229


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.11229

Subject
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Item type
Object
Provenance
Property of J. R. A. Todhunter, Depointed 1933
Physical material
Wood
metal
Object type
Sextant
Dimensions
Height: 480mm Width: 425mm Depth: 104mm Weight: 1400g
Inventory No
11229

Description

Wooden triangular shaped box for holding a sextant. Box has a raised section in its lid. Lid is hinged via three leather straps. Lid is secured via a metal prong attached to the base which fits through a hole in the lid.