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Box Sextant, by Adams, London, Early 19th Century

Inventory Number 92118


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Item type
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Provenance
Presented by Mrs Arnulph Mallock, formerly the property of Mr H.R. Arnulph Mallock, FRS of Hertford College. This instrument cannot be identified in those recorded in the Museum's Annual Report of 1933.
Primary inscriptions
"Adams London".
Object type
Sextant
Dimensions
Diameter: 113mm Height: 56mm Weight: 755g
Inventory No
92118

Description

Cylindrical copper alloy, standard pattern, with copper alloy scale and integral case. In leather carrying case. Paper sticker inside case: "A. Malloclis(?) Box Sextant". Red serrated circle sticker on box exterior.