Description

A mid Victorian pocket sextant (also known as a drum or box sextant) signed, ‘Mrs Janet Taylor, 104 Minories, London’. She worked at this address from 1845 – 1875. With silver scale reading from -5 to 145, vernier, magnifier and mirror adjusting key.

Sighting is through a pin hole to the side. The instrument measures 2.75″ diameter and has two drop down sun filters. Both internal mirrors are excellent. The top of the lid is engraved for ‘A.T. Mander’ or possibly ‘A.J. Mander’.

With a two part leather case (lacking strap).