TROUGHTON & SIMMS DOUBLE FRAME QUINTANT
£520 GBP
GOOD TROUGHTON & SIMMS PILLAR FRAME QUINTANT IN USED CONDITION IN ORIGINAL KEYSTONE CASE ( THE CASE MARKED P.N. PROBABLY PROJECT NUMBER ) THE QUINTANT IS NUMBERED 3393 Ca.1850 & DATED WITH A GOVERNMENT
BROAD ARROW AND A DATE OF 1898 ON THE INDEX ARM, CONSISTS OF A LONG INVERTING SCOPE WITH 2 EYE-PIECES, A ERECTING SCOPE, SIGHTING TUBE, TWO FILTER CAPS & ADJUSTING KEY. THE SILVER SCALE -5 DEGREES TO 160 DEGREES IN 10 MINUTE DIVISIONS, READING TO 10 SECONDS OF ARC, READING TO 147 DEGREES ( QUINTANT MIN 144 DEGREES )
Circa
1850
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
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Dealer information
MikeRead
Mike Read Antique Sciences
Based in Lelant, near St Ives, Cornwall, I have been trading since 1979, buying and selling scientific instruments and nautical antiques. Over the years I have acquired many rare and wonderful items for the trade and collectors alike. I hope this continues. Mike Read. Email: [email protected]
