Inventarnummer
201703.2.1
Titel
Sextant
Hersteller
Beschreibung
A round, spherical sextant that belonged to Major General William Spottiswoode Trevor. It is made of a gold coloured metal and has 'W.S. TREVOR' inscribed on the bottom of the metal tin. This tin unscrews to reveal the instrument. The sextant has a small magnifying glass which is attached by a three screws, two different sized knobs and a scale of numbers that start at 0 and increase by 10 until it ends at 140. This scale is on a white background and goes from left to right. One of the knobs moves the arm which has the numbers '10, 20 and 50' as well as an arrow. This arm moves across the scale. The makers mark can be seen above the scale, reading 'TROUHTON & SIMMS LONDON'. There is a hole on one side of the sextant in which the cog work can be seen. There is also a small mirror. The metal tin is enclosed within a brown leather case and has 'ST. TREVOR' stamped on the front.
Major-Gen Trevor was awarded a VC on 30 April 1865 for gallant conduct at a blockhouse in Bhutan.
A leather case for the sextant is found in R22 & B1.2
Entstehungszeitraum
19th Century
Format
- Height: Case 85 mm
- Width: 87 mm
- Height: Sextant 35 mm
- Width: 70 mm