SEXTANT

T1970.409

Three circle frame sextant with vernier arc - screw. Original frame but converted to star-telescope and frame glass (horizontal-divided) about 1925, when a new box was made. Used in succession by three related ship masters: Captain C.E. Cox M.M. (1864 - 1913), Captain F.E.C. Cox M.B.E. (1898 - 1950), Captain C.R. Cox M.N. (1903 -

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History Department

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History Collection

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Accession Number: T1970.409
Accession Date: 8 Sep 1970

 

 

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