quintant
Date1842-1874
Inventory Number5333
ClassificationQuintant
Subject
Maker
Peter A. Feathers
1821-1904
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensionsquintant: 23.8 × 10 × 25.5 cm (9 3/8 × 3 15/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
case: 13.3 × 25.7 × 25 cm (5 1/4 × 10 1/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
blue board box: 14.6 × 29.5 × 28.3 cm (5 3/4 × 11 5/8 × 11 1/8 in.)
case: 13.3 × 25.7 × 25 cm (5 1/4 × 10 1/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
blue board box: 14.6 × 29.5 × 28.3 cm (5 3/4 × 11 5/8 × 11 1/8 in.)
Material
AccessoriesSquare mahogany box, one shade tube (8.4 cm), one erecting telescope (8.3 cm), and one inverting telescope (18.3 cm) with four crosshairs, one pin tool
DescriptionQuintant with a blackened brass lattice [ladder] frame with a silver limb and an inlaid silver scale. It has a 6.75" radius, -5° to 155° scale, subdivided to 10.'
There is a vernier screw under the reinforced brass index arm, vernier magnifier, ribbed index arm, diamond lattice frame, 4 index shades and 3 horizon shades.
It is stored in an orange-shellacked mahogany box.
There is a vernier screw under the reinforced brass index arm, vernier magnifier, ribbed index arm, diamond lattice frame, 4 index shades and 3 horizon shades.
It is stored in an orange-shellacked mahogany box.
Signedon limb: P. A. Feathers Dundee
Inscribedpainted on front of box: 017
McMillan & Talbott
Date: 1862-1873
Accessories: keystone mahogany box, sight tube( 3.25"), telescopes (2: 3.25" and 7.375"), eyepiece shade
Object number: 5305
William Gerrard
Date: 1862-1890
Accessories: rectangular mahogany box, telescopes (2), sight tube, eyepiece shade, eyepiece
Object number: 5263
Spencer, Browning, & Company
Date: 1845-1860
Accessories: Keystone mahogany box, sight tube, telescopes (2, 3.25" and 7"), sunshade, adjustment tool
Object number: 5317
George Whitbread
Date: 1828-1844
Accessories: Mahogany keystone box, telescopes (3), sight tube (1), adjustment tool, tube
Object number: 5307
Heath & Company, Ltd.
Date: 1875-1890
Accessories: 7 1/8" telescope, 3 1/4" shade tube, 3 1/4" telescope, eyepiece shade, and mahogany box. with "4" on lid and "H" on front
Object number: 5311
Edward Troughton
Date: 1804-1826
Accessories: Mahogany keystone box, stenciled in white paint on top and side of lid "P. Townsend"; 2 Telescopes; 1 Eyepiece
Object number: 5308
Ebenezer Hoppé
Date: circa 1809
Accessories: On 6/23/98, a telescope was found (1998-1-1412) that may belong to part of this sextant.
Object number: 5309
Spencer, Browning, & Company
Date: 1843-1850
Accessories: box with key, adjustment tool, telescope, eye tube, eyepiece shade
Object number: 5248
Henry Duren
Date: 1852-1861
Accessories: keystone box (mahogany?), second telescope (3.25") in box
Object number: 5306
Joseph Sewill
Date: circa 1850
Accessories: Keystone mahogany box, sight tube, adjustment tool, (telescope missing)
Object number: 5334
Riggs & Brother
Date: 1820-1840
Accessories: keystone mahogany box, telescope, eyepiece shade
Object number: 5245
Benjamin Messer
Date: 1800-1820
Accessories: Keystone mahogany box, telescope
Object number: 5310