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Collection: Astronomy

Field Binoculars

This is a pair of binoculars in a case. The case is leather lined cardboard with leather straps and a cover. The binoculars have adjustable…

Marine Chronometer

The chronometer is stored inside a pair of wooden boxes, one inside the other. The outer box has a wider flat base with one screwhole…

Filar Micrometer

Micrometer with cover, 6 lens attachments and 3 small lens parts in wooden box with padding. Micrometer back has threaded circular opening to fit over…

Gurley Transit

The instrument is housed inside wooden storage box with a leather handle on the top, with a belt clasp. The door of the box has…

Rolling Parallel Rule

This is a ruler stored in an open wooden box and wrapped in yellow paper. The ruler is rectangular, with beveled ivory edges slowing down…

Sextant

Fan-shaped wooden storage box contains: 1 sextant; 4 telescope attachments; 1 telescope lens cover; 1 folding hand magnifying lens (tortoise shell case). Sextant itself is…

Star Globe

This instrument consists of a small globe contained in a wooden box. The wooden box is roughly cubic, with a brass-coloured metal hand on the…

Sextant

This object is a sextant with two telescope/optical attachments in fan shaped wooden storage box. The sextant is faded brass with wooden handle, angled with…

Chronometer

This instrument is a tall precision chronometer resembling a grandfather clock. The case is wood with a glass front door hinged on the right and…