Accession No

6799

Brief Description

course indicator, by J. R. Stebbing (FRAS) and Commander Hay (Royal Navy), English, 1862 (c)

Origin

England; Southampton

Maker

Stebbing, J. R. Commander Hay

Class

navigation

Earliest Date

1862

Latest Date

1862

Inscription Date

1862

Material

metal (brass); wood; felt

Dimensions

instrument (not assembled) 315mm (width) 100mm (depth) 40mm (height) box 335mm (width) 125mm (depth) 50mm (height)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Charles Miller Ltd on 19/05/2023

Inscription

Invented by Comr. Hay, R.N. & J.R. Stebbing F.R.A.S. Southampton [right hand side]

No 649 [left hand side]

1862 Regd 4484 June 3 [Diamond registration mark, left hand side]

Stebbing monogram [left hand side]

Description Notes

course indicator , by J. R. Stebbing and Commander Hay R.N, English, 1862 (c)

Brass ruler (12in) with semicircle circumferentor with two scales. Three indicators arms pivot from a central point, they each have wire sights. There is also an upright swivelling sight that attaches onto the central point. With a fitted wooden case and accessories. The brass instrument is covered in finger prints and tarnish.

Inscribed on the right is is "Invented by Comr. Hay, R.N. & J.R. Stebbing F.R.A.S. Southampton"
On the left it has No.649, Stebbing monogram and a diamond registration mark for 1862

In a fitted wooden box

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