The Marine room of the Peabody Museum of Salem (1921)
Robinson, John, 1846-1925, Peabody Museum of Salem · Salem, Mass., Peabody Museum · leaf 190
ton Roads, Va.,1864. C Another, of ebony with the name of Capt. ThomasPerkins inlaid in ivory dots by a sailor. Scales, Scale - Beams and Weights. Small balances used on Salem ships 1790 to 1850 for weighingmedicine, gold-dust and for other purposes. C. Also, set ofweights for gold and silver. C… … DAVIS QUADRANTSAt lelt, old form with solid shade vane, about 1750; at right, later form with convex gla Sextants. The Sextant was suggested by Captain Campbell, H. B. M.Navy, in 1757, in order to measure greater angles than waspossible with the Quadrant (Octant). The sextants in the col-lection…
Naval art and science -- Exhibitions · Ships
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