Making marine instruments

Making marine instruments Making marine instruments Photograph showing Miss Renee Elliott, Mrs Photograph showing Miss Renee Elliott, Mrs

Making marine instruments
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

Making marine instruments
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

Photograph showing Miss Renee Elliott, Mrs
Daily Herald/Science Museum
© Mirrorpix

Photograph showing Miss Renee Elliott, Mrs
Daily Herald/Science Museum
© Mirrorpix

Photograph showing Miss Renee Elliott, Mrs. Ena Key and Miss Ivy Harman. Renee Elliott is holding an old sextant (two or three hundred years old) made of ebony. Others hold marine sextants. Miss Harman has been with the firm for 9 years. She engraves on limbs of the Taylor-Hobson marine sextants. Renee Elliott see above. Mrs. Key previously a capstan operator now assembles small parts on to the sextant itself.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/30594
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 230 mm x 260 mm
type:
photographic print