Skip to main content
Collection
Collection
Learning
The group
Visit us
Expand child menu
Locomotion
National Railway Museum
National Science and Media Museum
Science and Industry Museum
Science and Innovation Park
Science Museum
Collection
Search
About
Search
About
Collection
Learning
The group
Visit us
Expand child menu
Locomotion
National Railway Museum
National Science and Media Museum
Science and Industry Museum
Science and Innovation Park
Science Museum
Search our collection
All
4
People
0
Objects
4
Documents
0
View:
Filter search
Clear all filters
Image
Has Image
4
Non-Commercial Use
4
Category
Navigation
3
Astronomy
1
Object type
back-staff
4
artificial horizon
1
Material
boxwood
3
glass
2
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
1
ebony
1
mahogany
1
wood (unidentified)
1
Maker
Gilbert, John
1
James Woodside
1
Jno Gilbert, John
1
John Gilbert
1
Jonathan Sisson
1
Science Museum, Workshops
1
Sisson, Jonathan
1
Woodside, James
1
Place
Tower Hill
2
Dublin
1
Strand
1
Date
From year
To year
filter
Wooden backstaff.
1733
Wooden backstaff or Davis quadrant made by John Gilbert on Tower Hill
1730; 1967
Wooden backstaff.
1759
Wooden backstaff fitted with artificial horizon.
1730-1735
