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Centerless Sextant
From: Dave Walden
Date: 2008 Jun 13, 17:40 -0700
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From: Dave Walden
Date: 2008 Jun 13, 17:40 -0700
Anyone have information about:
| Micrometer quintant made by H. Hughes & Son, London INSTRUMENTS - QUINTANTS Micrometer quintant Hughes, H. & Son |
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Micrometer quintant, brass frame, brass fittings, wooden handle. Stamped on front of frame: "Registered Trade Mark/ (rising sun over the water)/ Husun/ Gt Britain". Centerless sextant. Unusual and unsuccessful variation of common sextant manufactured by H. Hughes & Son. An attempt to lessen the weight and bulk to give the operator and easier celestial navigation instrument to hold steady. Measuring to 136°. | |
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