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Re: Dating Hughes and Son sextants
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2009 Feb 4, 12:57 -0800
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2009 Feb 4, 12:57 -0800
Thanks to Geoffrey, here is an extended list of serial numbers, for the record. Nearly 25,000 were produced during WW II. I wonder where they all went? Hughes and Son Sextant Serial Numbers 4722 1905? 8550 12.1919 9730 12.1919 10375 2.1920 10999 8.1920 14344 1.11.30 15713 Vernier sextant with micrometer screw but no drum 16740 15.2.30 17817 5.7.32 18795 29.5.35 19882 24.9.36 20463 28.5.37 21026 11.12.37 21453 1938? 22992 19.10.39 25379 3.1.41 27096 2.7.41 27875 30.10.41 28785 42 29435 21.4.42 29792 16.6.42 31205 27.8.42 31853 15.9.42 32253 23.11.42 33178 30.1.43 33238 22.1.43 33588 13.3.43 34657 20.4.43 34937 1.6.43 35882 27.7.43 36214 9.9.43 36716 28.9.43 36718 28.9.43 39046 1.12.44 39323 27.1.44 40073 1.5.44 41387 24.5.44 42930 18.8.47 (Year has been re-typed on cert.) 44371 30.10.44 45247 12.3.45 46193 1.1.45 46749 21.2.45 48146 7.4.45 Cost �18 and an extra �4/13/4 for Lumex scope 48196 5.1.45 48368 26.5.45 48657 28.6.45 49066 10.9.45 50489 28.10.46 51743 4.9.46 51737 28.5.46 51940 26.3.46 52322 1.5.46 54587 1947 54832 8.8.47 55615 13.10.47 55829 5.7.47 57097 31.12.48 59435 24.9.52 59636 4.2.53 61349 23.7.54 65955 20.2.59 68436 7.10.63 70982 2.8.68 Bill Morris --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---