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Russell:

This is interesting!  One really has to look at your full header
to see where the message originated.  (tellumat.co.za)  How is it
that source gets buried?  Just wondering.

Tony    in San Francisco, CA USA

Russell Sher wrote:
>
> Hi Lu - I'm in Cape Town, South Africa.
> Thanks for the reply though.
> Russell
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From-   Lu Abel [SMTP:lu.abel@ATT.NET]
>         Sent:   Wednesday, October 06, 1999 7:45 AM
>         To:     NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM
>         Subject:        Re: antique compass revival - questions.
>
>         Russell:
>
>         Don't know where you're located, but if it's anywhere in the
> northeast, I
>         can wholeheartedly recommend Robert O. White in Boston.  It's a fine
>         nautical instrument shop with a German technician who is an expert
> on
>         compass repairs.  A few years ago my (slightly more modern) Ritchie
> compass
>         got a crack in its dome and a bubble in its fluid; the repairs were
> not
>         only expert but quite reasonably priced.  The compass came out of
> their
>         shop in better-than-new condition.
>
>         Lu
>
>         At 11:52 AM 10/5/1999 +0200, you wrote:
>         >Hi - I recently unearthed an old Sestel gimbaled compass. It
> requires
>         >filling with fluid and needs a new card - the existing card seems
> to be
>         >moth-eaten.
>         >A friend of mine used baby oil to fill a compass -  any
> suggestions/better
>         >ideas on this?
>         >Does anyone have a contact for Sestrel (UK?) - there is a type
> number on the
>         >pivoting section inside the bowl.
>         >I will probably just use it for display, but would like to restore
> it.
>         >
>         >Regards
>         >Russell
>         >

   

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