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Re: Brass vs Bronze for sextants [Was: Hooke's Quadrant
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2004 Jan 29, 17:40 -0500
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2004 Jan 29, 17:40 -0500
Keiran-"Cassens & Plath" are still in business and I suspect someone there may know the history of the older Plath sextant in question, and the various alloys that have been used. You can find them on the web, they are quite willing to respond to emails.