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Sextant manufacturers
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Oct 24, 16:27 -0700
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Oct 24, 16:27 -0700
Here is a preliminary list of sextant manufacturers. Who of these are real manufacturers and who are just dealers, I am not sure. But these people/companies stamped their names on the arcs of the sextants I've seen or heard of. I will appreciate any additions/comments on this list. British: Adams Allan, London Matthew Berge (Ramsden's successor) Bate, London John Bird Spencer Browning Cary (Pall Mall, London) Cole (London) T. Cooke & Sons (York) W. C. Cox (Devonport) W. Desilva (Liverpool) George Dollond (London) W. Gerrard, (Liverpool) Gilbert and Co (London) Gregory and Wright (London) G. W. Heath and Co, (Crayford, London; New Eltham, London) Hoppe (London) Henry Hughes and Son, formerly Kelvin and Hughes, (Fenchurch str., London) Hill and Price (Bristol and Cardiff) Th. Hummond Thomas Jones (4 Rupert street, London) Jonmes, Gray and Keen (Strand, Liverpool) F. Limbach (Hull) Benjamin Martin, Joshua Lover Martin, his son (London) Jesse Ramsden (London) Rust Robinson and Barrow Troughton and Simms (former Troughton), London Wilson and Gillie, Bruce and sons (Cardiff) G. Whitbread (Commercial rd., London) Nathaniel Worthington (London) French: Dubas (Nant) Gambey (Paris) Hurliman Lenoir (Paris) Ponthus & Therrode G. Santi (Marseilles) Felix Vedy (Paris) German: Cassens and Plath Freiberger Ludolf Pistor and Martens C. Plath Dutch: Benjamin Ayres, Amsterdam G. de Koningh Observator Honk Kong: Gaupp --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---