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Re: 1947 Navigation lesson shipboard
From: Henry Halboth
Date: 2016 Aug 5, 19:36 -0400
Looks to me like a WWII vintage Plath micrometer sextant. probably purchased originally for i-carton of cigarettes which was the going price in Germany right after the war.
From: Henry Halboth
Date: 2016 Aug 5, 19:36 -0400
Don,
Henry
On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Don Seltzer <NoReply_Seltzer@fer3.com> wrote:
I am attaching two photos from another forum. They are some old family photos from a 1947 Atlantic crossing aboard the SS Sue Lykes. The officer in the photos is Captain Goff, who liked to demonstrate navigation to the young lady passengers. Can anything interesting be determined about the sextant used?Don SeltzerAttached File:
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