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Re: C Plath sextant, missing part
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2017 Dec 23, 19:08 -0800
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2017 Dec 23, 19:08 -0800
I agree with Greg. My best estimate is March 1957. With Bakelite handles like this one, there is usually a C Plath imprint on its face. Some, perhaps all, of this era came in heavy black Bakelite cases with a variety of systems for holding the sextant securely. Maybe Negus had a box made or adapted another for the instrument.
Bill Morris
Pukenui
New Zealand
