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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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