Sextant

Inventory Number: 
AST86
Hughes sextant 1938

Marine sextant, 6" radius and reading to 10", with 2 1/2x telescope magnification and battery operated light. Felt lined dovetail box includes original certificate of inspection, dated 16/6/1942.
This is sextant # 29792 and carries the "HUSUN" trademark plate of Henri Hughes and son.

Donated by Kostas Aggelakis
to the Hellenic Archives of Scientific Instruments. The box and the certificate of inspection

Data
Date: 
1938 (c.)
Maker: 

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