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From: Joel Jacobs (no email)
Date: Mon Oct 17 2005 - 15:17:46 EDT
Hi,
If you know the history of C. Plath, you know that the founder Carl, purchased David Filby's Hamburg business in 1862 which launched Plath's sextant business.
I thought some might be interested in seeing some pictures of one of the early Filby octants, Ca 1840. It is in remarkable condition. http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?folder_id=1486825
It is the twin of the one that is featured in Fredrich Jerchow's history of C. Plath,
"From Sextant to Satellite Navigation, 1837-1987" on page 25 which could be of this instrument except for its later style single peep sight which is also threaded for a telescope.
Joel Jacobs
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