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On 5/14/06 8:44 PM, "Robert Eno" <> wrote:
> Thanks Alex,
>
> I will have to have a look at this as I was under the impression that
> Cassens and Plath had developed this feature and that they were the only
> ones who offered it.
>
> Robert
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alexandre E Eremenko" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 9:07 PM
> Subject: Re: sextant calibration
>
>
>> Robert,
>> In a message of April 6, 13:17:20 EDT
>> Joel advertized a C. Plath Navistar Classic
>> on e-bay, as "Their Finest sextant ever".
>> It has this feature: compensation for the index error.
>> You can still see the picture by clicking
>> the link in this cited message.
>> This is what I was refering to in my message.
>>
>> On my opinion, this feature is superfluous.
>> As I understand, C. Plath is famous for the high quality
>> frame. But I suppose that the frames of this type
>> of all C. Plath sextants
>> of the later years were manufactured by the same process.
>>
>> Alex
>>
>> On Sun, 14 May 2006, Robert Eno wrote:
>
Alex,
I agree with Robert. I am quite sure that the feature was only on Cassens &
Plath sextants. If Joel said otherwise, I think he erred.
Ken
