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Subject: Re: antique compass revival - questions.
From: Russell Sher (rsher@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Oct 06 1999 - 03:03:57 EDT
Hi Lu - I'm in Cape Town, South Africa.
Thanks for the reply though.
Russell
-----Original Message-----
From: Lu Abel [SMTP:lu.abel@XXX.XXX]
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 7:45 AM
To: NAVIGATION-L@XXX.XXX
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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