Double sextant, designed and patented by James Catt

Made:: 1909

maker:: James Catt

Double sextant, designed and patented by James Catt

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One "double sextant", designed and patented by James Catt, 1909

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Category:: Surveying

Object Number:: 1934-323

type:: sextant

credit:: Catt, J.B.

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Double sextant, designed and patented by James Catt

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