A 'HUSON' STAR GLOBE BY HENRY HUGHES & SON LTD, LONDON,
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A 'HUSON' STAR GLOBE BY HENRY HUGHES & SON LTD, LONDON, 1920
the 7in. paper-covered wooden globe signed THE HUSON STAR GLOBE / H. HUGHES & SON LTD / LONDON / 1920 mounted in brass meridian and horizon rings counter stamped and numbered '3066', removable axis rings and sliding indicators, contained within teak box with inset top handle and instructions pasted inside lid, approximately -- 10½in. (27cm.) square
Provenance: John Howard, Chief Experimental Officer, Admiralty Compass Observatory, Ditton Park.
++Globe in fine overall condition, lower horizon ring pin missing, some scuffing to box which lacks one securing hook.
the 7in. paper-covered wooden globe signed THE HUSON STAR GLOBE / H. HUGHES & SON LTD / LONDON / 1920 mounted in brass meridian and horizon rings counter stamped and numbered '3066', removable axis rings and sliding indicators, contained within teak box with inset top handle and instructions pasted inside lid, approximately -- 10½in. (27cm.) square
Provenance: John Howard, Chief Experimental Officer, Admiralty Compass Observatory, Ditton Park.
++Globe in fine overall condition, lower horizon ring pin missing, some scuffing to box which lacks one securing hook.
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A 'HUSON' STAR GLOBE BY HENRY HUGHES & SON LTD, LONDON,
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