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Course Indicator

Catalogue number:
PH*337211

Inscriptions:
"BAIN & AINSLEY’S ‘HA-HY’ COURSE CORRECTOR PAT. NO 2345 SOLD BY A. DOBBIE & SON LTD GLASGOW & SO SHIELDS"

Dimensions:
diameter 8.25 inches

Discussion:
A label in the box reads: "Thos. L. Ainsley, James Street, Cardiff. HEATH & COY., Limited, Crawford, Kent"

A. Dobbie & Son, Ltd., were in business from 1896 to 1903, offering chronometers and other instruments for nautical use.

Ref: T. N. Clarke, A. D. Morrison-Low, and A. D. C. Simpson, Brass & Glass. Scientific Instrument Making Workshops in Scotland (National Museums of Scotland, 1989), pp. 228-234.

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