Sextant and case, made by H. Hughes & Son, London

sextant and case

Sextant in accompanying wooden case; sextant with name "H. HUGHES & SON LTD LONDON", dated ca. 1900; bubble level taped to sextant; box with three labels with Asian characters written on them glued to inside of lid; two other loose labels in box; one reads "WEEMS HUGHES & PLATH Navigation Inc/ NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. . ." (dated June 26, 1956; second label reads "National Physical Laboratory/ KEW OBSERVATORY, RICHMOND. SURREY./ CERTIFICATE OF EXAMINATION. . ." (dated August 1908);