LEGION D’HONNEUR PRESENTATION MARINE INSTRUMENTS FOR FRENCH NAVAL OFFICER MARCEL ANDRE RAOUL EBSTEIN KALFA BY A HURLIMANN PARIS Antique anemometer for sale It remained a familiar site

It remained a familiar site on the British High Street until 2009 whereafter it became part of Boots the Opticians

The journal “The Optician” was created in 1891 and in 1895 when Hyatt-Wolf created The British Optical Association (BOA)

Included is one example of later manufacture which is comprised of a wooden base and glass insulated rod

William Avery in 1814

LEGION D’HONNEUR PRESENTATION MARINE INSTRUMENTS FOR FRENCH NAVAL OFFICER MARCEL ANDRE RAOUL EBSTEIN KALFA BY A HURLIMANN PARIS Antique anemometer for sale It remained a familiar siteFor sale a suite of Legion DHonneur presentation marine instruments for French Naval Officer Marcel Andre Raoul Ebstein Kalfa, manufactured by the Parisian firm of Ponthus & Therrode (successors to the firm of A Hurlimann). The set comprises of three walnut cased instruments, a sextant, a pair of associated binoculars which may be attached to sextant and an artificial horizon. The skilfully proportioned ladder framed sextant is complete with index