A mahogany cased sextant by Crichton of London with interesting.…
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A mahogany cased sextant by Crichton of London with interesting. Provenance' Thomas Sopwith the mahogany case with brass plaque inscribed: T.O.M. SOPWITH' the brass sextant inscribed 'Crichton London, made for D. McGregor Greenock & Glasgow' with various accessories case. Height 12.5 cm. Width 34 cm. Depth 28 cm. Note: Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith,CBE, HonFRAeS(18 January 1888' 27 January 1989) was an English aviation pioneer and yachtsman and Inducted into the Americas cup hall of Fame 1995 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sopwith

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  • Mahogany - Mahogany is a dense, close grained red-coloured timber from the West Indies and Central America. It was first imported into Europe in the the early 18th century and its use continued through the 19th century. It was popular for furniture making because of its strength, the wide boards available, the distinctive grain on some boards, termed flame mahogany and the rich warm colour of the timber when it was polished.. The "flame" was produced where a limb grew out from the trunk of the tree, and this timber was usually sliced into veneers for feature panels on doors, backs and cornices.

    Some terms used to describe mahogany relate to the country from which it originally came, such as "Cuban" mahogany, "Honduras" mahogany etc. However unless the wood has been tested the names assigned are more a selling feature, rather than a true indication of the timber's origin.

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