• Marine distance meter by Henry Hughes & Sons. Can be referred to as a Stuart’s Marine Distance Meter.
  • Model #4701 and Pat #703
  • Black body with a black bakelite handle.
  • Rubber eyepiece.
  • The meter measures 6 inches in total length x 3-1/4 inches across, including the handle x 3-1/2 inches in height.
  • It weighs just about 2 pounds, unpackaged.
  • The body of the meter is in very good age-related condition. There is one crack on the bakelite handle. The rubber eyepiece is not cracked but it is a bit brittle. The glass face is unscratched. The hinge opens well. Round dial on the end rotates easily.
  • This is untested as far as how it works mechanically.
  • From a google search:
  • “Mechanism: The observer looks through an eyepiece, which includes a small telescope, and manipulates a knob to make two images of the observed object coincide.
  • Readings: The distance is then read from a scale, typically marked in "cables" (a nautical unit of measurement, about 600 feet or one-tenth of a nautical mile). Another scale is used to set the known height of the object in feet.
  • Construction: The meter typically features a black metal body with a bakelite handle and a rubber eyepiece cup.” 
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