{"product_id":"rude-star-finder-and-identifier-us-navy-2102-c-a-n-type-1","title":"Rude Star Finder and Identifier, US Navy, 2102-C, A-N Type 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the National Museum of American History:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis star finder, designed for aeronautical use, was based on the Rude form as modified by Elmer Collins of the United States Hydrographic Office. It consists of a white plastic planisphere with the northern sky on one side and the southern on the other that shows all the stars in the American and the British Air Almanacs; nine clear plastic altitude-azimuth templates for use at different latitudes up to 85° north and south; an instruction card; and a leatherette container. It was published in March 1942 under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and cost $2.50. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cool WWII-era aviation navigation artifact indeed. The leatherette envelope has a couple of tears and is a bit delicate.  There are 10 clear plastic templates, a few are duplicate, so not represented here as complete. Also included is a white plastic navigation ruler FSSC 88-R-900.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"US Navy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67754026762528,"sku":"ivq1791920918855","price":22.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/7054\/6976\/files\/rude-star-finder-and-identifier-us-navy-2102-c-a-n-type-1_1.jpg?v=1791920946","url":"https:\/\/dailystylestore.shop\/products\/rude-star-finder-and-identifier-us-navy-2102-c-a-n-type-1","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}