Sold for:
$1,320
$1,320
US Navy Compensating Binnacle, first half 20th century, the copper mushroom-shaped hood with the hinged viewing window, dual handles, and rear sliding door, enclosing the gimbaled compass with ring stamped Kelvin White Boston Spherical Compass , brass wings supporting the compensating spheres, and C-L Flinders Bar , a riveted plaque on the tapering body reading in part Mark VIII, Mod 2, Ser. 3813 Ajax engineering Co. , ht. 60 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-02
