$999
Brass Plain Surveyor's Compass by C. G. King, engraved C.G. King, Boston , with silvered 5-inch dia. dial, star at North, East and West reversed, blued steel needle with lacquered-brass lifter located at South East, needle ring divided 0-90° in four quadrants, baluster-form limb with part of the original lacquer, two vials at South, screw-on sights, tripod-mount, and ball-and-socket adaptor, lg. 15in., in dovetailed mahogany case with label depicting a surveyor and a mariner, C.G. King, Manufacturer and Importer of Mathematical, Nautical, Surveying, Drafting and Engineering Instruments, also Repairs Instruments in the Above Branches. No. 7 Broad St., (Third from State Street), Boston .
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-03-24
