Mahogany Surveyor's Compass by Newell, King Street, Boston, with printed card signed Callender , fleur-de-lis to North, brass compass ring, blued-steel needle, and two sighting vanes, wd. 14 in. Note: Joseph Callender served as apprentice to Paul Revere, and subsequently became a die-sinker at the Massachusetts mint.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2004-09-11
Brass Surveyors Compass by R. Patten, New York, with silvered dial and divided 0-90 in four quadrants, engraved oak leaves, blued-steel needle, two bubble-levels, and Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2004-09-11
Brass Surveyors Compass By Thomas Greenough, Boston, 18th century, with engraved compass rose with floral center, signed Thomas Greenough Boston Fecit , outer ring divided Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2002-10-27
Mahogany Boxed Compass by J. R. Barckhan, Bremerhaven, with cardinal points in block lettering, maker's name around the ribband, all in a dovetailed box (lacking Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-06-17
Surveyor's Compass by Cary, London, early 19th century, of lacquered-brass, with 5-inch silvered dial, twin folding sights, and cover with engraved degrees and links, in Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2001-03-31
Early Mahogany and Brass Surveyor's Vernier Compass by Benjamin Hanks, with 6-inch dia. engraved paper card, large fleur-de-lis at North, thirty-two small fleur-de-lis at the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-07-29
Brass Surveyor's Compass by Abner Dod, with 5-inch diameter silvered dial (rubbed in places) engraved A. Dod, Mendham , eight-point rose, slim blued-steel needle with Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-05-03
Surveyor's Mahogany Plane Table Compass by Benjamin Martin, with four-inch engraved paper dial marked B. Martin, London , depicting the globe with continents (except Australia) Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-08-23
Mahogany Plane Table Surveyor's Compass by George Adams, London, with 4 1/4-inch dia. paper dial divided every degree of full-circle, 32-point compass rose forming the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-07-29
Mahogany Surveyor's Compass by Edmund Blunt, with silvered needle ring and 6-inch engraved compass card divided 0-90 in four quadrants, eight principal points with foliate Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-05-03
Mahogany Surveyor's Compass by H. S. Pearson, Portland, the 5 1/2-inch diameter printed compass card divided 0-90 in four quadrants, central rose, fleur-de-lis to North Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2004-09-11
