Elliott Brothers Green Card Sighting Compass
£200
Dimensions
3 inches diameter
Circa
1860
Maker
Elliott Bros
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
A good example of an Elliott brothers green card compass with sights and two filters, marked on the card for the maker and on the lid for the owner ‘Edward Ireland’. In good condition, noting as shown, the locking clip over the prism will not go completely into position.
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Dealer information
Fletcher
Fletcher Wallis
Fletcher Wallis sells objects and books relating to the history of science, medicine and technology Arcade. He publishes books through Vernier Press, including Antique Medicine Chests, and Corkscrew Patents from 1795. He has been dealing for forty eight years.
