Description

10 inch diameter, 6 inches tall with fully functional 5 inch compass on silvered dial with inset bubble levels set at 90 degrees and a compass rose surmounted by an engine divided 360 degree raised and silvered outer ring. All original with the exception of one replaced sighting vane hair. Not a screw out of place or bruised. Sympathecically cleaned (90% original lacquer). Outer ring finely divided in half degree increments with verniers on two of the vanes. Smooth rotation of the inner vanes. Locking screw to the blued compass needle. Signed “Troughton and Simms” in flowing script. Late Georgian design. No case. See all 20 photos please.