Missing the lifter set screw that holds down the lifter near the divided ring
12 inches
Dark patina
No adapter
Nice compass with a really nice face
Broken box as you can see in pics

About the Maker - Thaxter

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Has a slight bend in the south arm
12 inches long
4 inch needle
Replacement box
Needle lifter screw is loose and does not lift the needle
Missing one of the three set screws
No compass cover or adapter

About the Maker - Sawyer & Hobby

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12 inches long and 4.5 inch needle
Missing external need a lifter set up and supporting bolts
Both vials have liquid
Compass has been lightly cleaned with an abrasive
No compass cover
No adapter
Really nice box and wonderful Roach Warner New York label.


About the Maker - John Roach

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Compass looks like it was cleaned with buffing at some point. See swirl marks.
Sight vanes look to be replacements. Smaller than originals. The south sight vane sits at a slight angle as well.
Thumbscrews might be original. Vials hold liquid
Staff adapter is meaningfully bent and sits at an angle. I assume the compass took a hard fall at some point.
Box seems to be a nice condition.

About the Maker - Charles Gedney King

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15 inches long
5 inch needle
Both vials have liquid
Needle lifter works
Without a cover, the 15 inch Pike weighs 5.7 pounds
Vernier hold down thumbscrew probably is not original
No box or staff adapter

About the Maker - Benjamin Pike & Sons

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10 1/2 inches long with a 3.5 inch needle.
Level vile is missing glass container.
No adapter but does have compass cover.
The box is nice and has a neat Brown Label
Has a neat old tool although I’m not sure what it does
About the Maker - Brown

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Very nice condition. Has adapter. Might be missing one screw from the back
No compass cover
Box in nice condition except top where there’s a bit of breakage
Glass on Compass has a couple of scratches.
Looks to have nice original patina
The adapter is frozen and cannot be tightened. Looks like somebody tried to have a pair of vise grips to open it.

About the Maker - Thaxter

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5 inch needle
One vial contains liquid. The other vial does not.
Mild showing of having been cleaned with an abrasive cleaner.
Really nice compass face.
Needle lifter works fine.
Has compass face cover, but not adapter.


About the Maker - Megarey

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