Sight Vane holder compartments in wood box are broken.
Main plate is about 14.5 inches long.
Needle is 5.25 inches long.
Liquid vials have liquid and bubbles
Chain counter works
Needle lifter works
One site vane thumb screw is not original – it’s a replacement that doesn’t look close to being the original
About 70% of the original label is present
In the compass face you have four silver like studs securing the compass face. The stud faces look white when the light from my camera lighting reflects off them. They all four look silver faced without lighting.
Both site vanes are bent inward from falls
William Ewin was a talented maker int he late 1830s. Please see my Ewin makers Webpage
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John Roach plane compass made in San Francisco Circa 1880
Have some corrosion on the compass face where the screws are attached. Needle lifter works OK
Compass is 12 inches long with a 4.25 inch needle.
Both level levels hold liquid
Compass is painted black, which appears to be the original finish for this instrument.
I think the compass is slightly used because I don’t see much wear.
Staff adapter is missing
Box has some use marks on it such as the site vane holddowns are gone. But otherwise the box looks to be in very nice condition with a nice label at 429 Montgomery St.
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WAS $375
Black Friday Sale Price $300
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Queen Plain Compass, serial number 5973, Circa 1900
The compass is missing the thumb screw for the staff adapter. Both of site vanes are missing a single pin.
Needle lifter works - and both of bubble vials hold liquid.
Compass is 15 inches long with a 5 inch needle
Box in decent shape with the a label I do not recognize
Has leveling base, but it’s incomplete. See pic
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WAS $325
Black Friday Sale Price $275
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I think this is a very neat compass
11 inches long
Needle 5 inches long
Compass reads to 30 minutes
Vernier reads to +/-4° (must be an old Northeast based compass)
Numbers on compass dial appear to be punched rather than engraved
Sight vanes appear to be slightly bent in. You might be able to bend them back, but I don’t think it is worth doing. Vanes are 6 inches tall.
WAS $350
Black Friday Sale Price $275
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Kutz New York compass
12 inches long with a 4 inch needle.
Sight Vanes are a tad over 5 inches long.
Reproduction thumb screw, supporting one of the vanes.
Missing needle lifter
Plain Compass without any levels. Surveyor would level the compass by leveling out the compass needle.
WAS $325
Black Friday Sale Price $275
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Large unsigned Venner compass
14 inches long
5 1/2 inch needle
No levels
Concave site vanes interesting
WAS $275
Black Friday Sale Price $225
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Unsigned Vernier Compass
Probably Made in NY Circa 1840 Based on Design
Missing Sight Vanes and Thumbscrews
What you see is all there is
WAS $125
Black Friday Sale Price $100
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