GC1 (Ashby) - This was in the Six Quaker Clockmakers Book. Looks beautiful.

GC2 (Buck) - I found a few photos of the GC Buck compass in Bedini's files in Washington DC. Bedini researched Buck - and here is what Bedini found. The Buck compass could be an earlier GC effort given the lack of decoration on the compass. Bottom Side Pic.

GC3 (Burwell) - You can see it on Facebook here. I suspect the N* Burwell name on the compass refers to Nathaniel Burwell, who was somewhat well-known back in the day.

GC4 (Darby) - Darby Ensor was the deputy surveyor for Baltimore County. He surveyed lots around the inner harbor of Baltimore City from 1808 to 1823. See NABB Research Center for more into.

GC5 (Ewing) - Very nice compass made for an L. Ewing. Auction Sale in 2016 for $15,340 (more pics).

GC6 (Fawcett) - The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) has a nice write-up on the compass and its named owner (and More Pics).

GC7 (Garwood) - Nice simple compass. I found this compass in the 1963 files of the Ohio State Museum Director (who was helping Smart find compasses for his book). Here is a good letter describing the compass and its history.

GC8 (Grayson) - Very nice compass. From a collector who saw this webpage. Important compass from a dating perspective - the only compass so far that has a later design "W" and GC's L-T table.

GC9 (Gunnell?) - A wonderfully clean and crisp compass. I don't know much about this compass - here is the only thing I have.

GC10 (Harding) - Nice engraving. This one popped up on a chat group - here. Apparently sold for over $10k in a private sale.

GC11 (Holmes) - Please contact me if you own the GC Holmes compass - I would like permission to post a full pic on my website. Thanks!

GC12 (Hooe) - Possible George Washington connection. 2011 Auction Sale for close to $20k - read more here.

GC13 (Hord) - Compass made in 1808. Cowans Auction Gallery Sale at $13.8k in 2016.

GC14 (Jackson) - Fantastic GC Compass with outstanding provenance - first owned by John Jackson and then by Benjamin Hough. Part of the Dale Beeks Collection.

GC15 (Jones) - Beautifully engraved compass - complete outfit - Jacob staff, protractor, etc. Click here for another PIC.

GC16 (Lane) - Very nicely engraved GC compass. Sold by Skinner in 2017 for $17.2k (see more pics).

GC17 (Lewis) - Incredible Provenance - George Washington gave this Chandlee compass to his nephew, Lawrence Lewis. Read an article about this compass - here. Sold at auction by Cowan's for $70k in 2006.

GC18 (Lucas) - Nice simple compass. I found this compass in the 1963 files of the Ohio State Museum Director (who was helping Smart find compasses for his book). Likely the compass used by Robert Lucas, an Ohio Governor.

GC19 (Lyle) - Bedini apparently owned this compass. I don't have a pic. I found the above in Bedini's files. Bedini included a small pic of the compass in one of his articles, however.

GC20 (Mason) - Very nice compass apparently a part of the Smart Collection. Pic is from Bedini's files.

GC21 (McKay) - You can see more pics of this nice compass - here. I will be offering this beautiful compass for sale soon.

GC22 (Nickols) - I don't have any info on this compass - just the above pic.

GC23 (Orndorf) - Beautifully engraved vernier compass. (See Full Pic Here). Bedini wrote an article on this compass. I found a number of pics showing this compass in Bedini's files.

GC24 (Robinson) - This compass sold for $27.5k at an auction in 2007.

GC25 (Smith) - This GC compass is mentioned in Smart's Book. The compass was in the Ohio State Museum in the 1960s apparently. I'll try to track it down at some point.

GC26 (Stowell) - The name Stowell is not engraved on the instrument, but is engraved on the cover. I found this pic in a 1970 Antiques magazine article. Owned by noted collector Guthman at the time.

GC27 (Washington) - Goldsmith made this compass for a George Washington nephew (Lawrence Augustine Washington). The compass rests in GW's Library at Mt. Vernon.

GC28 (Welsh) - This nice compass is owned by the Smithsonian - see more pics here.

GC29 (Woolfolk) - This very nice GC compass sold at auction for $16k ($13k hammer price plus about 24% commission). See that link for some very nice pics of the compass and the story behind it.

GC30 (Harlan) - This is a very nice GC compass in private hands. A fair amount of history is known about the first named owner (Harlan).

GC31 (Kingree) - This very nice GC compass sold at auction in 2024 for $7700 ($6k hammer price plus 28% commission). See that link for more pics.

GC32 (Harper) - This GC compass has the L_T Tables so it is post 1800. Note that Goldsmith used just a "W" to signify the compass was made in Winchester.

GC33 (Wright) - I found this pic of a First Design GC compass in a collection of instruments I acquired. Click on the above pic for a better view.

GC34 (Mayberry) - This nice GC compass sold at auction in 2022 for $5900 ($4500 hammer price plus 24% commission). See that link for more pics.