Sold for:
$881
$881
Brass Vernier Surveyor's Compass by William Young, No. 3472, with 5 3/4-inch dia. darkened brass dial signed Wm. S. Young, Maker, Philadelphia , engraved star with fleur-de-lis at North, East and West points reversed, silvered needle ring divided 0-90° in four quadrants, blued-steel needle with central clamp, cap, staff-adaptor, baluster-shaped limb with vernier operated from the underside, circular bubble-level, outkeeper, and two screw-on sights, ht. 10 x lg. 16 in., in mahogany case with handling label inside lid.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-07-29
