Sold for:
$830
$830
Brass Surveying Compass by Frye & Shaw, New York, circa 1840, 5-inch dia. engraved silvered dial marked Frye & Shaw 222 Water St. New York , engraved cornucopia flanking the center, cardinal points in block lettering, needle dial engraved 0-90 in four quadrants, detachable sighting vanes, wooden tripod and elevation stick, lg. 12 in. Frye & Shaw are listed as mathematical instrument makers in the New York City Directory at this address in 1837-38, 1840 and 1844-45.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-11-20
