Surveyor's Vernier Compass by Hagger

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Surveyor's Vernier Compass by Hagger, Baltimore, with mellow lacquered brass, 5 1/2-inch dial with fleur-de-lis and inside vernier with tangent-screw adjustment at North, East and West points reversed, signed Hagger, Baltimore at West, blued-steel needle with agate hub inside engraved garland, brass needle ring divided 0-90° in four quadrants, baluster-shaped limb with two vials and screw-on sights, ht. 9 1/4 in., (silver worn on dial, lacquer worn overall),in fitted mahogany case; a surveyor's chain; and a three-draw telescope.
Estimate $1,800-2,500

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