Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2502Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 01, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
Brass Surveyor's Compass by James Reed & Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 6 1/2 in. dia. silvered brass dial signed James Reed & Co. Pittsburg Pa No.456, bearings in block lettering, needle ring calibrated 0-90 in four quadrants, blued steel hand, screw-on sights and brass cover, lg. 14 1/2, ht. 10 in.
Estimate $400-600
Brass in mellow oxidized surface, no significant repairs or replacements.