Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2555MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: July 16, 2011 10:00AM
Description:
Thomas Hutchinson Balch Surveying Compass, Newburyport, Massachusetts, c. 1800, the painted birch frame with 5 1/2 in. dia. compass card marked at the center , Thos. H. Balch Maker, State Street, Newburyport, fleur-de-lis at north, cardinal points in block letters, needle ring around the perimeter, steel hand, two sighting vanes and wooden tripod collar, lg. 16 in.
Estimate $200-300
Compass card in dirty condition, putty loose, surface rust on steel hand, age consistent wear on painted surfaces.