US Navy Compensating Binnacle

Description:

US Navy Compensating Binnacle, first half 20th century, the copper mushroom-shaped hood with the hinged viewing window, dual handles, and rear sliding door, enclosing the gimbaled compass with ring stamped Kelvin White Boston Spherical Compass, brass wings supporting the compensating spheres, and C-L Flinders Bar, a riveted plaque on the tapering body reading in part Mark VIII, Mod 2, Ser. 3813 Ajax engineering Co., ht. 60 in.
Estimate $700-900

Dome around compass is cloudy, cant read compass. Over all good patina


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