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Lot 266

Philadelphia brass surveyor's compass, dated 1790,

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for
$14,220
Sold Price includes BP

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Philadelphia brass surveyor's compass, dated 1790, inscribed Benjamin Rittenhouse, 14 1/4" l., 6 1/2" dia. Provenance: Eldred's, March 29, 1986, lot 694; Philip Bradley & Co.

Condition

6 1/2" dia. Some corrosion to outside of dial. Needle lifter assembly works but does not point north.

See printed catalog.