09-11-200409-12-2004
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2248
September 11, 2004 12:00 PMCalender
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Mahogany Surveyor's Compass by Newell

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$1,998$1,700
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2248Location: BoltonDate / Time: September 11, 2004 12:00PM

Description:

Mahogany Surveyor's Compass by Newell, King Street, Boston, with printed card signed Callender, fleur-de-lis to North, brass compass ring, blued-steel needle, and two sighting vanes, wd. 14 in.

Note: Joseph Callender served as apprentice to Paul Revere, and subsequently became a die-sinker at the Massachusetts mint.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Keywords

Joseph Callender, King Street, blued-steel needle, Massachusetts, Paul Revere