Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Two Thomas Whitney Surveyor's Compasses, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, both with 5 1/2-in. dia. silvered dial engraved "T. Whitney/Maker/Philadelphia," vernier compass no. 365 with new sighting vanes, no. 321 stamped on the arm of the other example.
Provenance: Richard Miller Collection.
Estimate $400-600
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Richard Miller, PhiladelphiaJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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