Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Two Edmund Draper Surveyor's Pocket Compasses, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one with 3-in. dia. silvered dial engraved with maker's name, blued needle and lifter bar, folding vanes, housed in a leather-bound case (damage); and a 4-in. square plate compass with knife edges, one edge with engraved rule, folding vanes, and housed in its original wooden box with interior label.
Provenance: Richard Miller Collection.
Estimate $100-150
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Keywords
Richard Miller, PhiladelphiaJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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