£200 - £300
A GILT BRASS PRISMATIC COMPASS, the green cord signed Troughton and Simms, London, 77mm diameter in fitted shagreen case, and another prismatic compass signed Elliott Bros Strand, London in fitted leather case (2)
PROVENANCE: From the Collection of Keith Danford Roberts, Consultant Cardio Thoracic Paediatric Surgeon
Both compasses point north. The smaller one has no string to the gnomon. Glass intact on both. Surface marks and scratches consistent with age, use and handling.
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