An 18th-Century American surveying compass,

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An 18th-Century American surveying compass,
unsigned, with paper card, iron needle on pivot with brass cap, the mahogany frame with two fixed sights and turned plinth mounting for a tripod or staff, the compass -- 7in. (19cm.) dia., the limb 13in. (35cm.) long

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