A 19th-Century brass surveying compass, signed on the silvered dial Cha G King, Boston, the centre engraved with oak leaves, the blued-iron needle with jewelled cap and top, the circle engraved in 4 quadrants, the shaped limb with level, cross-bubble, 2 fixed sights, with trade label for S. Thaxter & Son 125, State Street, Boston, in oak case - 15 1/8in. (38.4cm.) long.