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VERY NICE, SMALL SIZE CASED GIMBAL COMPASS. GILT FINISHED COMPASS AND GIMBAL. ENGRAVED WITH MAKER DETAIL OF STANLEY, Gt TURNSTILE, LONDON. THE COMPANY CHANGED ITS NAME CIRCA 1900, MADE INSTRUMENTS FOR THE MILITARY. THE COMPASS SPINS FREELY AND SMOOTHLY. HAS A DIAL LOCK AND STABILIZER TO THE SIDE. MOTHER OF PEARL DIAL. MARIEN VELVET LINED. WOODEN CASE, 95 X 97 X 62 MM. MADE FOR EITHER A SMALL VESSEL, OR AN OFFICER WHO WANTED TO KEEP HIS OWN CHECK ON THE SHIPS DIRECTION.