19th C. Philadelphia Survey Compass
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AMERICAN 19th C. SURVEY COMPASS

AMERICAN, circa 1855, signed "KNOX & SHAIN, PHILADELPHIA", and on the case label "KNOX & SHAIN, 46 1/2 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, medal awarded by the F. A. INSTITUTE", brass construction, 5 3/4" compass dial with press-on brass cover, 4 7/8" needle, 14" base, 6 1/4" site vanes, outrigger or counter pointer with arabic numerals 1 through 16, circular bubble level, silvered edge ring, original mahogany packing box; a surveyor's compass.

This a rare Philadelphia survey compass produced by the Knox & Shain firm, produceres of instruments from 1855 to 1929. This example has been carefully stored and retains its original mahogany case with storage sections for the site vanes. The counter is of unusual design; nearly identical to the examples produced on the "Arnold & CO." surveyors compass of Chicago. The round bubble level is also unusual and uniquely American (now dry but refillable through the center screw). The compass face was never silvered and retains its original blacking in the engraved letters.

According to Smart, Knox & Shain spent only one year, 1855,
at the Walnut street location,
making this one of their earliest compasses.

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