~WONDERFUL SMALL BRASS COMPASS/ SUNDIAL by W. SIMMS~
240 GBP ($300 USD) shipping included
A 6 cm. diameter compass/sundial by William Simms c.1820
Dimensions
6 x 2 cm.
Circa
1820
Maker
William Simms
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
A 6 x 2 cm. brass compass/sundial by William Simms c.1820 with brass knurled cover and fold down gnomen.
Signed along the trimmed edge “W. Simms”. Paper divided into four 90 degree quadrants, further subdivided into degrees with old mariner’s directions (NNE, etc.) and fleur-de-lys marking North. Blued steel compass needle still points North. Fold down brass gnomen, locking while upright. Silvered sundial divided into hours and minutes with Roman numerals. Foliate design (wheat ear) across the gnomen bridge. No damage and no issues. Original glass.
Troughton asked Simms to be his partner in 1826.
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ScientificaOpticae
Scientifica Opticae
Mark Hacking (Scientifica Opticae Inc.) has been an avid collector/dealer for over 30 years. A former Science teacher, he has an innate love for anything natural or mechanical. Specializing in optical (microscopes, telescopes), surveying, medical, weighing and drawing instruments, he is an active participant of the Scientific Instrument Fair in London. Living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children; Mark looks forward to meeting as many fellow collectors as possible, and has a worldwide following on eBay (Sciopti).
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