613: AN 18TH C. WALNUT SURVEYING COMPASS SIGNED NEWELL & SON

The carved walnut instrument with wood engraved printing on paper of Newell & Son, Makers, East End of Faneuil Hall, Boston signed by the engraver Callender scp. along with the cardinal points in block letters, fleur-de-lis at North, blued steel hand, hand carved sighting vanes with noticeable polished patina, on a tripod topped by a carved walnut head joining three spindle legs by wood peg construction.
Measures 51 x 14 x 6.5 inches.
Very good condition, noting the cracked lens and grain splits form age, along with what appears to be later plaster holding the lens in place.
Provenance: The estate of a collector active in Historical Re-enactment, Surveying the Frontier, Scientific Instruments. Lewis and Clark.
$1,500 - $2,000