AN 18TH-CENTURY COMPASS DIAL BY WILLIAM FRASER
with 6in. engraved silvered dial with arm restrainer, signed by outer scale Fraser Mathematical Instrument Maker to His MAJESTY Bond Street LONDON, vernier with removable extension arm and support socket under, diameter excluding extension arm -- 8in. (20.4cm.)

Condition Report
2 (of 3) circumference securing nuts slightly bent. The screw to the lever for securing the compass needle has a damaged head. An old (tarnished) knock to scale at 270º and 280º over the numbers. Glass probably replaced, otherwise in fine overall structural condition.

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