Slant-Front Case Binnacle Compass by Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. bronze Functional and sophisticated addition for

Functional and sophisticated addition for a library or study

German made

and gold-leaf indicator

and physics

allowing for a visible measurement to be taken

Slant-Front Case Binnacle Compass by Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. bronze Functional and sophisticated addition forBinnacle Compass by Wilcox Crittenden, Middletown, Connecticut dated June 16, 1930. This wet card compass features block numbers and lettering on 3 of 4 cardinal points, with a fleur de lis type accent on the Northern cardinal point. This brass compass is encased in a scarce slant front mahogany box, with an ovular viewing window on the hinged top (ship lapped constructed box). The boxes back side shows a port for lighting to be attached, which would