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S-BOAT COMPASS WW II C. PLATZ HAMBURG

Navy compass made by Carl Platz of Hamburg.
This compass served on one of the German ‘schnellboote’.
In the 40’s the main working areas of the S-boats were the Baltic, the North Sea, the Channel and the Mediterranean.
Because the boats, due to high speeds, used to smash into the water a lot and had a lot to endure, this type of compass was developed for the S-boats.
This compass, filled-in with fluid, keeps the compass chart very stable and still.
It is designed in such a way, that everyone in the central cockpit could watch the compass, regardless of where one stood.
The big glass dome with brass knob is beautifully decorated. A real eye-catcher.
A nice collector’s item to place next to the GPS.
Suitable for installation in a sloop, motorboat or yacht; possibilities for installation in consoles and tables.
Signed on the edge with the Platz logo: the sun-shooter, a little swastika, and the M (Kriegsmarine).
Diameter of the compass dome plus edge is ca 35 cm. The compass is free from air bubbles.
Age ca 70 years.
High quality.

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DUTCH DRY COMPASS IN CHEST 19TH CENTURY

Dutch dry compass, gimballed suspension in wooden chest with swallow tail connection.
Made and signed by compass maker F. Smeding of Enkhuizen.
Mr. Smeding had a shop in fisherman’s and shipping supplies in the former South Sea village of Enkhuizen in the 19th century.
The compass rose is very pretty and above all very smooth.
It is made from paper with Dutch abbreviations of the wind directions.
The compass is in fine working order.
Dimensions of the chest:
Length 27 cm. (10.5 inches)
Width 27 cm. (10.5 inches)
Diameter of the glass 19 cm. (7.5 inches)

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DRY COMPASS Mc. GREGOR GLASGOW

Dry compass in original chest with gimballed suspension.
Made by Duncan McGregor, manufacturer of maritime instruments, chronometers and maps.
McGregor Senior began the shop in Glasgow in 1844; later more shops were opened in Liverpool and London.
The compass dates from 1886 and has a very beautiful compass chart.
The compass is very smooth and has been nicely preserved; it is in good working order.
Height chest: 20 cm. (8 inches)
Width: 20 cm. (8 inches)
Diameter map: 13 cm. (5 inches)