Title

Mariner's compass

Mediumbrass, wood
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.3905
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA dry card gimbal compass mounted in a wooden box with a sliding cover. The compass has geographic headings and a flue-de-lys north. Lubber's line marked on brass bowl interior and a painted American flag on cover.
On View
Not on view
2001.100.10285
C.H. Taber & Co.
2001.100.4050
Sherman, Charles R. - attributed
Circa 1878
Boxed compass
Kehew, John
Circa 1850
1991.13
Sherman, Charles R.
Circa 1860
Mariner's Compass
Robert Merril & Sons
Circa 1869
00.220.8
C.R. Sherman & Co.
Compass
Robert Merril & Sons
Circa 1840
Untitled
Whyte, James
c. 1870
2001.100.2800
Sherman, Charles R.
Boxed drycard compass
Greenwood, Isaac (1758-1829)
Mariner's Compass
Ritchie, F.S., and Sons Inc.
early 20th Century