DANFORTH CONSTELLATION DAN5 COMPASS VINTAGE GREAT SHAPE
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Visit My eBay Store: DYNAMITE SURPLUS Be sure to add me to your favorites list ! _________________________________________ DANFORTH CONSTELLATION DAN5 COMPASS VINTAGE GREAT SHAPE IS A REAL FINE PIECE OF TOP QUALITY U.S.A. CRAFTSMANSHIP. THE DAN5 DANFORTH CONSTILLATION 5 INCH COMPASS IF I STILL HAD THE 36' I WOULD DEFINETLY KEEP IT. IT'S IN REAL BEAUTY . ILLUMINATED WITH RED LENS AND REPLACEABLE BULB 13.5 VOLT SCREW IN TYPE. SHOWN BELOW WITH RED LIGHT ON AND WITH IT OFF. NO LEAKS, NO AIR BUBBLES. IT WAS REMOVED FROM A VESSEL YEARS AGO AND PROPERLY STORED WHEN I CAME ACROSS IT WITH ONLY MINOR LIGHT DOME SCRATCHES MAINLY ON THE VERY TOP. MODEL DAN5 (NO TEXT SHOWING MODEL NUMBER. I GATD IT FROM THE VIKING WEBSITE) ALSO KNOW AS THE " 5 INCH OLD STYLE" SOLID BRASS BOWL AND BEZEL RING (NOT FOUND ON NEWER COMPASSES) SERIAL NUMBER TOUGH TO READ , BUT IT LOOKS LIKE- D11939 TEXT ON TAG READS- DANFORTH U.S.A. SPECIAL HIGH SPEED MODEL. FILL ONLY WITH DW 70 PAT, UK 1,095,966 OTHERS PENDING THIS MODEL WAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1961 TO THE EARLY 1980 'S WHEN IT WAS CHANGED TO THE "5 INCH NEW STYLE" (L ESS OR NO BRASS ) THE LIGHT HOUSING STEM IS CRACKED. IT NORMALLY WOULD SWING UP AND DOWN. NOT NECESSARY BUT IS AN EASY FIX WITH EPOXY AND SOME MINOR FABRICATION (SEE PICTURES 13-16 BELOW FOR CLOSE UP) THE LIGHT SITS FINE ON THE DOME, WHEN YOU
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