US NAVY 7.5 INCH SHIP'S COMPASS
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UP FOR AUCTION IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE U.S. NAVY STANDARD 7.5 INCH SHIP'S STEERING COMPASS. THIS IS THE MAIN MAGNETIC COMPASS WHICH RESIDED ON THE BRIDGE OF EVERY NAVAL VESSEL DURING WORD WAR TWO. THIS COMPASS WAS MADE BY THE LIONEL CORPORATION IN 1941. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, IT WAS REFURBISHED IN 1946. THE COMPASS WOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN A BINNACLE JUST FORWARD OF THE STEERING STATION. IT WAS ILLUMINATED BY A LAMP UNDERNEATH THE COMPASS WHICH MADE THE COMPASS CARD "GLOW" THIS EXAMPLE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND RESTS IN ITS ORIGINAL SHIPPING/STORAGE CONTAINER. THE COMPASS AND CONTAINER IS QUITE HEAVY. TFORE THE SHIPPING CHARGE IS AN ESTIMATE ONLY. THE ACTUAL COST WILL BE DETERMINED AT THE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION.
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