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  Cased surveyor's instrument, 1795, by Goldsmith

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  Cased surveyor's instrument, 1795, by Goldsmith Chandlee, Winchester, Virginia signed "G. Chandlee" and also signed "J. Robinson", the name of the surveyor the compass was made for. Inside the original case is the rare original label reading "Clocks, Mathematical Instruments & c. Made and Watches Repaired. Goldsmith Chandlee Winchester". For similar example see six Quaker Clockmakers by Edward E. Chandlee, copyright 1943 by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, page 137, fig. 82. Compass measures 14.5"l.x6 3/8" dia.

The outkeeper box is fully functional and the ratcheting mechanism is working properly

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