Antique Small Nautical Dry Card Compass Made John Bliss & Co New York

Antique Small Nautical Dry Card Compass Made John Bliss & Co New YorkScarce example of a floating card compass made by well known American maker John Bliss & Co New York in the last half of 19th century. It is a small version of the nautical compasses used by sailors on a small vessel. This particular piece has a heavy brass case with nice patina and wonderful paper floating card. Dimensions: 70 mm diameter and 35 mm height.

The outside compass case has some of wear and tear due to the age

This is a functional telescope in very good condition with smooth draw action and 40 mm object lens

Dimensions: 73 mm diameter and 23 mm height

The case still has the original leather cover with the engraving of the name of of the owners on the bottom

A metallic stylus scrapes away the soot to create a precise

This particular piece has a heavy brass case and wonderful paper floating card

Excellent for sight seeing or bird watching

blue steel needle

The optics are excellent 9 x35 and 7

Excellent example of impressive 3 draw nautical ships telescope day or night style

The condition is excellent

The telescope has some minimal wear and tear on the draws and the leather cladding is a bit dried out due to the age and is flacking