SESTREL Bearing Compass 1

Sestrel Bearing compass Manufactured by Henry Browne & Son, Barking & London, England in simple old box

Type of object:

Timekeeper & Sundial & Compass & Barograpf

Time period:

Britain rules the waves & France, 20th century

Place:

Barking & London

Date:

1947

Maker / Author:

Trade “Sestrel” Mark Nr 5059/6

Publisher / Printer:

Henry Browne& Son, Barking & London, England

Dimensions:

Whole height: 25cm
Casing Depth: 14cm
Circumference: 105mm
Handle length: 108mm
Circumference: 39mm

Material:

Brass, glass, dove-tale wooden box with horshair and felt support

Graduation:

360

Inscription:

“Sestrel” Mark Nr 5059/6 Henry Browne& Son, Barking & London, England

Provenance:

References:

n/a

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Description

Sestrel Marine Hand Bearing Compass in old wooden dovetail fixed box with horde-hair supports and old vilt fittings, without illumination in this model, but also with boneplate to mark the bearings.
These compasses are some of the finest ever produced and serve their purpose exceptionally well, allowing the user to take an exact sight and easily read the bearing simultaneously.
The compass card is clear and sharp and the prism magnifies superbly. Everything seems to work as intended .
This compass has no light build-in. The other Sestrel CXompass nr 2 in our collection was more suxurious with light and open box with glass.