UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
TO ACQUIRE A FULLY RESTORED,
FULLY SERVICED
F. BARKER & SON
42-PATTERN
LIQUID PRISMATIC COMPASS

THE 42-PATTERN IS ONE OF THE TWO "HOLY GRAILS" OF PRISMATIC COMPASS COLLECTING. FEW EXIST, AND NEARLY ALL ARE IN EXTREMELY POOR CONDITION.

YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THE 42-PATTERN IN MY BOOK, AVAILABLE TO READ IN FLIP BOOK FORMAT ON THE TRADE MARK LONDON BOOK PAGE, JUST FLIP TO PAGES 252 AND 253.

THIS COMPASS IS ALMOST LIKE THE DAY IT WAS MADE, AND THE ORIGINAL VELVET LINED LEATHER CASE IS IN LIKEWISE PRISTINE CONDITION.

THE COMPASS HAS BEEN FULLY SERVICED AND CALIBRATED, AND IS FULLY USABLE AS A MODERN COMPASS. THE ORIGINAL RADIUM-226 LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH MODERN PROMETHIUM LIGHTS, EXACTLY AS THE ORIGINALS WOULD HAVE LOOKED IN 1942 WHEN THE COMPASS WAS ORIGINALLY MADE. THE COMPASS HAS NEW SEALS, NEW FLUID, NEW LIGHTS, AND IS IN PERFECT WORKING AND COSMETIC CONDITION.

F. BARKER & SON MADE VERY FEW OF THESE COMPASSES. THEY WERE DECLINED BY THE BRITISH WAR DEPARTMENT AS ALTERNATIVES TO THE MkIII, SO PRODUCTION WAS DISCONTINUED. THE SMALL AMOUNT OF EXISTING STOCK WAS SOLD OFF, AND J. H. STEWARD ACQUIRED SOME OF THEM. THIS ONE HAS BEEN ENGRAVED ON THE LID WITH "J. H. STEWARD LTD." AND "406 STRAND, LONDON". HOWEVER, IT IS GUARANTEED TO BE AN F. BARKER & SON 42-PATTERN LIQUID PRISMATIC COMPASS.

THESE DO NOT APPEAR ON THE MARKET VERY OFTEN, AND USUALLY THEY ARE IN POOR CONDITION. THIS ONE IS IN SHOWROOM CONDITION, BOTH COSMETICALLY AND MECHANICALLY, AND COMES WITH A FULL 12-MONTH WARRANTY.

IT IS EXTREMELY UNLIKELY THAT ANOTHER 42-PATTERN WILL EVER APPEAR FOR SALE AGAIN IN THIS CONDITION. THIS IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE ONE OF THE TWO "HOLY GRAILS" OF PRISMATIC COMPASS COLLECTING, AND CERTAINLY THE FINEST THAT WILL EVER BE AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET.



























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ANTIQUE
CIRCA 1840
ENGLISH LONG NECK COMPASS
UNUSUALLY SMALL SIZE

WITH FULLY FUNCTIONAL TRANSIT LOCK
ENAMEL DIAL - ENGLISH BAR NEEDLE
GILT MORE THAN 95% INTACT
ORIGINAL CASE IN GOOD CONDITION
ENAMEL DIAL HAS ONE VERY FINE HAIRLINE CRACK, WHICH IS HARDLY NOTICEABLE, BUT WHICH I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED USING ANGLED LIGHTS TO SHOW IT CLEARLY, HENCE THE LOWER THAN USUAL PRICE. HOWEVER, THE HAIRLINE, UNDER NORMAL LIGHTING, IS BARELY VISIBLE
COMPASS POINTS PERFECTLY TO NORTH
COMPASS DIAMETER 31.5mm
COMPASS LENGTH FROM BOW TO SOUTH END OF CASE 48mm
COMPASS THICKNESS FROM BACK OF CASE TO FRONT OF CRYSTAL 19.5mm
TRANSIT CASE DIAMETER 43mm


















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WW2

RAF

ROYAL AIR FORCE

BRASS TUNIC BUTTON
WITH CONCEALED COMPASS

ONE EMBOSSED  'BUTTONS LTD B'HAM (TRADE MARK)'
TWO EMBOSSED 'FIRMIN LONDON' AND ONE EMBOSSED 'CHENEY B'HAM'

SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY PLEASE STATE WHICH MANUFACTURER YOU WOULD PREFER APART FROM THE MAKER'S NAMES ALL BUTTONS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL

PRICE IS FOR A SINGLE BUTTON

MADE IN TWO PARTS, THREADED, THAT SCREW TOGETHER TO CONCEAL AN ESCAPE COMPASS

BUTTON DIAMETER 23mm

THESE ARE GUARANTEED GENUINE WW2 RAF BUTTON COMPASSES
GENUINE SPECIMENS ARE RARE - THERE ARE A HUGE NUMBER OF
FAIRLY CONVINCING COUNTERFEITS ON THE MARKET 


I HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE BUTTONS IN STOCK, SO THE ONE YOU RECEIVE MAY NOT BE EXACTLY THE ONE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, BUT IT WILL BE ALMOST IDENTICAL AND IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THAT SHOWN IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS - BUT SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY YOU MAY CHOOSE THE MANUFACTURER - THE J.R. GAUNT BUTTON IS NOW SOLD, SO BIRMINGHAM BUTTON CO, FIRMIN LTD AND CHENEY B'HAM ARE STILL AVAILABLE



















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ANTIQUE
F BARKER & SON
BRASS POCKET COMPASS WITH LID

DIAL MARKED WITH THE DISTINCTIVE BARKER TRADE MARK
POINTS PERFECTLY TO NORTH
ORIGINAL GLASS
DIAL IN UNMARKED CONDITION
ORIGINAL GLASS
BRASS CASE STILL RETAINS MUCH OF ITS ORIGINAL LACQUER AND HAS A LOVELY GOLDEN BROWN PATINA, WHICH COULD BE POLISHED DOWN TO SHINY BRASS IF PREFERRED

MAX DIAMETER (LID) 46.5mm










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F. BARKER & SON

NICKEL SILVER
HUNTER CASED POCKET COMPASS
CIRCA 1910

REG. N° 416645 DIAL (SEE PAGE 290 OF THE FLIP BOOK)

MUSEUM CONDITION

LID SPRINGS OPEN WITH A PUSH OF THE BUTTON AND CLICKS FIRMLY CLOSED

TRANSIT LOCK ENGAGES WHEN LID IS CLOSED SO COMPASS DOES NOT RATTLE

DIAMETER: 46mm

THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF COMPASS

THIS ITEM CANNOT BE SHIPPED TO THE USA (SEE FAQ PAGE FOR REASON)














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STANLEY L1A1

NATO LIQUID PRISMATIC COMPASS

NSN 6605-99-531-2510

MILS CALIBRATION

FULLY SERVICED 7 JAN 2012

NEW SEALS, FLUID, 6 NEW TRITIUM LIGHTS, CALIBRATED

12 MONTH WARRANTY FOR NORMAL USE
(OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT COVER BREAKAGE DUE TO DROPPING, CRUSHING OR MISUSE)

UNUSUALLY THIS COMPASS STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL RUBBER FRICTION RING ON THE BASE

MOTHER OF PEARL CARD

PERFECT WORKING CONDITION, AND GOOD COSMETIC CONDITION. THIS COMPASS IS FULLY SERVICED AND IS IN COMPLETE WORKING CONDITION - IT CAN BE USED, EVEN IN THE DARK

THESE ARE RARE IN UNSERVICED CONDITION, BUT EVEN RARER FULLY SERVICED AND CALIBRATED.

In the 1980s the UK military research centre at Chatham instructed Francis Barker Ltd to develop a new, lightweight compass. Francis Barker designed what would become the L1A1. Chatham asked for the final drawings for approval, but the then owner of Francis Barker Ltd decided to give them the non-definitive drawings. Chatham then gave the drawings to Stanley and instructed them to produce the compass. Stanley produced it, but it was flawed, as the drawings were of a prototype, which had sealing problems. The L1A1 was quickly abandoned because it developed bubbles, and Stanley were unable to resolve the issue. Francis Barker Ltd sued the UK Ministry of Defence for theft of copyright and intellectual property. The MOD settled out of court, but as a result Francis Barker Ltd lost the UK military contract, and Stanley continued to supply the British armed forces with the G-150. It took Francis Barker many years to get the UK military contract back as a result of the ill-feeling and mistrust caused by this matter. Stanley continued with its proven G-150 and abandoned the L1A1, and Francis Barker went on to develop the Aerolight, which, strangely, also had sealing issues, so they brought out the M-88 in 1988, and just as it came out they found the reason why the L1A1 and the Aerolight wouldn't seal.
Only two people now know why the compasses wouldn't seal, and as a result I am now the only person who can successfully "fix" the sealing issues on both L1A1 and Aerolight compasses, so this one is now as good as any other liquid prismatic compass.


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ANTIQUE
NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA
COMPASS / CLINOMETER

ORIGINAL LEATHER CASE, ALL IN SUPERB CONDITION, ORIGINAL LACQUER ON BRASS ALMOST TOTALLY INTACT, COMPASS WORKS PERFECTLY, CLINOMETER WORKS PERFECTLY, TRANSIT LOCK ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY WHEN LID IS REPLACED. SILVERED DIAL, ENGLISH BAR NEEDLE, THE STAND HAS CROSSHAIR SIGHTS.
REAR OF COMPASS ENGRAVED

E.R.
SUPPLIED FOR THE
PUBLIC SERVICE

E.R.
(EDWARD REX)
A British Government issue instrument
Edward V reigned from 1901 until 1910, so this instrument is English Edwardian, and is over 100 years old. The design, with the cross hair sights, is quite rare, and the overall condition of the compass and its case is
MUSEUM CONDITION

DIMENSIONS:

COMPASS DIAMETER: 60mm
HEIGHT STANDING UPRIGHT: 68mm
THICKNESS WITH LID ON: 16mm

CASE DIMENSIONS CLOSED: 75mm x 70mm x 26mm

















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FRANCIS BARKER
EDUCATIONAL
PRISMATIC COMPASS
IN ORIGINAL BOX
AS NEW
PERFECT COSMETIC AND WORKING CONDITION
VINTAGE 1980s

Transit lock, folding sight, and prism height adjustable to compensate for eyesight - calibrated in 360°

Black crackle finish (no chips or scratches)

diameter: 102mm








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ANTIQUE - 1868

ELLIOTT BROS. LONDON

SNAP HUNTER CASED POCKET COMPASS

SINGER'S PATENT DIAL

ORIGINAL RED CARDINAL POINTS BENEATH THE CRYSTAL

HAND PAINTED MOTHER OF PEARL DIAL SIGNED BY MAKER AND MARKED SINGER'S PATENT - NO SERIAL NUMBER, WHICH MEANS IT DATES TO WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE EXPIRY, IN 1868, OF SAMUEL BERRY SINGER'S PATENT

NO DENTS, ORIGINAL CRYSTAL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, TRANSIT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS FLOATING CARD WHEN LID IS CLOSED, LID CLICKS NICELY CLOSED

COMPASS POINTS CORRECTLY TO NORTH

SLIGHT SCRATCHING TO BLACK LACQUER ON COMPASS CARD

DIMENSIONS:
DIAMETER EXCL. HINGE OR NECK AND RING: 44mm
THICKNESS CLOSED: 15.5mm

THIS IS A VERY OLD AND UNUSUALLY SMALL SNAP HUNTER CASED COMPASS - USUALLY THIS STYLE OF CASE HAD A 54mm DIAMETER, THIS IS A RARE VERSION AT ONLY 44mm














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RARE ANTIQUE

ROTA METER (MEASURE)

SOLID SILVER

FULLY HALL MARKED

LONDON TOWN MARK
SOLID SILVER MARK
MAKER'S MARK 'LN'
YEAR MARK 1894

THIS TINY SILVER ROTA METER IS STILL IN FULL WORKING CONDITION.

IT COULD BE USED TO MEASURE ANY FLAT SURFACE BY ZEROING THE POINTERS AND THEN RUNNING THE WHEEL ALONG THE SURFACE TO BE MEASURED BETWEEN THE TWO CHOSEN POINTS, AND THE INNER DIAL WOULD INDICATE FEET AND THE OUTER DIAL INCHES, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 10 FEET   
THERE IS DUST UNDER THE GLASS WHICH I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REMOVE

DIAMETER (excl crown) 23mm (TINY)

THESE ROTA METERS WERE PRODUCED BY A NUMBER OF MANUFACTURERS WHO ALL BOUGHT THE INSERTS FROM F. BARKER & SON OF 12 CLERKENWELL ROAD, LONDON.  THE ROTA METER WAS ONE OF BARKER'S PRODUCTS, WHICH IT SOLD EITHER COMPLETE IN BRASS, SILVER OR GOLD, WITH THE OPTION ALSO OF A COMPASS ON THE OBVERSE SIDE (THIS ONE DOES NOT HAVE THE COMPASS) - BUT BARKER ALSO SUPPLIED ITS MOVEMENT TO OTHER 'MAKERS' TO HOUSE

THESE ITEMS ARE RARE, ESPECIALLY IN THE NOBLE METALS, AND TO FIND A FULLY HALLMARKED, SILVER VERSION THAT IS STILL IN FULL WORKING CONDITION IS VERY UNUSUAL.














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WW1
F-L (FRENCH LIMITED)
1918 - MILITARY ARROW
VERNER'S PATTERN MkVIII
BRITISH MILITARY MARCHING COMPASS

LOVELY CONDITION, ALL ORIGINAL PARTS AND GLASS, WORKS PERFECTLY IN EVERY RESPECT, ORIGINAL RUBBER RING ON BASE












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WW1
DENNISON MkVI
POCKET WATCH
MILITARY COMPASS
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

WORKS PERFECTLY
LID POPS OPEN WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON AND CLICKS FIRMLY CLOSED
COMPASS CARD SWINGS PERFECTLY TO NORTH
TRANSIT LOCK ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE LID IS CLOSED PREVENTING THE COMPASS FROM RATTLING WHEN BEING CARRIED
ORIGINAL NICKEL PLATING COMPLETELY INTACT
ONE PINPRICK DINT BETWEEN THE SERIAL NUMBER AND THE DATE ON THE LID, OTHERWISE UNBLEMISHED
ORIGINAL CRYSTAL IN PERFECT CONDITION

THIS ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE U.S.A.










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F. BARKER & SON

SMALL CRAFT PRECISION SEXTANT

VINTAGE EARLY 1980s

AS USED ON VARIOUS EXPEDITIONS, SUCH AS THE TRANS POLAR EXPEDITION LED BY SIR RANULPH FIENNES, AND MANY OTHER EXPEDITIONS

IN EXTREMELY GOOD CONDITION THROUGHOUT

FULL INSTRUCTIONS DOWNLOADABLE HERE OR FROM THE DOWNLOADS & LINKS PAGE














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SESTREL RADIANT

LANDING COMPASS

HENRY BROWNE & SON
BARKING & LONDON

FULLY SERVICED SEPTEMBER 2011
NEW FLUID, SEALS, CARD AND CALIBRATED TO
ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS

THIS ITEM IS SUITABLE FOR USE AS A LANDING COMPASS FOR CHECKING AIRCRAFT AND SMALL SHIPS' COMPASSES, AS WELL AS FOR A CLASSIC HAND-BEARING COMPASS FOR A BOAT

THE COMPASS DATES TO THE LATE 1970s AND SHOWS COSMETIC WEAR AND TEAR COMMENSURATE WITH ITS AGE AND PRIOR USE, BUT IS FULLY SERVICED AND CALIBRATED AND MECHANICALLY EXCELLENT
















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WW1 POCKET COMPASS
& CAP BADGE
THAT BELONGED TO A WW1
MILITARY CROSS WINNER & A COPY OF HIS MILITARY SERVICE RECORD
A COMPASS WITH A STORY!

The full story is told in the book
TRADE MARK LONDON
which may be viewed and downloaded from the
REFERENCE LIBRARY PAGE
of this website



Petty Office
Harold Grant-Dalton MC
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Hood Battalion
63rd Royal Naval Division

Harold Grant-Dalton was born on 10 March 1890 and died at 2200 hours on 28 April 1918 having been wounded and taken prisoner by the Germans on the Western Front. He is buried in Neiderzwehren Military Cemetery in Germany.
This is Harold Grant-Dalton's compass, presented to him by the Officers of the Hood Battalion - R.N.V.R. as the Seamanship Prize at the end of his training.
Harold Grant-Dalton was awarded the Military Cross on 18 July 1917. The citation reads:
"When all the Officers of his company had become casualties he assumed the command, and by his bravery and personal example was able successfully to defend an exposed piece of the line. He has on previous occasions done fine work".



Harold Grant-Dalton was the son of the Reverend Colin Grant-Dalton, Rector of Wincanton, and Mrs Grant-Dalton of "Ellerthwaite", Eastbourne, Sussex. His name is inscribed on several memorials in England, notably in the Langton Maltravers School War Memorial in Durnford, which is the memorial to local men and Old Boys from the Malthouse School who fell during the First World War, and also on the War Memorial at St. Paul Over Tabley in Cheshire, England.
Petty Officer Harold Grant-Dalton was given the equivalent rank of Lieutenant while fighting on the Western Front. Very few Military Crosses were ever awarded to Royal Naval Officers. Although a Royal Naval Petty Officer, Harold Grant-Dalton was seconded to the RND (Royal Naval Division) Hood Battalion (Musketry) where he fought and died as a foot soldier in the trenches of the Western Front during the First World War.
Harold Grant-Dalton's compass was manufactured by F. Barker & Son circa 1910 to order for Negretti & Zambra, who then branded it as their own. The compass has been engraved:

R.N.V.R.
6th Div.
Seamanship Prize
H. G. DALTON. P.O.

The compass appeared in Barker trade catalogues of the period described as a "shallow hunter", being only 10mm thick when closed.

The compass is in very good cosmetic condition and in perfect working condition. The crystal is original and undamaged. The compass springs open at the push of the button and clicks closed. The transit lock still functions and engages automatically when the lid is closed.

THIS COMPASS IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE USA
(see FAQ page for reason)









Below is a copy of Harold Grant-Dalton's WW1 Military Service Record, which will be included with the sale of the compass and cap badge both on paper and in electronic pdf format obtained from the British National Archives












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CLASSIC

BARKER

PATENT COMBINED ALTITUDE INSTRUMENT
AND PRISMATIC COMPASS

in very good condition, with original leather case.

Leather case is not in excellent condition, the buckle has come away and the "hinge" leather has broken, and some stitching has come away, but it would be repairable by a competent leather worker or saddle maker.

The compass / clinometer works perfectly and is in very good cosmetic and mechanical condition.












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SCHMALCALDER'S PATENT

GENUINE COMPASS

SIGNED

SCHMALCALDER'S PATENT
299 STRAND
LONDON

An extremely rare chance to acquire a genuine Schmalcalder's Patent compass sold by Schmalcalder from his shop at 299 Strand, London, circa 1826, towards the end of the lifetime of the actual patent.

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This compass is in excellent cosmetic and working condition and bears the hand-engraved serial number '2150 C' on the base and inside the lid.  The numbers match.  The glass is original and in perfect condition - you can clearly see the striations in the glass, indicating its antiquity.

The green dial card is in very good condition with minimal soiling.

The original lacquer is mostly complete with the normal age discolouration spots (see photos)

DIMENSIONS

Diameter excluding prism 73mm

Diameter including prism 93mm

Height with lid on 27mm

Weight 225g

Compass swings perfectly to north - brake button at base of sighting vane, opposite the prism - manual transit lock - press-on lid - green card dial with jewelled cap - hinged folding prism and sighting vane

Few Signed Schmalcalder compasses remain in existence, and most of those are now in museums and private collections.

This is a very rare chance to own a Schmalcalder's Patent compass


















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BRAND NEW

SIRS (STANLEY) G-150

NATO PRISMATIC COMPASS

64000 MILS CALIBRATION

BOXED - WEBBING POUCH

ONE YEAR WARRANTY

THE G-150 IS PRODUCED BY THE SAME COMPANY THAT MADE THE CLASSIC STANLEY G-150, SIRS LIMITED OF KENT, IN ENGLAND,  AND THE NEW VERSION HAS BEEN PRODUCED IN BLACK FINISH.  IT IS MADE FROM THE SAME PARTS AND SAME TOOLING AND IN THE SAME FACTORY THAT THE STANLEY G-150 WAS MANUFACTURED, BUT NOW, OVER 20 YEARS SINCE THE STANLEY NAME WAS LAST USED, THE SIRS NAME HAS TAKEN ITS PLACE

THIS ALL BRASS COMPASS, PROVEN IN CONFLICTS SUCH AS THE FIRST GULF WAR AND THE FALKLANDS, IS AN ALL TIME CLASSIC

HERE IS A CHANCE TO OWN ONE OF A LIMITED NUMBER THAT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED












THE WHITE RING IS NEW PROTECTION TO BE REMOVED
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 ANTIQUE

OPEN DIAL POCKET COMPASS

MANUFACTURED BY

F. BARKER & SON

ON BEHALF OF STANLEY LONDON

(STANLEY ACQUIRED MOST OF ITS COMPASSES FROM BARKER UNTIL THE 1960s)

SILVERED DIAL WITH RAISED CHAPTER RING

BEVELLED GLASS

RUBY JEWELLED CAP

HALF BLUED NEEDLE

WORKING TRANSIT LOCK AND NEEDLE BRAKE

DIMENSIONS:

DIAMETER EXCLUDING NECK AND RING:  50mm

THICKNESS:  13.5mm










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EXTREMELY RARE

F. BARKER & SON - MAKERS - LONDON

OPEN DIAL POCKET WATCH MILITARY COMPASS

MILITARY ARROW ABOVE THE LETTER 'I' SIGNIFYING IT WAS MANUFACTURED FOR THE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA

SILVERED DIAL WITH RAISED CHAPTER RING

ENGLISH BAR NEEDLE ON BRASS CAP WITH UNUSUAL RUBY JEWEL

BEVELLED CRYSTAL - CRACKED BADLY BUT NO PARTS MISSING

TRANSIT LOCK BUTTON MISSING, BUT THE 'BRAKE' FOR SETTLING THE NEEDLE IS PRESENT AND FUNCTIONAL

GERMAN OR NICKEL BRASS CASING

COMPASS NEEDLE POINTS STRONGLY AND ACCURATELY NORTH

NO DENTS TO THE CASE

DIAMETER EXCLUDING NECK AND RING:  51cm

THIS COMPASS IS NOT MUSEUM CONDITION BUT IT IS ONLY ONE OF VERY FEW LEFT IN THE WORLD
ITS RARITY MORE THAN COMPENSATES FOR ITS CRACKED CRYSTAL AND MISSING TRANSIT LOCK BUTTON












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ANTIQUE

F. BARKER & SON

HALLMARKED SILVER 
WATCHFOB COMPASS CHARM

HALLMARKED
FB&Sn - SILVER - LONDON - 1901

DIAMETER EXCLUDING NECK AND RING 20.5mm

ORIGINAL CRYSTAL

THIS IS A VERY UNSUAL RESTORATION PROJECT.  THE CHARM WAS ACQUIRED IN POOR CONDITION, WITH ITS ORIGINAL, RATHER SCRATCHED CRYSTAL, BUT MISSING ITS INTERNAL ASSEMBLY.  INSTEAD OF CREATING A NEW PIVOT, CAP AND DIAL ASSEMBLY I CHOSE TO INSERT A MODERN FRANCIS BARKER NATO ESCAPE COMPASS INTO THE CHARM AND REPLACE THE ORIGINAL CRYSTAL OVER THE TOP

THIS RESTORATION REMAINS 100% BARKER, COMBINING TWO GENUINE BARKER PRODUCTS PRODUCED OVER A CENTURY APART

THE TINY MODERN BARKER NATO ESCAPE COMPASS CARRIES MODERN TRITIUM LIGHTS SO HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF WORKING IN THE DARK

THE SILVER CASING HAS QUITE A FEW PIN PRICK DENTS, WHICH CAN BE SEEN IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, AND THE CRYSTAL IS VERY SCRATCHED, BUT THIS PATINA, COMBINED WITH THE MODERN INSERT, GIVES THE CHARM A UNIQUE QUALITY

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De LISLE’S REFLECTING CLINOMETER
1890 – 1945
IN EXTREMELY GOOD CONDITION
A VERY UNUSUAL LOOKING ITEM, WOULD MAKE A GREAT PAPERWEIGHT, ITEM OF CURIOSITY, CONVERSATION PIECE FOR PEOPLE TO TRY TO GUESS WHAT IT IS OR HOW IT IS USED – WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A HISTORIC, POSSIBLY ANTIQUE,  BRITISH MILITARY ITEM USED DURING THE BOER WAR, THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR
This simple device was invented by General A. de Lisle, (1825-99).  The half mirror in the diamond frame reflects the observer’s eye when the instrument is suspended from the thumb and held at arm’s length.  A sighting on a distant object through the clear glass will be on the same level as the observer’s eye and its mirror image.  In this model the mirror can be tilted by using the weighted arm running over the scale on the arc as a “handle”.  This will give a measure of the inclination of the distant object.  Overall length 160mm.
A heavy arc is constructed upon the lower part of the instrument. This is jointed upon a vertical axis so that it may be revolved to bring the mass of the arc either forward or backward, to take inclines upwards or downwards, or to rest at an intermediate position to make the instrument flat and portable.  The arc has a stiff centre axis with a radial bar, the edge of which forms the index. A sliding weight is placed on the radial bar, which is sufficiently heavy when at its greatest extension to exactly counterbalance the weight of the arc in a horizontal position and to make the mirror quite vertical.  In this position it forms a simple Burel level. A set of graduations are made upon the arc, which are numbered 1 to 50.  The radial bar index set to one of these numbers gives the amount of inclination that will result from the coincidence of the reflection of the centre of the pupil of the eye cutting the object to be observed. The length of this instrument is about 6 inches ; its weight about 10 oz.
It is calibrated for gradients from 1 in 50 to 1 in 5.
An instrument used to determine the angle of elevation or depression. A De Lisle's Pendant Clinometer was used by surveyors and Royal Engineers to set out slopes and gradients in the construction of paths, tracks and roads

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ANTIQUE - 1907

NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA

WRIST COMPASS

MANUFACTURED BY F. BARKER & SON
FOR NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA

RGS PATTERN DIAL REG. N° 416645 
REGISTERED TO F. BARKER & SON IN 1903

THIS COMPASS IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION

ALL ORIGINAL BLACK FINISH

RGS DIAL WITH RADIUM MARKINGS SWINGS PERFECTLY TO NORTH

TRANSIT LOCK ENGAGED BY ROTATING BEZEL (FULLY FUNCTIONAL)

ON ORIGINAL COMPLETE LEATHER WW1 TRENCH SAFETY STRAP - ONE BRASS SAFETY RING APPEARS TO BE MISSING IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS BUT IS ACTUALLY PRESENT ON THE COMPASS STRAP - IF YOU WANT A PHOTO PLEASE ASK
















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RARE !!

WORLD WAR 1 
ESCAPE COMPASS
BY
F. BARKER & SON

EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION

THIS FRANCIS BARKER MINIATURE WW1 COMPASSES WAS MADE IN TWO VERSIONS, ONE WITH A CROWN RING AND ONE WITHOUT
THEY ARE VERY SMALL, BASICALLY THE SAME AS THE MODERN BARKER ESCAPE COMPASS BUT SET IN A BRASS CASE WITH A LID

THESE LITTLE COMPASSES ARE HIGHLY PRIZED BY COLLECTORS AND ARE NOT OFTEN SEEN FOR SALE

THIS COMPASS WAS LUMINOUS, BUT NO LONGER GLOWS IN THE DARK












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STUNNING!

ANTIQUE - c1830

THOMAS JONES - 62 CHARING CROSS - LONDON

PRISMATIC COMPASS 
WITH ORIGINAL MOROCCO LEATHER
TRANSIT CASE

PLEASE CHECK THE SCHMALCALDER PAGE OF THIS WEBSITE

THIS COMPASS WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY EARLY EXAMPLE OF
THE USE OF SCHMALCALDER'S PATENT FROM 1912

THE COMPASS IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION
ALL ORIGINAL LACQUER FINISH 
NO SCRATCHES
GREEN PAPER DIAL
HAND-SIGNED

THOMAS JONES
62 CHARING CROSS
LONDON

RAISING THE SIGHTING VANE UNLOCKS THE DIAL, 
AND THEN THE PRISM FOLDS OVERINTO PLACE FOR USE. 

DIMENSIONS:
COMPASS DIAMETER WITHOUT PROTRUSIONS: 70mm (WITH PROTRUSIONS: 95mm)
DIAL DIAMETER: 82mm
APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF COMPASS:  160g

THE TRANSIT CASE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.  THE LEATHER IS INTACT, THOUGH SCRAPED OF ITS COLOUR IN A FEW AREAS (SEE PHOTOS) BUT THE BURGUNDY VELVET LINING IS LIKE NEW, AS IS THE COMPASS ITSELF.  THE TRANSIT CASE ONLY HAS ONE OF ITS THREE CLOSING HOOKS, BUT ALL THREE EYELETS ARE STILL IN PLACE.


THE FACT THAT THIS COMPASS HAS NO LID, AND THAT IT COMES IN A RED MOROCCO LEATHER TRANSIT CASE SIGNIFY THAT THIS IS A VERY EARLY PRISMATIC COMPASS, POSSIBLY MANUFACTURED DURING THE LIFETIME OF SCHMALCALDER'S PATENT.

THE SCHMALCALDER FAMILY WEBSITE HAS A PHOTOGRAPH OF THREE INSTRUMENTS MANUFACTURED BY CHARLES AUGUSTUS SCHMALCALDER ON THEIR WEBSITE, AND ONE OF THE COMPASSES IS IN EVERY WAY IDENTICAL TO THIS EXAMPLE.

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THOMAS JONES WAS APPRENTICED TO, AND WORKED FOR THE GREAT JESSE RAMSDEN.
THOMAS JONES TRADED FROM 62 CHARING CROSS FROM 1816 UNTIL 1850

THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST EXAMPLES OF A SCHMALCALDER'S PATENT COMPASS AND IS APPROXIMATELY 190 YEARS OLD - THERE ARE NOT MANY TO BE FOUND IN THIS AMAZING CONDITON


 


















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FRANCIS BARKER

FB1204

ARTILLERY / LANDING COMPASS

The ultimate Barker Liquid Prismatic Compass
The finest and most accurate Liquid Prismatic Compass ever made
This compass is suitable and certified for calibrating other compasses, including commercial and private aircraft compass and naval and commercial ships

THIS IS A CERTIFIED COMPASS WITH A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY
IN ALMOST NEW CONDITION

FULLY FACTORY REFURBISHED ON24/07/2008
(EFFECTIVELY NOW CONSIDERED A BRAND NEW COMPASS)
REFURBISHMENT WAS TOTAL, INCLUDING REFINISHING THE EXTERIOR
THIS COMPASS IS LIKE BRAND NEW

INCLUDES PYSER-SGI LIMITED CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY 
(SPEC: WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF ARC (ONE QUARTER OF ONE DEGREE)

ALSO FRANCIS BARKER BRASS NON-MAGNETIC TRIPOD

COMPASS AND TRIPOD WITH ORIGINAL BLUE FRANCIS BARKER POUCHES

A RARE CHANCE TO PURCHASE THIS SET AT A FRACTION OF FACTORY PRICES!



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The M-73 (right) in the above photograph is for scale only and is not included in the sale













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ANTIQUE
HALLMARKED
LONDON - SILVER - 1911
F. B. & Sn. Ld.

F. BARKER & SON

POCKET LENS COMPASS

IN MUSEUM CONDITION

This STUNNING, beautiful, 1911 silver pocket lens compass is in perfect working condition, points smoothly to north, the two crystals are in perfect, unscratched condition, and everything about this compass is just beautiful!

The pocket lens compass has an English bar needle sandwiched between two magnifying lenses, so that the compass can also be used as a magnifying glass.

DIMENSIONS:
Diameter excluding neck and ring: 29.5mm
Diameter including ring and neck: 50mm
Thickness: 8mm
Weight: 13g















£10 note for illustration only, not included in the sale

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ANTIQUE

FIRST HALF 19th CENTURY

NICKEL SILVER
OPEN DIAL POCKET COMPASS

WORKS PERFECTLY

HAND-DRAWN DIAL IN PERFECT, UNBLEMISHED CONDITION

NO DENTS TO CASE, NO CRACKS, CHIPS OR SCRATCHES TO CRYSTAL

THIS COMPASS IS IN MUSEUM CONDITION

THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT COMPASS TO PHOTOGRAPH, BUT IT IS FAR MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW

DIAMETER WITHOUT NECK OR RING: 41mm










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F. BARKER & SON

15ct GOLD COMPASS WATCH FOB CHARM

MOTHER OF PEARL SINGER'S PATENT DIAL

CORNELIAN (NOT ENGRAVED) ON REVERSE

FULLY HALLMARKED (SEE PHOTOS)

F. B. & Sn - LONDON - GOLD 15ct - 1920

DIMENSIONS: 23mm x 23mm MEASURED AT THE CORNER CIRCLES

OVERALL WEIGHT 9 grams

COMPASS POINTS DIRECTLY AND PERFECTLY TO NORTH

ORIGINAL CRYSTAL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION

SLIGHT SCRATCHING TO THE CORNELIAN STONE

THIS COMPASS FEATURES IN THE BOOK 'TRADE MARK LONDON' 
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STANLEY
G-150
NATO MILITARY PRISMATIC COMPASS
FALKLANDS / GULF WAR ERA

THIS COMPASS HAS BEEN FULLY SERVICED AND CALIBRATED INCLUDING 5 NEW TRITIUM LIGHTS, FLUID, SEALS, CALIBRATION

CLASSIC MOTHER OF PEARL DIAL

IN EXCELLENT USED CONDITION

12 MONTHS WARRANTY FOR NORMAL USE

6400 MILS NATO VERSION

ORIGINAL 58-PATTERN WEBBING POUCH INCLUDED










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