Compass

Compass

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A pocket compass by R.B. Bate, London, c.1800. Gilt-metal case with enamel dial, signed 'Bate, London.' Clockmakers' Museum No. 666

Described in the Post Office Annual Directory for 1812 as a Mathematical Instrument Maker of 17, Poultry, Bate was the cause of a considerable dispute between the Clockmakers’ Company and the Spectacle Makers’ Company between 1815 and 1817.

Details

Category:
Clockmakers
Collection:
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
Object Number:
L2015-3540
type:
pocket compass
credit:
Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers