COMPAS 35 MM NUMBER BOX

A compass boxed marked for lifeboat No. 7. Sliding lid box is hand made in solid mahogany. Lifeboats carried also blankets, some spare life-vests, maps, and sometimes flare-guns. These compasses were also used by fishermen roaming the Grand Banks for cod. Interesting story. A compass helped to locate the mother ship. Tough life, ocean fishing a century and more ago.

L : 2.75” x 2.75”, 7cm x 7cm