Compass Chronicles
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Acknowledgements ........................................ Introduction ................................................... Terminology ................................................... Styles .............................................................. Leather Cased Compasses .............................. Wood Cased Compasses ................................. Round, Brass Compasses ................................ Pocket Compendiums ..................................... Pocket Sundials ............................................... Gimbaled Pocket Compasses .......................... Patents ............................................................ Schmalcalder’s Patent ..................................... Singer’s Patent ................................................ Symons’s Patent (True North Compass) ........ Patent Universal Compass .............................. Hunter’s Patent .............................................. Origins ........................................................... Royal Geographical Society Pattern Dial ....... British Compasses ......................................... British Military Pocket Compasses ................ British, Swiss, & German Military Compasses . Escape Compasses ......................................... Swiss Compasses ............................................ French Compasses .......................................... German Compasses ........................................ Bézard Compasses ......................................... Russian Compasses ........................................ Oriental Compasses ....................................... American Compasses ..................................... Special Uses ................................................... U.S. Engineering Department Compasses ...... U.S. Signal Corps Compasses ......................... U. S. Stamped Military Compasses ................. Boy Scout and Girl Scout Compasses ............ Marble’s Compass .......................................... Surveying and Sighting Compasses ................. Clinometers .................................................... Miners’ Compasses (Dipping Needles) .......... Wrist Compasses ........................................... Fob, Charm Compasses ................................. Promotional Compasses ................................ Objects Incorporating a Compass .................. Compasses with Stories to Tell .................... Compass Rose Prints ..................................... Cardinal Points .............................................. Appendix A: Compass Makers and Retailers .. Appendix B: Fake & Reproduction Compasses Appendix C: Frequently Asked Questions .... Bibliography .................................................. Index ............................................................. |
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