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
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