Lot n° 148
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 400EUR
W. LUDOLPH G. Bremerhaven (company renamed in 1867). - Lot 148
W. LUDOLPH G. Bremerhaven (company renamed in 1867).
Steering compass resting on a cutaway wooden shaft, the interior in gilded brass (non-functioning compass, knocks, wear, restorations).
Magnetic compensation system provided by two lacquered side balls.
Two front access doors to the mechanism.
Manufacturer's plate on the front.
Late 19th century.
Electrified.
Height : 146 cm - Width : 86 cm - Depth : 50 cm
Note : W. LUDOLPH GmbH Co KG (Bremerhaven), a German company producing compasses for the navy and aeronautics, thus ending Great Britain's monopoly on marine compasses.
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