W Ottway Co Ltd Ealing London Compass

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13 years ago

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I have had this solid compass since i was a child and my grand father had it before me. It is made by W OTTWAY Co LTD EALING LONDON and I beleive it to be solid brass with a black powder coating, The compass still points int he right direction and is filled with some sort of liquid. It is in fairly good condition and has a dial that turns on the top with a screw button to stop it. It is rather heavy and I beleive it to be a field compass from world war? I have scoured the internet in search of items like this and can not find one of these so i presume it was not mass marketed at the time. it is a very very well made intricate compass that far surpasses most compasses of today!

Category Militaria

Medium Brass with black powder coating

Distinguishing marks W OTTWAY CO

Condition Good

Date Period 1900's

Weight Solid heavy item

History I have had it for years I believe it to be a world war field compass

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