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DirigoWood Boxed Nautical Maritime Boat Gimballed Compass


Weare pleased to be able to offer for sale this all original vintagenautical Dirigo Compass. The compass and box are in excellentcondition. The compass floats freely under the glass. We believe itis liquid filled and sealed. All the hardware on the well made boxand lid is original and again, appears to not have been tinkeredwith. The box measures 4-1/2" 4-1/2" 3-1/2" tall.Pleasesee photos.Thisbeautiful gimbaled compass is in excellent condition. The box that itis mounted in is put together with finger joints. Two brass latchesattach the lid on opposite sides. The lid has small wooden dowels toinsure the lid is secure and aligned properly. The compass is markedon the box 1/2" STD, which we would speculate stands forstandard. We have found no corrosion or noticed any air bubble withinthe compass itself. There are two small scratches on the very bottomwhich we are certain is where the base has touched the gimbaledmechanism. (These are difficult to see and impossible to photograph.)As can be seen there is stamp on the bottom of the box that states"carry this side up to protect pivot", therefore we willpack this carefully with the lid facing down. We will secure thecompass and the pivoting gimbal with packing foam. We have packed andshipped much more delicate items than this so we are confident of ourability. This compass seems extremely accurate. This item looks just asgood in person as it does in the photos.APO,FPO, PO boxes will have additional $10.00 handling charge.There is $10.00surcharge for shipments to Alaska, Puerto Rico and Hawaii.International shippingonly to those countries covered by the eBay Global Shipping Program.Any taxes, customs orduty fees charged from your country are paid by you the buyer.Please look at thepictures carefully as this is the exact product you will receive.When we inspect any itemwe sell we go the extra mile and use magnification visor similar towhat watchmaker would wear. This allows us to state without anyhesitation exactly the state of each and every item.Please look at ourfeedback, especially those that comment on the fragile items we havesuccessfully packed and shipped. We do our best to insure yourpurchase arrives to you safe, secure, and without damage.We do our best to listitems as accurately as possible. Most of our items are used so pleaseunderstand we are human and make mistakes. Please email us with anyquestions or concerns prior to leaving negative feedback. If yourproduct is not five stars, please let us know.If you desire topurchase more than one of our items please contact us with details sothat we may assist you with information as to how to qualify fordiscounted pricing and shipping costs.Thankyou in advance for your positive feedback.