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| Title | Type | Subject | Creator | Date | Place | Rights | |
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| Compass Bar Harbor Historical Society |
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|  Compass Bar Harbor Historical Society Description: Silver compass with flower detail on face. Belonged to Beatrix Farrand. | ||||
| Miniature compass Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Miniature compass Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Miniature compass. Stamped on back: "Dr. Scott's Electric Brush" | |||||
| Compass Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Compass Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Brass compass set in wooden box and gimbaled. Compass under glass. Not balanced properly. | |||||
| Dry Card Compass Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
|  Dry Card Compass Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Brass gimbal-mounted compass owned by Capt. Joseph H. Whitmore (Dec. 12 1860 - Mar. 18, 1917). Compass is contained within a stained, possibly pine, box stamped with "brass compass." The box is 6.5" high, 10" wide, and 10" deep. The 6 3/4" diameter compass face includes maker's name (S. Thaxter & Son, Boston), cardinal points, and a decorative marker at the north point. Unlike most othe existing examples from this firm with a fleur-de-lis, this compass's north point is ornamented by a political trophy containing crossed flags -- one with a flying bird and the other the United States stars and stripes flag -- along with a United States shield and fouled anchor. Properly balanced. [show more] |