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Antique GERMAN Compass OPISOMETER Germany with Leather Case Nautical Map Reading
$ 50.66
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Description
Working German Opisometer and Compass with original leather case. Marked Germany, this is for nautical map measuring and converting inches to miles, centimeters to kilometers, etc + has a compass on other side.An opisometer, also called a curvimeter, meilograph, or map measurer, is an instrument for measuring the lengths of arbitrary curved lines.
The opisometer/compass itself measures 2 7/8 inches long by 1 3/8 inches wide. The case measures 3 3/8 inches long by 2 1/16 inches wide.
Excellent antique condition. Glass has yellowed a bit. Compass pointer shows a little corrosion, but there are no signs of internal moisture.
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