VINTAGE 1950s Sea Master/Saura Marine Instruments Co. Ltd ILLUMINATED COMPASS

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VINTAGE 1950s Sea Master/Saura Marine Instruments Co. Ltd ILLUMINATED COMPASS.
This was an estate sale acquisition and has been tested for illumination of what we assume to be the original bulb. Please see last photo. The cedar tongue and groove case is in really good condition. The compass is accurate. Every so often you will see a few white paint flakes from the interior lining float and rest on top of the compass deck.
There's no rust to be seen. The compass housing is in remarkably good condition.
Upon doing research the wood box was constructed by James Bliss Co. Of Dedham, Mass.
The compass was made in Saura Tokyo Japan.
I'm happy to send more photos to anyone who would like them.
Thanks for looking.
A best seller in the 1950s.Handbearing Compass, of top quality for precision professional use.
Use of a precision marine handbearing compass helped you obtain quick bearings of objects.
Position of your ship can be determined on chart by taking bearings of more than two objects.
It was easy to determine bearings by alinging the target sight of the prism and the objects.
Shipped with USPS Priority Mail Package.