Vintage Old School Days English Solid Brass Helix 1905 Patent Drawing Pencil Compass 1910s
Vintage Old School Days English Solid Brass Helix 1905 Patent Drawing Pencil Compass 1910s
Vintage Old School Days English Solid Brass Helix 1905 Patent Drawing Pencil Compass 1910s
Vintage Old School Days English Solid Brass Helix 1905 Patent Drawing Pencil Compass 1910s
Vintage Old School Days English Solid Brass Helix 1905 Patent Drawing Pencil Compass 1910s

Vintage Old School Days English Solid Brass Helix 1905 Patent Drawing Pencil Compass 1910s

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Vintage Old School Days English Solid Brass Helix 1905 Patent Drawing Pencil Compass 1910s

Item - Antique Solid Brass 1905 Patent Pencil Compass, Circa 1900/10s; very slight damage to the tip of the point 

Maker - Helix

Marks - Stamped to one leg with the details - PATENT and PATENT '05; the compass is also stamped with HELIX COMPASS to the pencil ring

Circa - 1900s-1910s

Construction -  Solid Brass

Country of Origin - England

Dimensions - 3.625" in length

Weight - 24 gram

Condition - Excellent Used Condition apart from the point being slightly damaged; this could be re-pointed but preferred to leave in condition as found due to the rarity of this example. If the compass is purchased as intended to use then let me know and will have the point sharpened again (please see all photos) 

Other Interesting Points - One of the first patented Helix compasses; the first ever patent registered by Helix was in 1894......Note the hollow part behind the pencil ring only found on early examples, the pivot screw nut is also stamped PATENT.

(Please see all Photos).

POSTAGE & PACKAGING

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