"Companion Carpenter Compass."
This large wrought iron compass is that of a journeyman carpenter or a journeyman stonemason. Intended to report a measurement, to trace curves or mark a mark, these tools which accompanied the craftsmen were carefully manufactured. The one we are offering has four-sided forged tips and the corners are cut down, it has a curve and counter-curve motif at mid-length on one of the arms and the hinge is decorated with a motif in the shape of a flower. lily. 18th century period. Length 79 cm. 
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