MINT CONDITION, VINTAGE GLAUSER MK4 Prismatic Marching Compasses for Sale

MINT CONDITION, VINTAGE GLAUSER MK4 Prismatic Marching Compasses For Sale

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MINT CONDITION, VINTAGE GLAUSER MK4 Prismatic Marching Compasses:
$356.51

I bought it from scientific collectables , The only one I have ever seen. comes complete with a lanyard attached to the compass

Serial no 2941

Not only is this Glauser MK 4 a rare compass, but it's also in excellent condition and comes complete with its leather case & most of the original service kit.

The kit comprises of a 1/2 oz bottle of liquid (empty), disc spanner, sighting wire, chamois leather & instruction sheet, the spare interchangeable pivot being the only item missing.

Designed in the 1950's as a special project, it featured the facility to trap any bubbles inside a double casing that could be easily topped up with liquid, and an easily replaced pivot, which also made it possible for it to be serviced by the owner instead of having to send it back to the manufacturer.

It comes with mother of pearl dial divided into degreees with an accuracy of +/- 1/2 degree, and is in exceptional cosmetic condition, even the luminous points are still active.

Although designed by J M Glauser, it appears from the instruction sheet that Henry Browne & Son were the sole manufacturers, which suggests that this may have been after 1956 when Jean Maurice Glauser retired.

A precision compass in full working order with no bubbles in the alcohol liquid, and of brass construction, it has a substantial feel to it weighing 11oz