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The following website displays an impressive collection and contains
much valuable information:
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Kornelia
Takacs is also the author of the Compass
Chronicles. This book is a true milestone and a
must for
all compass collectors and whoever is interested in beautiful ancient
instruments.
(for orders go to CONTACT).
ISBN: 9780764333965
Size: 8 1/2" x 11", Illustrations: 507 color photos, index, 176 p.,
hard cover
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A small encyclopedia for
collectors
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- An excellent site with background information about military
compasses from many countries: Ted Brink's
Collecting
Military Compasses.
- An almost exhaustive website concerning
US Paratroopers' Wrist Compasses.
- 1st
Reconnaissance Battalion
US Army Lensatic compasses
- Olive drab's
US military wrist compasses
Check out Spazioinwind's website even if you don't speak Italian. Nice
pictures
and interesting data:
Unfortunately only in Polish. But their book is worth buying for the
pictures of the
Kosciuszki Foundation's
collection!
- - Johann von Bézard's life
- - His experience during WWI
- - Catalogue of the Foundation's compass collection
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Compared technical features of some geological compasses by
students of the Potsdam University. (German)
- The virtual museum
GÉOMUSÉE
displays many topographical instruments. (French)
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TOPOMAT
offers a large choice of survey compasses. (French)
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A
virtual museum dedicated to
survey compasses.
(English)
- A very good blog about
diving equipment by Jean
GRÉPINET. (French and English)
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Diving
gear and equipment
Joe Diver recommends snorkeling or scuba gear from
wet suits, socks, diving skins, accessories and a whole lot more
supplies backed by 30 years of scuba diving experience.
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The life and works of Francis
Barker as told by Paul Crespel.
A masterpiece filled with magnificent photographs and unedited
anecdotes. The result of a long and painstaking research. A must for any collector or dealer, and a superb Christmas or birthday
present.
New issue 2010 (540 pages, only on CD-ROM available)
For further details or to order your copy, send an e-mail to:
paul@trademarklondon.com
Visit also his WEBSITE
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BARKER compasses
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Lots of details about the famous
BRUNTON
compasses but also the
fakes
only made for decoration purposes.
- A good shop for pocket compasses:
THE
BOREAL ARROW.
- List of
German
company codes during WW II.
- Mainly maritime compasses but also fine pocket compasses and
sundials:
National Maritime Museum
(Greenwich)
- Aircraft Compasses:
Spitfirespares
- RADIOACTIVITY HAZARDS
Concerning the radioactivity in paint for watches' and compasses'
figures and markings:
Vintage
Watch Straps (find more information also in
www.trademarklondon.com).
COMPASSIPEDIA doesn't deal with this topic since a collector (Jeff)
plans to create a dedicated website. Jeff has been collecting
compasses for over 10 years and has an
array of compasses from the early 1920's to the 1980's. He
literally has hundreds of compasses and photos of New Old Stock (NOS)
and used compasses to include the following companies: AAA Compass,
Airguide Instrument Company, American Parts, Automark Industries
Incorporated, Cobbs Manufacturing, Dinsmore, Germany Auto Compass,
Blackstone Manufacturing Cooperation, Donaldson Manufacturing
Cooperation, Franklin Accessories, Hull Manufacturing Company, Napa,
North Star, Noisom, Peerless, Pilot Compasses, Ranger, Sears, Shell,
Sherrill Instrument Company, Taylor Instrument Company, Thermometer
Corporation (TCA), U.S. Gauge Company, Wilson Freight Forwarding
Company, Western Auto Sports, and the World Auto Compass Company.
In addition, he has compasses that were specially made for automobile
manufactures such as: American Motor Company (AMC), Buick, Cadillac,
Chevrolet, Chrysler, Cord, De Soto, Dodge, Ford, General Motors
Corporation (GMC) (GM), Hudson, International, Jeep, Kaiser, Lincoln,
Mercury, Mopar, Nash, Oldsmobile, Packard, Plymouth, Pontiac,
Studebaker, and Willys.
He has both non-liquid and liquid filled compasses, non-illuminated and
illuminated compasses both hard-wired and battery operated.
Finally, he has miscellaneous compass that fit aviation, marine, auto,
and tank applications.
Jeff can be contacted at:
jjs55belair {A T} yahoo {D O T}
com
