Major Lombe's Troughton & Simms Compass c.1850 Vanished Battalion Dimensions: 145mm x 230mm

Dimensions: 145mm x 230mm

and published in 1914 (this edition was printed in July 1915)

Hawker Typhoon and Hawker Tempest

Although mainly intended for use with maps

Charles Essex is known to have been in business as an optician in Clerkenwell

Major Lombe's Troughton & Simms Compass c.1850 Vanished Battalion Dimensions: 145mm x 230mmA rare Schmalcalder's Patent type prismatic compass, with a fascinating history, made in London by Troughton & Simms between c. 1826 and 1876. The compass card is signed 'Troughton & Simms, London'. The leather case is signed by 'R. Lombe, 9th Regt' this was Major Ralph Lombe, an officer in the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment, who fought in British colonial campaigns on the North West Frontier, in India, Afghanistan, and Burma during the late 19th