A DRY CARD COMPASS BY THOMAS STOKER, NORTH SHIELDS, NORTHUMBERLAND, CIRCA 1840
the 6in. card signed and inscribed Stoker, Old Fish Market, North Shields, Brazier Hardware Man, with brass pivot, sealing wax balancing contained within turned wooden bowl, white painted interior and glass aperture retained with putty -- 4 x 8in. (10 x 20cm.)

Thomas Stoker is recorded as working from 21 Clyde Street, North Shields between 1834 and 1848.

Condition Report
Original finish overall much worn and rubbed, shrinkage crack by north line in bowl missing one suspension arm.

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