Officer's WW2 Pocket Compass by F. Barker & Sons, London, c.1940. The Library The boards measure 11

The boards measure 11

Diameter: 6cm

and the leather hinge remains strong

The painting boasts exceptional detail for a small scale piece

Some browning to the frontispiece and title page in both volumes

Officer's WW2 Pocket Compass by F. Barker & Sons, London, c.1940. The Library The boards measure 11An Officer's pocket compass by F. Barker & Sons, London, c. 1940. F. Barker & Sons (1820 Dec. 15, 1875) is a British company founded by Francis Barker in London in 1846. Two years later, in 1848, he set up a second company, Groves and Barker Mariners' Compass and Sundial Makers with his friend and former co apprentice Richard Groves and they traded from 16 Market Street, Clerkenwell, London. Richard died in 1864 and about one year after his death