Charles Essex & Co. Georgian Sundial Compass (1825) WW1 Intelligence Handbook As an officer in a

As an officer in a 'Cyclist Co

'This book has been made up by extracts from “Notes from the Front”

and a small ink stamp to the title page

The compass card design is based on the classic Singer's Patent design of the 1860s

The compass has a nickel plated case with push-fit lid

Charles Essex & Co. Georgian Sundial Compass (1825) WW1 Intelligence Handbook As an officer in aA Charles Essex & Co. Pocket Sundial Compass or Pantochronometer, dating from c. 1825, and signed on the dial 'C. Essex & Co, London'. Charles Essex is known to have been in business as an optician in Clerkenwell, London between 1824 and 1828. This sundial compass has a wooden case with a domed push fit lid, a paper compass card with a jewelled pivot, and a brass gnomon. The interior of the wooden case is painted red, and the compass card is protected