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Goldsmith Chandlee SURVEYOR'S Compass. Glazed Brass Circumferentor, Winchester, Virginia, c.1800, 175 mm diameter, 367 mm length, engraved silvered dial with 8-point rose, dual inset vials, signed and with place in southern quadrants, original faded paper label on inside of lid,
5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
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Goldsmith Chandlee SURVEYOR'S Compass.
Glazed Brass Circumferentor, Winchester, Virginia, c.1800, 175 mm diameter, 367 mm length, engraved silvered dial with 8-point rose, dual inset vials, signed and with place in southern quadrants, original faded paper label on inside of lid, housed in early (original?) wooden case with two brass protractors and compass mount.
Provenance: W[illiam] Woolfolk (engraved nameplate on north compass arm). The papers of a Woolfolk family in Caroline County, Virginia are held at the College of William and Mary, which indicate that the family ran a stage line. It is known that there was a land survey done for a Paul Thilman by a Mr. Woolfolk in July 1793 in Hanover County, VA. It is likely that this was done by Thomas Woolfolk, Jr., judge and sheriff of Orange County, VA, who may have been the original owner of the compass before passing it to his son William, ( the only family member known to have had a first name starting with "W").
Goldsmith Chandlee (1751-1821) was born in Nottingham, MD and apprenticed with his father Benjamin Chandlee, a notable clock and instrument maker. Goldsmith moved to Stephensburg, VA in 1775 and on to Winchester, VA, where this compass was made, in 1783. Only 22 Goldsmith Chandlee compasses are known to still exist.
Provenance: W[illiam] Woolfolk (engraved nameplate on north compass arm). The papers of a Woolfolk family in Caroline County, Virginia are held at the College of William and Mary, which indicate that the family ran a stage line. It is known that there was a land survey done for a Paul Thilman by a Mr. Woolfolk in July 1793 in Hanover County, VA. It is likely that this was done by Thomas Woolfolk, Jr., judge and sheriff of Orange County, VA, who may have been the original owner of the compass before passing it to his son William, ( the only family member known to have had a first name starting with "W").
Goldsmith Chandlee (1751-1821) was born in Nottingham, MD and apprenticed with his father Benjamin Chandlee, a notable clock and instrument maker. Goldsmith moved to Stephensburg, VA in 1775 and on to Winchester, VA, where this compass was made, in 1783. Only 22 Goldsmith Chandlee compasses are known to still exist.