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Rare vintage Henry Browne & Son Sestrel brass Dead Beat ships compass. Henry Browne & Son, Ltd. of Barking, London in Essex is a well respected English instrument maker that has been making and selling fine quality compasses, ship's clocks, inclinometers, sextants, and chandlery items for over 140 years. The Trade Mark brand Sestrel is used on all their equipment, not just their compasses. Their "Dead Beat" compass design is well dampened and serves to reduce oscillations. It is reported that this design compass was fitted to many Allied ships during WW ll. This compass has a complete brass casing, and is large and heavy measuring 25cm in diameter. It has a magnifying lens on the bottom side. It is in great condition.