Creagh-Osborne Compass

fieldgear · August 11, 2023

Hi All. I got this Creagh-Osborne march compass a week or so ago. I bought it because of its vintage, & its unusual form. I wasn't ready to see a device that's as big as it is at about 70mm diameter & weighs some 322 grams. I've also discovered there seems to be a small tripod for it. I posted into a couple of forums seeking any possible info & if anyone happened to have the tripod & bearing circle so we can see more detail. Anyway, here are the pics. The ones of the compass alone are mine, the pics with tripod are credited to Compasspedia. Very interested in any info &/or feedback to add to the knowledge base of this item.

Thanks Rob

PS - Pic next to a Verners VIII for comparison. (Sorry- Rather annoyingly, I can't "order" the pics)

Edited August 11, 2023 by fieldgear

fieldgear · August 13, 2023

Hi Team - thanks to the 30 or so people that have viewed this so far. If no-one has the actual tripod and circle, has anyone got period publications, pamphlets etc that might give some clue? Thank you!

Farkas · August 23, 2023

On 13/08/2023 at 02:20, fieldgear said:

Hi Team - thanks to the 30 or so people that have viewed this so far. If no-one has the actual tripod and circle, has anyone got period publications, pamphlets etc that might give some clue? Thank you!

It a great looking thing 👍👍

It seems he wrote a manual…