Collection	Marblehead Maritime Museum, Sponsored by Dr. Raymond F. Cole, Jr.
Date	1855
Description	Gimbal type dry compass with label "200 year old compass from fishing schooner Ben Franklin wrecked on Fort Sewall about 1855, Captain George Bell, master" with printed compass label TS&J negus NY, Box is wooden with sliding cover.
Dimensions	H-6.75 W-10 L-10 inches
Home Location	Cellar Room
Object ID	2007-300-03109
Object Name	Compass
People	Bell, George
Search Terms	Compass Ben Franklin
Title	200 year old compass from fishing schooner Ben Franklin

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Last modified on: February 22, 2013