Silver & Objects of Vertu - 19th July 2017

Lot 833

A 1st World War military compass

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £170

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Description

A 1st World War military compass,

marked S. Mordan and Co, 63479, 1917, the cover stamped Verner's Pattern,

in original leather case, marked 2Lt C.M Banks Oxf & Bucks Lt. Infantry, diameter 5.5cm.

It is assumed that S. Mordan and Co. switched some production of luxury goods to products required for the war effort.