Beschreibung:

[PATENT MODEL]. Patent model for Binnacles for Mariners Compasses by Richey and Bixley [St. Louis, July 1, 1871]. Metal binnacle model with hinged door in the rear (120 x 92 x 37 mm). Some wear, rust, with original tags attached with (later?) string. With small COA laid-in. The patent was granted on July 4, 1871. “This invention relates to such a construction of the binnacle or housing for the protection of the compass contained therein that a light or lamp can be used in connection with said housed compass; also, to the peculiar arrangement and construction of parts’ to direct the light to be shed in as mellow a condition as possible toward the cardinal steering-point of the compass.” U. S. Patent Office, US116631A.