Chinese Compass, Chinese compass consisting of a bowl, painted white on the inside and covered with glass, containing a dry compass needle. Chinese compasses have a subdivision in 24 directions. The wind directions are shown in white characters, north and south are shown in red, east and west in yellow. North-south is also represented by a metal wire. On the inside of the lid is a stamp with the name of the maker Pae Sze Co. from Chefoo, the current Yantai., Pae Sze Co., Yantai, 1850 - 1899, wood (plant material), glass, metal, copper (metal), h cm × d cm h cm d 8 cm

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Chinese Compass, Chinese compass consisting of a bowl, painted white on the inside and covered with glass, containing a dry compass needle. Chinese compasses have a subdivision in 24 directions. The wind directions are shown in white characters, north and south are shown in red, east and west in yellow. North-south is also represented by a metal wire. On the inside of the lid is a stamp with the name of the maker Pae Sze Co. from Chefoo, the current Yantai., Pae Sze Co., Yantai, 1850 - 1899, wood (plant material), glass, metal, copper (metal), h cm × d cm h cm d 8 cm

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