Spun brass basin by Hiram Hayden of Waterbury, Conn. This must have been one of his earliest products since it bears the patent date 1851. From the collection of H.J. Kauffman
Spun brass basin by Hiram Hayden of Waterbury, Conn. This must have been one of his earliest products since it bears the patent date 1851. From the collection of H.J. Kauffman
From explanation next the compass in picture: "Surveyors compass used by Caleb Ammidown in 1796 to survey the "Poll" Parish in Southbridge. The compass was made by Peregrine White, a Clockmaker and Silversmith of Woodstock."
