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Singers Night Compass
Samuel Berry Singer was a Captain in the British Army. He invented the rose design compass card and his theory was that the compass would be easier read in the dark if the northern half of the compass card was black. The compass card was made of mother of pearl which would reflect even faint light.

Singers Patent 16331. Circa 1870.

​This compass is similar to the one featured in "Compass Chronicles" P26