SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS – CHANDLEE, Goldsmith (1751-1821). A brass surveying compass signed on the silvered dial G CHANDLEE WINCHESTER , finely engraved eight-point compass rose with graduated degree scale 0-90°-0-90°-0, two bubble levels, secondary dial 0-360° divided to sixteen points with mile counter, engraved ownership inscription W WOOLFOLK to arm. In original wooden case with two brass protractors and parallel rule. A rare early American scientific instrument with contemporary ownership inscription. An important clock and instrument maker in his own right, Goldsmith Chandlee descended from Benjamin Chandlee (1685-c.1745) who apprenticed to the first clock maker in America. Goldsmith moved from Stephensburg to Winchester in 1793, providing us with a terminus a quo for the date of manufacture. His contribution to the development of the compass is an outkeeper and dial that converts outs to poles. Instruments by him are rare today. The Woolfolk family papers are held at the Swem Library – John George Woolfolk (1765-1822) had a son John William Woolfolk (1786-1848) who may have used the intial ‘W’ to distinguish himself from his father. Another candidate for ‘W. Wooklfolk’ is William, son of Thomas Woolfolk who on 4 July 1793 received a letter for payment from Paul Thilman for a land survey.
SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS – CHANDLEE, Goldsmith (1751-1821). A brass surveying compass signed on the silvered dial G CHANDLEE WINCHESTER , finely engraved eight-point compass rose with graduated degree scale 0-90°-0-90°-0, two bubble levels, secondary dial 0-360° divided to sixteen points with mile counter, engraved ownership inscription W WOOLFOLK to arm. In original wooden case with two brass protractors and parallel rule. A rare early American scientific instrument with contemporary ownership inscription. An important clock and instrument maker in his own right, Goldsmith Chandlee descended from Benjamin Chandlee (1685-c.1745) who apprenticed to the first clock maker in America. Goldsmith moved from Stephensburg to Winchester in 1793, providing us with a terminus a quo for the date of manufacture. His contribution to the development of the compass is an outkeeper and dial that converts outs to poles. Instruments by him are rare today. The Woolfolk family papers are held at the Swem Library – John George Woolfolk (1765-1822) had a son John William Woolfolk (1786-1848) who may have used the intial ‘W’ to distinguish himself from his father. Another candidate for ‘W. Wooklfolk’ is William, son of Thomas Woolfolk who on 4 July 1793 received a letter for payment from Paul Thilman for a land survey.
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