Marbles Pin-On Brass Compass with Luminous Dial

The Marbles Pin-On Compass is a 1-1/8 inch brass compass that fastens to clothing, a reproduction of the original Marbles pattern.

Marbles made pin-on compasses for hunters and guides from the early 1900s, and this is a reproduction of that original rather than a modern design. The value in a pinned compass is that it gets looked at. One in a pocket is consulted rarely, which is how people drift off a bearing without noticing.

Brass is the traditional case material because it is non-magnetic, so the body itself cannot pull the needle off north the way steel would. At 1-1/8 inches this is slightly larger than the standard pin-on, which makes the dial easier to read at a glance. Explore more navigation compasses.

• Reproduction of the original Marbles compass
• Pins to clothing, so it gets checked often
• Brass body is non-magnetic
• 1-1/8 inch dial, larger than the standard pin-on