Charming and Unusual Antique Folk Art Compass Dial with Pressed Type Coordinates pottery head and the farm house was

and the farm house was colored a great bold yellow

and what a charmer of a letter opener

and the color in photos is pretty true--it's a great sort of soft salmon color

I think I'd be way less interested in the cast plaster portraits created from this than I am in the mold itself

Charming and Unusual Antique Folk Art Compass Dial with Pressed Type Coordinates pottery head and the farm house wasPhotos don't do this justice, but details help give a sense. Found in Maine, it reminds me a bit of folk art clocks used to teach time, but this one made of brass and showing a rose compass, detailed down to 10 degree increments, with type pressed directions down to the eight half winds (NNE, ENE, etc.) Certainly navigation related, though whether used for teaching navigation or actually navigating, I am not sure! A beautiful thing whatever the case,