HMS Frolic, Royal Navy Artillery Volunteers, Presentation Compass. Cary of London, circa 1888. Teapots Surface wear commensurate with age

Surface wear commensurate with age

cachemire (cashmere

Capacity to the brim is about 300 ml

Approximate silver weight of all four frames is 194 grams or 6

HMS Frolic, Royal Navy Artillery Volunteers, Presentation Compass. Cary of London, circa 1888. Teapots Surface wear commensurate with ageA Victorian Royal Navy Silver Plated Presentation Compass for HMS Frolic, Dated 1888. HMS Frolic, a composite screw gunboat, was launched in 1872. In 1888 she became the headquarters and drill ship of the Royal Navy Artillery Volunteers and was moored on the River Thames, close to Somerset House. She became a Coastguard vessel from 1893 until 1908. The compass was awarded as first prize for junior seamanship. In very good condition with most of the