Dial in turned bone box with screw-on lid. On floating compass card. Base of box with wooden inset and pin for compass card. Hour scale with Roman numerals.
Inscription/Sig.
"S. Porter Fecit Feby. 16. 1824. /Entered at Stationeros Hall." around edge of hour scale.; "Saml. Porter Fecit Feby 16 th 1824. /Enterod at Stationeros Hall." on label pasted inside lid.