W. M. Welch Model 2 U. S. Coast Guard Boat Compass in Copper Case. ?Nautical compass housed in polished copper binnacle housing featuring a hinged door that opens to reveal a dark interior compartment, all mounted on a wooden and brass base. Instructions for installation and calibration on bottom.

Size: 10 1/2 x 9 x 9 1/2 in. 

W. M. Welch Manufacturing was a late-19th- to early-20th-century American manufacturer best known for producing household metal goods and kitchenware, particularly items made from tin, steel, and later aluminum during a period of rapid industrial growth in the United States. Companies operating under the Welch name typically focused on practical, mass-produced wares such as baking pans, utensils, storage containers, and utility items marketed to middle-class households. Their products emphasized durability and affordability rather than ornament, reflecting the shift from handcrafted goods to factory production. Today, W. M. Welch–marked items are encountered primarily by collectors of early American industrial and kitchen antiques, valued for their historical representation of everyday domestic manufacturing rather than for decorative luxury.

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