Lost
Brass pocket compass with dragon engraving
Ithaca
Lost
listing
Posted
2 months
ago
Description
I lost my brass pocket compass yesterday around 3pm near the State Theatre on State Street in Ithaca. It’s a tiny 1-inch compass with a warm patina and a dragon engraving on the back, plus faint initials 'AF' etched inside the lid and a frayed red ribbon threaded through the loop. The thing is sentimental—my grandfather gave it to me, and I’ve worn it on countless walks since. If anyone found it, I’d really appreciate getting it back. Happy to meet near the State Theatre or at the Commons to pick it up.
Approximate last-seen location
Ithaca
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