Keike Seizo Sho Compass Round Smoking Pipe Collector Rack Wood Marble Metal

Japan Keike Seizo Sho Compass Round Smoking Pipe Collector Rack Wood Marble Metal

compass is 6 1/4" X 3 1/4"
first tier 10 1/2"
base 13 7/8
What type of ship would have a compass like this ?
any other input greatly appreciated

 

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What date range would this item be in?

 

Not sure of date range, but I believe Keike Seizosho was or is also known for the making of aviation instruments. This version of the company name appears to have been used from 1948-1970.
I'd guess this is an aviation or marine compass, gimbal-mounted, made into a pipe-rack, perhaps by someone with a sentimental attachment to the plane or ship it came out of - could have been almost any ship or plane, as the use of gimbal-mounted compasses is almost universal. It might be possible to look up the part number, if you can make it out.
See http://www.tokyo-keiki.co.jp/e/topics/2008_shamei.html