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Solid Brass Hagger
Brother Yacht Boxed Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Nineteenth century ships compass by Hagger & Brother of Baltimore, Maryland. Seven inch brass bowl
Category
1850s American Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Unpolished WWI Compass in Leather Case, 1918
Located in London, GB
A type VIII ‘Verner’s Pattern’ military compass. This British military compass is called Verner's
Category
1910s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Antique English WW1 Military Issued Compass - 1917
Located in Bath, GB
A good nickel plated WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass engraved on the lid with the war
Category
1910s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Nickel
Antique English WW1 Military Issued Compass - 1917
Located in Bath, GB
A good nickel plated WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass engraved on the lid with the war
Category
1910s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Nickel
British WWI Marching Compass with Leather Case
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military marching compass of heavy brass in original leather case from World War
Category
1910s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Glass
Antique English Signed Explorer Compass, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Victorian pocket / explorer compass with a cross bar needle pivoting on a jewelled
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
British WWI Marching Compass with Leather Case
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military marching compass of heavy brass in original leather case from World War
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Compasses
Materials
Glass
19THC MARINERS COMPASS QUILT - BLUE AND WHITE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A BEAUTIFUL AND VERY WELL QUILTED EXAMPLE OF A RARE MARINERS COMPASS QUILT. DATED 1884.-BLUE AND
Category
19th Century American Antique Compasses
Materials
Cotton
Rare Brass Air Balloon Compass, France, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Rare brass air balloon compass complete with goniometric circle, needle block and transparent
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Compass Locket Victorian Rose Gold Platinum Pendant
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Never lose your way... Platinum and 18 karat rose gold locket pendant with a compass cleverly
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
Mariner
s Compass Quilt with Wild Goose Chase
Located in Darnestown, MD
This stunning Mariner's Compass Quilt is enhanced by the Wild Goose Chase sashing and border. It is
Category
Early 19th Century North American Antique Compasses
Materials
Cotton
Turn-of-the-Century Golden Compass Pendant
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Never lose your way with this darling little golden compass suspended from your neck. Made of 18
Category
Early 1900s Antique Compasses
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique English Brass Cased Compass c.1900
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome cased late Victorian or Edwardian compass with hinged lid, the little button on the top
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Rare
Early 19thc Chintz Mariners Compass Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS VERY RARE COLLECTORS QUILT IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION AND HAS GREAT PIECING AND QUILTING.THIS QUALITY IS ONLY FOUND IN MUSEUMS AND IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS.THIS QUILT HAS BEEN OBTAI...
Category
19th Century American Antique Compasses
Materials
Cotton
Victorian Brass Compass Made in the Late 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass for travelers, from the Victorian era, UK late 19th century, of brass, compass
Category
1870s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Brass Boat Compass in a Box 19th Century
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished 19th century boat compass by Ritchie, Boston USA. Compass card has ship chandler
Category
1890s North American Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Antique Binnacle Sestrel Compass from Henry Browne
Son
By Henry Browne
Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Brass and oak construction. Brass plate on front reads: Compass #7542N.
Sestrel; Henry Browne
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Small Pocket Compass, Mahogany Wood and Brass, WWI
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass, mahogany wood and brass, used by British aviation officers during the First
Category
1910s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
American Compass Early 1900s, Brass on Wooden Base
Located in Milan, IT
Liquid compass on universal joint signed ES Ritchie & Sons Boston USA 47547 from the early 1900s
Category
1910s American Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Military, Short
Mason Ltd. Prismatic Mk. V Compass
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Short & Mason Ltd. Prismatic Mk. V Compass
Military Mk. V Prismatic Compass by Short & Mason Ltd
Category
1910s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Pocket Compass for a British Officer, Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Officer pocket compass of chromed brass shaped like a pocket watch. Made in England in the early
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Heymann Terrestrial Globe with Compass, Berlin, circa 1885
Located in Doylestown, PA
A 24 inch highly detailed terrestrial globe with compass by Ludwig Julius Heymann, Berlin, circa
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Compasses
Materials
Paper
Ships Compass from Robert Merrill of New York
Located in Norwell, MA
19th century Robert Merrill compass with brass bowl and varnished wood box. Sliding lid. Brass bowl
Category
1860s North American Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Ships Compass from Robert Merrill of New York
Located in Norwell, MA
19th century Robert Merrill compass with brass bowl and varnished wood box. Sliding lid. Brass bowl
Category
1860s North American Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Pocket Compass Made in France in the 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass pocket compass in the shape of a pocket watch, complete with lid. Six-wind compass card
Category
1920s French Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Vintage Binnacle Compass, English, Brass, Maritime, Navigation, Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage binnacle compass. An English, brass maritime navigation instrument, dating to the
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Antique Pocket Explorer
s Compass, English, Navigation Instrument, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pocket explorer's compass. An English, mahogany cased instrument, dating to the
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Compasses
Materials
Wood
Vintage Gimbal-Mounted Compass by Wilcox, Crittenden
Co.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a Victorian-era gimballed compass by Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. of Middletown
Category
1880s American Late Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Antique English Wooden Cased Compass by Stanley, London
By Stanley
Co., London 1
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome Victorian military explorer's compass dating to around 1840 / 1860 set in a hinged
Category
1850s British Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Wood
Antique 1890s Victorian Sterling Silver Compass Vesta Case
By Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English hallmarked sterling silver compass
Category
1890s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pocket Compass Used by British Aviation Officers, 1917
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by British aviation officers made of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket
Category
1910s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Antique 9k Rose Gold Compass Pendant, Carnelian Fob
Located in NEWARK, GB
A beautiful antique 9kt gold compass pendant or fob.
It has a Carnelian stone set to one side
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Compasses
Materials
Carnelian, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
J. H. Steward Pocket Military Compass c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A J. H. Steward Singer's Patent-type Pocket Military Compass, dating from c.1890 - 1910. This
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Mahogany and Brass Topographic Compass, Late 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Mahogany and brass topographic compass complete with goniometric circle and needle block for
Category
1860s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Vintage Proportional Divider, English, Brass, Compass, Draughtsman
s Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 6" proportional divider. An English, brass compass or draughtsman's instrument
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Antique English WWI 1917 British Army Officer
s Compass
Located in Bath, GB
An excellent example of a First World War military compass. It is fully functioning, has a brass
Category
1910s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Brass Topographic Compass Placed in Its Original Walnut Box
By Stoppani
Located in Milan, IT
Brass topographic compass signed Stoppani (a Swiss manufacturer created in 1913 and located in Bern
Category
1910s Swiss Antique Compasses
Victorian 9 Carat Gold Double Albert Chain with Compass
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This stylish double Albert chain holds a sweet compass and also two dog clips at either end. At the
Category
1850s British Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
9k Gold
Brass Nautical Compass on a Wooden Board, Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical liquid compass, brass, on universal joint mounted on wooden board. English manufacture of
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Pocket Compass Used by RAF Officers in the WWI
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by RAF officers in the WWI of brass in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass
Category
1910s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
WWI British Military Sighting Compass with Original Leather Case
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military officer's marching or sighting compass of heavy brass with original
Category
1910s English Edwardian Antique Compasses
Materials
Metal, Brass
Very Large Antique Wrought Iron and Gilt Bronze Compass
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very large antique wrought iron and gilt bronze compass
Very large wrought iron compass decorated
Category
Mid-18th Century European Antique Compasses
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Antique Gimballed Compass, English, Brass Scientific Instrument, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gimballed compass. An English, brass and glass decorative scientific instrument
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
RARE AND EARLY 19THC CHINTZ MARINERS COMPASS QUILT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS VERY RARE BEAUTIFUL COLLECTORS QUILT IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION AND IS MID 19THC. THE PATTERN,PIECING AND QUILTING IS THE VERY BEST A QUILT CAN GET. THIS QUALITY IS FOUND IN MUSUE...
Category
19th Century American Antique Compasses
Materials
Cotton
Pocket Compass for an Officer English Manufacture, Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Officer's pocket compass of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket watch. English manufacture from
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
1920s Antique Brass Magnetic Pocket Compass Antique Nautical Objects
Located in Milan, IT
Brass nautical pocket compass, equipped with a lid with glass and viewfinder for checking the
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Compass Pendant Fob, Ships Wheel, Sterling Silver
Located in NEWARK, GB
A fantastic antique, Victorian compass fob pendant designed as a ships wheel.
This is a nice sized
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Georgian Pocket Compass circa 1800 in Mahogany Case
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome Georgian compass dating to around 1800 set in a hinged mahogany block measuring 3
Category
Early 1800s George III Antique Compasses
Materials
Mahogany
Oak Compass German Manufacture of the Late 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic topographic compass, of oak and brass; instrument consisting of a magnetized needle free
Category
1880s German Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Solar Compass Clock, 1. Half of the 19th Century
Located in Praha, CZ
Fully functional. Solar compass horizontal clock designed for latitude 49 degrees.
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Archaistic Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Antique Folding Pocket Compass, Pillar Divider, Drawing Instrument, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique folding pocket compass. An English, Electrum alloy pillar-type divider drawing
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Metal
1915s Magnetic Pocket Compass Short
Mason Antique Scientific Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by British Army officers during World War I in 1915 of brass in the shape of a
Category
1910s Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
British Royal Navy Brass Dry Card Compass, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
British Royal Navy brass dry card compass with original side light burner, hinged viewing port, and
Category
19th Century British Antique Compasses
1916 Unique Large Nautical Ship Compass with Original Dial
Located in New York, NY
1916 unique large nautical ship compass with original dial. It is attached to wood plank. This item
Category
1910s American Industrial Antique Compasses
Antique Gimballed Compass, English, Brass, Decorative, Display, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gimballed compass. An English, brass and glass decorative scientific instrument
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique Oakwood Magnetic Surveyng Compass English Manufacture
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic surveying compass, oakwood with brass hinges and closing hooks, instrument consisting of a
Category
1870s British Antique Compasses
Materials
Brass
Chromed Brass Compass English Manufacture of the Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic chromed brass compass with a wide chain with hook, English manufacture of the early 1900s
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Compasses
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Antique Compasses For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique compasses is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, all antique compasses available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique compasses available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Folk Art and Georgian antique compasses are consistently popular styles. Many antique compasses are appealing in their simplicity, but Lawrence and Mayo, Ceebynite Short
Mason Taylor and E. Koehn Geneve Suisse produced popular antique compasses that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Compasses?
Prices for antique compasses can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique compasses begin at $150 and can go as high as $65,000, while the average can fetch as much as $853.
Questions About Antique Compasses
- How do antique compasses work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Antique compasses work with the use of magnets. Compasses use a magnetized needle that can rotate to line up with the Earth’s magnetic field, pointing towards the magnetic north. The basic concept of how compasses work has not changed over several centuries and magnetic compasses continue to work well today. Shop a variety of antique compasses on 1stDibs.
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