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Antique Wooden Compass

Antique Brass Scottish Surveyor s Compass in Fitted Wooden Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique surveyor's compass originates from Scotland and dates to approximately 1880 and made
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Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Wooden Compass

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Metal, Brass

Antique Keuffel Esser Co 141547 Surveyors Compass in Case w Wooden Tripod Base
By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Keuffel & Esser Co 141547 Surveyors Compass in Case with Adjustable Wooden Tripod Base
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Metal

Amazing Chest, Italy, late 16th century
Located in Madrid, ES
. Sides framed by geometric wooden inlays. Front with compass opening. Upper surface and front opening not
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16th Century Italian Gothic Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Wood

Antique Amazing Chest, Italy, late 16th century
Amazing Chest, Italy, late 16th century
$8,916
H 25.2 in W 84.26 in D 29.14 in
An English POCKET GLOBE with dial for time zones
By Newton and Son
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
ungraduated, half-meridian arc, sitting atop a wooden stand with an inset compass, the front dial gives the
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1830s British Other Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Mahogany

Antique An English POCKET GLOBE with dial for time zones
An English POCKET GLOBE with dial for time zones
$11,889 Sale Price
20% Off
H 9.25 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Large 24 Piece Antique Mechanical Drafting Set Original Fitted Metal Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
wooden rulers and various compasses and dividers of differing sizes and configurations. The set comes in
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Early 20th Century German Edwardian Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Metal

Recent Sales

Children s Club Chair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
wooden compass feet, its hull trimmed with brown leather look are in very good state of conservation.
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1650s French Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Faux Leather

Antique Children
s Club Chair
Children
s Club Chair
H 25.2 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
1916s Pocket Magnetic Compass for the Raf Officers Antique Surveyor Measurement
Located in Milan, IT
wooden compass.
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1910s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1915s Magnetic Pocket Compass Short Mason Antique Scientific Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
on board of a magnet and a "bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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1910s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1917s Verner s Pattern Small Brass Nautical Compass Supplied English Officers
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L N. 109166 produced in 1917
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1910s British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1900s Antique Magnetic Nautical Brass Liquid Sestrel Compass in Original Box
Located in Milan, IT
on board of a magnet and a "bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.    
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Early 1900s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1900s Brass Magnetic Compass Signed Sestrel Antique Maritime Navigation Tool
Located in Milan, IT
ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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Early 1900s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Small Brass Antique Telescope with Leather-Covered Handle
Located in Milan, IT
"bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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1870s French Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

American Compass Early 1900s, Brass on Wooden Base
Located in Milan, IT
, mounted on a wooden and brass base made to measure 20 x 9 cm, height 13.5 cm, compass diameter 13 cm. Good
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1910s American Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Antique English Wooden Cased Compass by Stanley, London
By Stanley Co., London 1
Located in Bath, GB
wooden block measuring 2" square. The compass has a shapely blued-steel needle (marked N & S) and the
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1850s British Victorian Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Wood

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
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Early 20th Century British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Topographic Compass, Wooden and Brass, of the Late 19th Century
By W. L.E. Gurley
Located in Milan, IT
Topographic compass, wooden and brass, signed W. & L. E. Gurley Troy USA of the late 19th century
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1880s American Antique Wooden Compass

1900s Sestrel Antique Nautical Magnetic Compass in its Original Wooden Box
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic compass on universal joint in its original wooden box with slot lid, signed Sestrel in the
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Early 1900s British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Brass and Glass Nautical Compass on Oak Wooden Board, London, 1860
Located in Milan, IT
second half of the 19th century and mounted on oak wooden board. The compass consists of a brass and
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1860s British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Salmoiraghi Compass Made of Brass in the Early 1900s on Wooden Base
By Filotecnica Salmoiraghi Milano
Located in Milan, IT
Liquid compass on universal joint made by La Filotecnica Milano Ing. A. Salmoiraghi in the early
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

19th Century Boxed Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Style: Boxed compass Size: 9" x 9" x 6 1/2", dry compass card diameter: 5 1/2"
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19th Century Antique Wooden Compass

19th Century Boxed Compass
19th Century Boxed Compass
H 6.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
Brass Compass First Half of the 19th Century Mounted on a Walnut Wooden Base
By Blake Son Gosport
Located in Milan, IT
the 19th century and mounted on a walnut wooden base. The compass is made of a brass and glass case on
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1840s British Antique Wooden Compass

Nautical Compass signed Sestrel, UK, 1876
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical liquid compass, brass, on universal joint, British manufacture, mounted on wooden board
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1870s British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Nautical Compass signed Sestrel, UK, 1876
Nautical Compass signed Sestrel, UK, 1876
H 5.52 in W 8.98 in D 4.26 in
Large English nautical magnetic compass in brass and glass early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
on board of a magnet and a "bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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Early 1900s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Vintage Gimbal-Mounted Compass by Wilcox, Crittenden Co.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, Connecticut. The brass compass is beautifully constructed and fitted in its original wooden lidded box. The
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1880s American Late Victorian Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Dry Magnetic Compass Signed J. S. Stockholm, Early 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Dry magnetic compass placed in its original wooden case green painted, compass card with eight
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Wood

Early 1900s Magnetic Compass Signed Henry Browne Son Antique Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
inches. Very good condition. It is a small antique brass compass with a wooden handle that is typically
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Early 1900s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Nautical Hand-Held Magnetic Bearing Compass H. Browne Sestrel
Located in Milan, IT
- 4.13 inches. Very good condition. It is a small antique brass compass with a wooden handle that is
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1890s British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Sestrel Compass Late 19th Century, Brass and Wood Support base made of Brass
By Henry Browne Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Milan, IT
good condition. It is a small antique brass compass with a wooden handle that is typically used for
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1880s British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1900s Russian World Globe Dioram Made of Wood and Paper
Located in Marbella, ES
The wooden base has an embedded compass and supports the globe on a bronze stand.       
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Early 20th Century Russian Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Bronze

Terrestrial Globe Signed Cary, London, 1798
By Cary
Located in Milan, IT
finished, on a wooden tripod. One compass joints the three feet. Brass meridian. Maker CARY, London
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1790s British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Small Terrestrial Earth Globe by Heymann, circa 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
bowl. revolvable mounted on a turned wooden base with compass. perimeter 37.8" (96 cm). good condition
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19th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Wood, Cardboard

Jamaican Marquetry Tea Caddy in Caribbean Woods by Ralph Turnbull
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Caribbean timbers and wooden nails with compass roses and a central starburst roundel on the front, the
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1830s Jamaican Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Wood

1920s Nautical English Magnetic Brass Compass Antique Marine Navigation Tool
Located in Milan, IT
board of a magnet and a "bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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1920s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

19th Century Brass Compass Antique Marine Navigation Instrument Nautical Antique
Located in Milan, IT
on board of a magnet and a "bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.    
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1880s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1920s Brass Nautical Dirigo Seattle Compass Antique Marine Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
of a magnet and a "bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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1920s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Earòy 1900s Nautical Compass Signed Ritchie Boston Antique Maritime Navigation
Located in Milan, IT
rose complete with protractor circle and located in a oak wooden box with slit cover, compass card with
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Early 1900s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1918s Antique Magnetic Brass Pocket Compass Signed Cruchon Emons Paris N. 918
Located in Milan, IT
ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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1910s French Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1900s, Big Magnetic Brass Nautical Compass Antique Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
magnet and a "bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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Early 1900s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

19th Century Magnetic Nautical Compass Original Box Antique Marine Nautical Tool
Located in Milan, IT
"bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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1890s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1900s Ritchie Boston Usa Brass Nautical Magnetic Compass Maritime Navigation
Located in Milan, IT
F.B. Harrisman of Chicago, the compass is mounted on a custom ona wooden board and brass base made to
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Early 1900s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Large English Edwardian Wooden Desk Compass c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent large English desk compass measuring 6 1/2" in diameter; the underside has been
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1910s British Edwardian Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Walnut

American Compass from the Early 1900s Brass with Wooden Box
Located in Milan, IT
original wooden box with slot cover and mounted on a walnut board. The compass consists of a cylindrical
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Early 20th Century American Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Early 1900s Small Nautical Compass Original Wooden Box Antique Navigation Tool
Located in Milan, IT
original wooden box. Box size 12x12 h 8.5 cm. Compass diameter 7.5 cm. Excellent condition, fully
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Early 20th Century British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Large Nautical Compass Second Half of the 19th Century on Wooden Board
Located in Milan, IT
the 19th century mounted on wooden board. The compass has a cylindrical brass container, on the bottom
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1860s British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1860 English Antique Brass Nautical Magnetic Dry Compass in Original Wooden Box
Located in Milan, IT
Dry compass in its original wooden box with slot lid. English manufacture from the second half of
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1860s British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1870s English Dry Nautical Compass Original Wooden Box Signed Mc Innels Glasgow
Located in Milan, IT
Dry compass in its original wooden box with slot lid. English manufacture from the second half of
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1870s British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1860 German Magnetic Nautical Compass in Its Original Wooden Box with Slot Lid
Located in Milan, IT
Large dry compass placed in its original wooden box with slot lid. Signed AUG. CARSTENS Hamburg
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1860s German Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Compass Signed Observator, 1920s
By Observator
Located in Milan, IT
original oak wooden box with slit cover. Compass card with 16 winds and goniometric circle. The compass has
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1920s Dutch Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Compass Signed Observator, 1920s
Compass Signed Observator, 1920s
H 9.45 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Sestrel Compass Late 19th Century, Brass and Wood
By Henry Browne Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Milan, IT
good condition. It is a small antique brass compass with a wooden handle that is typically used for
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1880s British Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Beringer
By David Beringer
Located in Milano, MI
Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass a portable wooden boxwood sundial with compass, of
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Late 18th Century German Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Kleininger
Located in Milano, MI
Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass a portable wooden boxwood sundial with compass, of
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Late 18th Century German Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

1900s Magnetic Compass Signed Kelvin Hughes Ltd Gt Britain Nautical Antiques
Located in Milan, IT
Hand-held magnetic bearing compass, signed Kelvin & Hughes Ltd Gt Britain N. 5328/B, early 1900s
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Early 1900s Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Brass

Extra Large Wooden Compass, France, circa 1890
Located in Houston, TX
Extra Large Wooden Compass, France c.1890. The grand scale of this compass that is in working order
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19th Century French Antique Wooden Compass

Extra Large Wooden French Architect Compass, circa 1890
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first! The grand scale of this French architect compass, circa 1890 that is in working
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1890s French Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Wood

Monumental Pair of Cary s Library Globes
Located in New York, NY
stretcher with glazed round wooden compass case enclosing a paper compass card and magnetized metal needle
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19th Century English Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Mahogany

19th century Globe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Globe on wooden stand with built-in compass at base and Zodiac ring.
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19th Century Dutch Antique Wooden Compass

Materials

Paper, Wood

19th century Globe
19th century Globe
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Wooden Compass

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Steel, Iron

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Oak

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Metal

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Antique Wooden Compass For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique wooden compass for your home. Each antique wooden compass for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using brass, metal and wood. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique wooden compass, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. You’ll likely find more than one antique wooden compass that is appealing in its simplicity, but Blake Son Gosport, Filotecnica Salmoiraghi Milano and W. L.E. Gurley produced versions that are worth a look.

Finding the Right Collectibles-curiosities for You

Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior. 

Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world. 

And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.

The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.

Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.  

Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.

Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.

Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.

Questions About Antique Wooden Compass
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Antique 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Antique wooden bowls were used in either storing or serving food. Wooden bowls were also preferred for bread making, as the wood held the heat that was generated by the fermenting yeast. You’ll find a variety of antique wooden bowls from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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