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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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Prismatic Bearing Brass Compass
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L (French Limited) N. 124291
Category
1910s French Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Splendid Gustavian Brass Compass with Sundial, Late 18th Century Sweden
Located in Knivsta, SE
Splendid Gustavian Brass Compass with Sundial, Late 18th Century Sweden. By Swedish 18th century
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass, Iron
Brass Compass the Magnapole, Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical travel compass made of brass in the early 1900s, the Magnapole; small compass used away
Category
Early 20th Century British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
American Brass Compass by Wittnauer WWI
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass for an American army officer of the First World War of chromed brass in the shape of
Category
1910s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Brass compass with mother of pearl dial from WW1 period , English circa 1914
Located in Central England, GB
This superb example of an early 20th century heavy folding brass compass is of a design and type
Category
Early 20th Century British Other Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1907s Pocket Magnetic Crome Plated Brass Compass Antique Scientific Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass chrome plated brass with the shape of a pocket watch, with lid engraving K.F
Category
Early 1900s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique Surveyor
s Theodolite, English, Brass Compass, Oak Case, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique surveyor's theodolite. An English, brass instrument in oak case by Troughton and
Category
Early 20th Century British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Pocket Brass Compass Used by the Royal Air Force Officers of 1916
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by the Royal Air Force officers of 1916 made of chromed brass in the shape of
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique Navigation Brass Compass made in 1918 and Supplied to British Officers
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing compass made of brass; it is a small compass, Verner’s Pattern model named after
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Brass Compass Made in the Early 1900s Used to Check the Ship
s Course
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical travel compass of brass made in the early 1900s, this is a small compass used far from
Category
Early 20th Century British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Brass Compass Made in England in the Early 1900s with its Leather Case
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical pocket compass made of turned brass signed Lawrence & Mayo London from the early 1900s
Category
Early 20th Century British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1916 Old Pocket Brass Compass for a Royal Air Force Officer Signed Short
Mason
Located in Milan, IT
chromed brass in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass is equipped with a lid with snap closure with
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Brass Compass First Half of the 19th Century Mounted on a Walnut Wooden Base
By Blake
Son Gosport
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and glass dry compass on universal joint signed Blake & Son Gosport made in the first half of
Category
1840s British Brass Compass Antique
Compass Used in Topography, Brass, in Its Original Mahogany Box with Slit Cover
By Chollet - Delamarre Paris 1
Located in Milan, IT
Compass used in topography for the alignment and positioning of theodolites. Brass compass placed
Category
1840s French Brass Compass Antique
Small Travel Compass with Lid Made in Germany in the Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Small travel compass with lid, made of brass; compass card with eight winds and goniometric circle
Category
Early 20th Century German Brass Compass Antique
Sestrel Compass Late 19th Century, Brass and Wood Support base made of Brass
By Henry Browne
Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Milan, IT
19th century. Support base made of turned brass. Measures: Height 23 cm, compass diameter 10.5 cm. Very
Category
1880s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Bliss Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine yacht binnacle by John Bliss. Highly polished yacht binnacle with gimbaled brass compass "Star
Category
19th Century Brass Compass Antique
$6,995
19th Century English Small Wood Pocket Travel Compass Card with 16 Winds
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass, wood and brass, compass card with 16 winds with goniometric circle on printed
Category
19th Century Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Wood
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
Category
1880s American Late Victorian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Early 1900s Magnetic Compass Signed Henry Browne
Son Antique Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
1900s. Support base made of turned brass. Height 23 cm - 9 inches, compass diameter 10.5 cm - 4.13
Category
Early 1900s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Nautical Hand-Held Magnetic Bearing Compass H. Browne Sestrel
Located in Milan, IT
19th century. Support base made of turned brass. Height 23 cm - 9 inches, compass diameter 10.5 cm
Category
1890s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Brass Ships Compass, Circa 1880
Located in Norwell, MA
Late nineteenth century ships compass with gimbal mounted into a varnished wood box. Compass card
Category
1880s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Brass Prismatic Bearing Compass, 1918
Located in Milan, IT
Brass prismatic bearing compass; it is a small compass, Verner’s Pattern model produced in 1918 and
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Large Brass Nautical Compass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This large brass nautical compass was custom made in France around the year 1900 and features a
Category
Early 1900s French Brass Compass Antique
Brass Yacht Compass in Mahogany Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass gimballed boat compass fitted to a dovetailed varnished box. This is a 19th century
Category
1880s North American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Brass Cased Compass, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A smart early twentieth century brass cased travelling compass with lid to protect the glass
Category
Early 20th Century Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Boat Compass by "Thaxter
Son"
By Samuel Thaxter
Located in Norwell, MA
Nineteenth century solid brass gimballed boat compass with varnished wood box. Compass card is
Category
1880s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Brass Topographic Compass Made in Wien
By C.E Kraft
Located in Milan, IT
Brass topographic compass signed C.E Kraft in Wien placed in its original wooden box, second half
Category
1870s Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
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
Category
1910s American Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Magnetic Compass for Topographers Made of Brass
By Peigné
Located in Milan, IT
Rare and particular ancient magnetic compass for topographers, made of brass; instrument consisting
Category
1870s French Brass Compass Antique
WWI Military Officer
s Marching Compass, Cbynite Radium Compass
By J.H Steward
Located in Austin, TX
A working military officer's marching or sighting compass of heavy brass from World War One, an
Category
Early 20th Century English Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Metal, Brass
English Compass Ship
s log, 40
s, teak and brass, 19th century compass. XIX
By Ainsley South Shields
Located in Valladolid, ES
brass following the model created by Lionel Corp in 1943 for the US Navy. Inside it presents a magnetic
Category
1880s English Arts and Crafts Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Bronze, Iron
1917s Brass Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Marine Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Brass nautical travel compass complete with leather case signed Barnes & Morris London n.13844 from
Category
1910s Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1920s Sestrel Brass Nautical Gimbal Compass Antique Maritime Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
board with brass mounts. The compass consists of a cylindrical container in brass and bronze, on the
Category
1920s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1900s Brass Magnetic Compass Signed Sestrel Antique Maritime Navigation Tool
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and glass dry compass on universal joint signed Sestrel made in the first half of the 19th
Category
Early 1900s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
XIX century Antique Brass Magnetic Topographic Compass with Goniometric Circle
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic topographic compass, of brass, an instrument consisting of a magnetized needle free to
Category
1880s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Binnacle form wet compass
Located in San Francisco, CA
An American brass enclosed binnacle form wet compass in working order, circa 1900. Now on a custom
Category
Early 20th Century American Brass Compass Antique
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
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1900s Brass Theodolite Compass And Eccentric Telescope Signed SUSS Budapepest
Located in Milan, IT
Rare brass Theodolite with compass and eccentric telescope from the early 1900s. Signed SUSS N
Category
Early 1900s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Rare Telltale Ships Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship captains telltale ships compass on gimbal. Dry card compass by Van Der Voort, 34 Brewers Canal
Category
1890s European Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
1900s French Manufacture Antique Pocket Magnetic Compass Made of Turned Brass
Located in Milan, IT
Small travel compass made of turned brass with lid, eight winds compass card of engraved and
Category
Early 1900s French Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
WWI UK Avation Brass Pocket Compass Raf Officers Antique Scientific Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used during the First World War by RAF officers of chromed brass in the shape of an
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
WWI Antique American Chromed Brass Pocket Compass by Wittnauer Army Officers
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass for an American army officer of the First World War of chromed brass in the shape of
Category
1910s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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Brass Compass Antique For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic brass compass antique available at 1stDibs. A brass compass antique — often made from brass, metal and wood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a brass compass antique — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each brass compass antique bearing Victorian, Georgian or Industrial hallmarks is very popular. Lawrence and Mayo, E. Koehn Geneve Suisse and Henry Browne
Son Ltd Sestrel each produced at least one beautiful brass compass antique that is worth considering.
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.
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Questions About Brass Compass Antique
- 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.
- Is antique brass strong?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, antique brass is strong because it is made with zinc and copper. Brass is considered a strong and durable metal crafted to be long-lasting and withstand rust and corrosion. Shop a selection of antique and vintage brass items on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022You can tell if brass is treated to appear antique by looking at the patina. Because real aged brass is often made of copper, the older it gets the more likely it is to have a greenish or bluish patina that you’d expect from copper. Modern brass that’s designed to look antique will have a brownish hue, not a blue-green one. Shop a collection of antique brass from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021Most antique brass items are solid brass. A great way of identifying solid brass antiques is by using a magnet. If you feel a pull, then the item is brass plated and not solid brass. Additionally, few brass antiques display stamps or maker's marks to depict the place and year of manufacturing. Find antique and vintage brass furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- What color is antique brass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021Antique brass color is a shade mix of a rich, deep brown with golden undertones. The warm, low-luster finish is similar to natural brass. Check out 1stDibs for a range of antique brass decorative objects, furniture, pendants, and much more.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a couple points to check in determining if your chandelier is antique. The drops were faceted on both sides, and there also may be daisy-shaped glass buttons. You can also shop a range of chandeliers from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023To tell if a candle holder is solid antique brass, you can try placing a magnet on it. Brass is not magnetic, so if there is any attraction, the piece is unlikely to be solid brass. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of candle holders.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021The price of an antique brass bed depends on the period it belongs to. For example, if your brass bed is from the 1970s and has the least amount of ornamentation, it can cost between $300 to $500. Find antique and vintage brass beds on 1stDibs.
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