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1900s Antique Magnetic Nautical Brass Liquid Sestrel Compass in Original Box
Located in Milan, IT
Liquid magnetic nautical compass on universal joint signed Sestrel from the 1900s, in its original
Category
Early 1900s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Brass and Glass Nautical Compass on Oak Wooden Board, London, 1860
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and glass nautical compass on universal joint signed Coubro & Scrutton Ltd London from the
Category
1860s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1916s Chromed Brass Pocket Compass by British Aviation Officers Signed Dennison
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by Britihs aviation officers made of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Brass Nautical Antiques Prismatic Bearing Compass UK 1916 Original Leather Case
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing compass made of brass; it is a small compass, signed F. Darton & Co London n
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Cross-Legged Reduction Compass of Brass and Steel Italy 1760 circa
Located in Milan, IT
Cross-legged reduction compass, of brass and steel, signed Moltini F, Italian manufacture from the
Category
1750s Italian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique English Brass Cased Floating Card Explorers Pocket Compass, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A very attractive Victorian explorers compass dating to circa 1880.
The floating card dial
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Brass Cased Floating Card Explorers Pocket Compass c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A very attractive Victorian explorers compass dating to around 1890.
The floating card dial pivots
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Brass and Sterling Silver "Pocket Watch" Compass, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A most unusual pocket compass created in the form of a pocket watch, the case being made from
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Boston Made Yacht Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Yacht binnacle with polished gimballed compass by E.S.Ritchie of Boston and marked by ship chandler
Category
Early 1900s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Brass Cased Floating Card Explorers Pocket Compass, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A very attractive Victorian explorers compass dating to circa 1880.
The floating card dial
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Brass Cased Floating Card Explorers Pocket Compass, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A very attractive Victorian explorers compass dating circa 1880.
The floating card dial pivots
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Early Twentieth Century Boat Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass boat compass in varnished wood box. Highly polished and lacquered finish. By M.C. & Co
Category
1920s North American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Nineteenth Century Yacht Compass Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Yacht binnacle in varnished wood box. Solid brass gimbaled nineteenth century marine compass by
Category
1890s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Pocket Compass English, Manufacture 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass pocket compass in the shape of a pocket watch, complete with lid. Six-winds compass card
Category
1920s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Binnacle Compass 100% Original condition
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique 100% Original finish Ships Binnacle Compass house.
Category
1910s Spanish Industrial Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Binnacle Compass Mahogany and Brass End of the 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Rare and elegant binnacle compass made of mahogany and brass signed DENT's Patent COMPASS no. 545
Category
1890s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Wood
Small Brass Travel Compass with Lid of the Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Small brass travel compass with lid, compass card with four winds and goniometric circle of
Category
Early 20th Century French Brass Compass Antique
Scottish Ship
s Compass Circa 1890
Located in Norwell, MA
Nineteenth century ship's compass. The card reads "Robert Park, 14 Cathcart St., Greenock. Set into
Category
1890s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
American Compass Placed in Its Original Box of Turned Brass
By S. Thaxter
Son
Located in Milan, IT
Dry compass placed in its original box of turned brass enclosed by a protective glass and complete
Category
1890s American Brass Compass Antique
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
Category
1880s American Brass Compass Antique
Fine Brass Cased Pocket Compass by Short
Mason Ltd., London c.1910
By Short
Mason
Located in Bath, GB
A very fine English brass cased compass, professionally cleaned and polished restoring it to it's
Category
1910s British Edwardian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1918s Small Pocket Nautical Brass Magnetic Compass Signed F.L French Limited
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L (French Limited) N. 246378
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
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
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Skylight Yacht Binnacle Compass Boston Maker
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass yacht binnacle with gimbaled compass from E.S.Ritchie of Boston. Compass dates to the
Category
1920s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique Sand Cast Compass
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Working Compass, solid brass in a solid oak box. Great piece of nautical history.
Category
Early 20th Century Brass Compass Antique
18th Century Gilt Brass and Silver Pocket or Miniature Sundial Compass with Case
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Georg Vogler). The octagonal gilt brass base has a glazed silver compass rose showing a magnetic
Category
18th Century Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Silver, Brass
1921 Antique Brass Sundial Compass Signed Outdoor Supply Co. Inc. N.Y. USA
Located in Milan, IT
Brass sundial compass signed Outdoor Supply Co. Inc. N.Y. USA, 1921. The clock is equipped with a
Category
1920s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Nautical Compass signed Sestrel, UK, 1876
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical liquid compass, brass, on universal joint, British manufacture, mounted on wooden board
Category
1870s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Nineteenth Century Boxed Compass by "Thaxter"
By Samuel Thaxter
Located in Norwell, MA
Nineteenth century boat compass in spun brass bowl by S. Thaxter and Sons of 125 State St, Boston
Category
1880s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
F Barker
Son Lensatic Marching Compass
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
F Barker & Son Lensatic Compass.
A great little F Barker & Son marching compass dating from around
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Cased Compass - Reg. 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
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Brass Nautical Compass Made in UK in the Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Small nautical pocket compass in its original turned brass case complete with compass card block
Category
1860s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century Boxed Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Mid-19th century boxed compass by Samuel Thaxter of Boston. Dry compass card, brass housing, fitted
Category
Mid-19th Century Brass Compass Antique
Antique Box Compass by Thaxter
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass gimballed compass fastened to dove-tailed wooden box by Thaxter and Son of Boston. Dry
Category
Late 19th Century Brass Compass Antique
Boston Compass by F.W. Lincoln Jr
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass boat compass by F.W. Lincoln Jr & Co. of Boston, Massachusetts. Nineteenth century. Simple
Category
1880s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Boxed Compass by Wilcox Crittenden
Located in Norwell, MA
Wilcox Crittenden boxed compass with brass gimbal and dry compass card mounted into a dovetailed
Category
19th Century Brass Compass Antique
Compass in Its Original Turned Brass Box of the Mid-19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Dry compass placed in its original turned brass box with a protection glass. English manufacture of
Category
1850s British Brass Compass Antique
End 19th Century Antique Magnetic Topographic Compass Made in Brass and Oak
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic topographic compass, of oak and brass; instrument consisting of a magnetized needle free
Category
1890s Italian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Oak
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Military, Short
Mason Ltd. Prismatic Mk. V Compass
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
.
The compass has a brass body and lid with original black finish, the glass lid having a sighting
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Dry Pocket Nautical Compass Placed in Its Original Box Made of Turned Brass
Located in Milan, IT
Small dry pocket nautical compass placed in its original box made of turned brass, complete with
Category
1860s British Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Metal, Brass
Japanese Compass Made in the Early 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Japanese types. The compass has a brass cylindrical box; on its bottom it is fixed a hard metal stem
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Brass Compass Antique
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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.
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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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