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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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Glass
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Glass
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Early 18th Century Italian Compass, Pierre de Baillou, Milan
By Pierre de Baillou
Located in Milano, IT
Compass
Pierre de Baillou
Milan, first quarter of the 18th century
Brass, steel and glass
It
Category
1720s Italian Other Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass, Steel
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique c.1910 English Pocket Magnifying Glass / Loop With Compass
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little folding loop or magnifying glass made from brass, dating to the early twentieth
Category
1910s European Edwardian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1918s Barke
s Magnetic Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket liquid bearing compass signed F. Barker’s Patent 1918, used by British army officers during
Category
1910s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1918s Barke
s Magnetic Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket liquid bearing compass signed F. Barker’s Patent 1918, used by British army officers during
Category
1910s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Pocket Magnifying Glass / Loop With Compass c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little folding loop or magnifying glass made from brass, dating to the early twentieth
Category
1920s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Pocket Magnifying Glass / Loop with Compass, c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little folding loop or magnifying glass made from brass, dating to the early twentieth
Category
1910s British Edwardian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Pocket Magnifying Glass / Loop With Compass c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little folding loop or magnifying glass made from brass, dating to the early twentieth
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
British Militray Officer
s WWI Marconi Marching Compass with Lanyard Strap
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military officer's Marconi marching or sighting compass of heavy brass from World
Category
1910s English Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique English Pocket Magnifying Glass / Loop With Compass c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little folding loop or magnifying glass made from brass, dating to the early twentieth
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
American Mahogany Wood Antique Magnetic Binnacle Nautical Compass, circa 1896
Located in Milan, IT
Rare mahogany wood binnacle compass. Inside there is a liquid compass mounted on a universal joint
Category
1890s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Survey Compass Swiss Made in 1915 for U.S. Engineer Corps
Located in Milan, IT
Rare magnetic nautical survey compass, brass, Cruchon & Emons Berne Swiss n. n. 54826 made in 1915
Category
1910s Swiss Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Survey Compass Swiss Made in 1918 for U.S. Engineer Corps
Located in Milan, IT
Rare magnetic nautical survey compass, brass, Cruchon & Emons Berne Swiss n. 55929 made in 1918 for
Category
1910s Swiss Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1916s Pocket Magnetic Compass for the Raf Officers Antique Surveyor Measurement
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass for the RAF officers, signed F. Darton & Co London V n. 77824 1916 made of brass
Category
1910s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Pocket Compass for a RAF Officer Signed Terrasse W. Co 1918
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass for a RAF officer signed Terrasse W. Co VI n. 70065 from 1918, made of brass in the
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Survey Compass Swiss Made in 1918 for U.S. Engineer Corps
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage nautical bearing magnetic compass, pocket made of brass, signed Cruchon & Emons Berne n
Category
1910s Swiss Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Pocket Compass Used by the Royal Air Force Officers in 1915
Located in Milan, IT
of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass is equipped with a lid with snap closure
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Mining Topographic Compass Davis
Son London First Half of the 1800s
Located in Milan, IT
Mining diopter topographic compass of brass signed Davis & Son London & Derby, first half of the
Category
1840s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
19th Century Compass Box, Measuring and Drawing Tools, England, circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
, rectangular wooden box with brass thread inlays.
Inside are numerous compasses with various attachments as
Category
Late 19th Century English Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
WW1 1917 British Army Officer
s Compass - Verner
s Patent MK VIII
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Magnetic Compass Signed Henry Browne
Son Ltd Sestrel, Early 20th Century
Located in Milan, IT
in the early 20th century. Complete with original oak wood box with brass hinges, compass height with
Category
Early 20th Century British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Field Glasses / Binoculars by Lawrence and Mayo, with Compass
Located in Bath, GB
Mayo, dating to circa 1910. These English pocket sized field glasses or binoculars are made from brass
Category
1910s English Edwardian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1900s Sestrel Antique Nautical Magnetic Compass in its Original Wooden Box
Located in Milan, IT
early 1900s. The compass consists of a cylindrical vessel of brass and bronze, called a mortar, on the
Category
Early 1900s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
18th Century German Equinoctial Pocket Sundial and Compass by Ludwig Theodor
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
brass base, which holds a recessed compass with circular glass; a hinged silvered brass sector to adjust
Category
18th Century German Grand Tour Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
19th century Antique Magnetic Nautical Compass W.T. Fisher English Manufacturer
Located in Milan, IT
Compass in its original wooden box with slot lid. Signed W. T. FISHER Great Yarmouth, mid 19th
Category
1850s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Field Glasses / Binoculars by Lawrence and Mayo - With Compass
By Lawrence and Mayo
Located in Bath, GB
Mayo, dating to c.1910. These English pocket sized Field glasses or binoculars are made from brass
Category
1910s English Edwardian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1917s Prismatic Magnetic Pocket Compass Signed F-L Antique Marine Navigation
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L N. 183801 produced in 1917. It
Category
1910s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Field Glasses / Binoculars by Lawrence and Mayo, with Compass
Located in Bath, GB
Mayo, dating to c.1910. These English pocket sized Field glasses or binoculars are made from brass
Category
1910s British Edwardian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1918 Survey Magnetic Compass for U.S. Engineer Corps Antique Nautical Objects
Located in Milan, IT
Rare magnetic compass for nautical detection, of brass, signed Cruchon & Emons Berne n. 67770 of
Category
1910s Swiss Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Magnetic Hand Bearing Compass Henry Browne
Son Ltd Sestrel London 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Compass by hand magnetic sensing, signed Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel No. 9890/b Made in England, Barking & London from the early 1900s. Height cm 23- inches 9, compass diamete...
Category
Early 1900s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
WWI 1918 British Army Officer
s Compass by J H Steward, London
Located in Bath, GB
a brass case and is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Field Glasses or Binoculars by Lawrence and Mayo, with Compass
By Lawrence and Mayo
Located in Bath, GB
Mayo, dating to circa 1910. These English pocket sized Field glasses or binoculars are made from brass
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English Compass in Case with White Enamel Dial; Georgian circa 1820
Located in Bath, GB
A charming early little compass with a gilded case and a perfect white enameled face or dial. The
Category
1820s English George III Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Bussola nautica da tasca in ottone, firmata 5m LANCERS COMPASS. Inghilterra 1920
Located in Milan, IT
Bussola nautica da tasca in ottone, firmata 5m LANCERS COMPASS, manifattura inglese degli anni
Category
1920s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Pocket Compass for a US Army Officers Signed Keuffel
Esser Co NY WWI
Located in Milan, IT
War of chrome-plated brass in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass is equipped with a lid with
Category
1910s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
WWI 1915 British Army Officer
s Compass, Verner
s Patent by Ed Koehn Geneva
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category
1910s Swiss Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Nautical Compass in Its Original Oak Box Signed Iver C. Weilbach
C. Copenhagen
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical compass of brass and glass mounted on a universal joint and placed in its original oak box
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
WWI 1917 British Army Officer
s Compass, Verner
s Patent MK VIII by French Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category
1910s English Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
WW1 1915 British Army Officer
s Compass - Verner
s Patent MK VII by E. Koehn
Located in Bath, GB
brass case and is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are perfectly
Category
1910s Swiss Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
WWI 1917 British Army Officer
s Compass, Verner
s Patent MK VIII by French Ltd
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category
1910s English Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
WWI 1917 British Army Officer
s Compass, Verner
s Patent Mk viii by French Ltd
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category
1910s European Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
WW1 1918 British Army Officer
s Compass, Verner
s Patent MK VIII by E. Koehn
By E. Koehn Geneve Suisse
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VIII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and
Category
1910s Swiss Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique W
L.E Gurley Troy N.Y Surveyors Transit Compass Scope Tripod Stand
By W.
L.E. Gurley
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique surveyor’s level transit signed W & L.E Gurley, Troy NY. Made from oak, brass and glass
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Polished Brass Yacht Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished brass yacht binnacle with gimballed compass by Dirigo. Compass is also polished. Mushroom
Category
1920s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Diminutive Solid Brass Yacht Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Choice highly polished and lacquered solid brass yacht binnacle with gimbaled compass, sidelights
Category
1920s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1920s Brass Nautical Magnetic PocketCompass Antique Marine Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Brass survey compass made in 1920 circa, signed The Magnapole; small compass used away from
Category
1920s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique Gadget Cane, English, Mahogany, Brass, Walking Stick, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gadget cane. An English, mahogany and brass walking stick with concealed compass
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany
Brass Ships Binnacle. Henry Browne
Son Ltd., Circa 1900
By Henry Browne
Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Charleston, SC
desirable and Fine maritime instrument is made of carved mahogany and brass with a helmet style compass
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass, Iron
German Mahogany
Brass Nautical Binnacle, Maker Kreuziger Hamburg 11 Circa 1870
By Georg Hechelmann Hamburg
Located in Charleston, SC
This highly desirable and fine nautical instrument is made of carved mahogany with a brass and
Category
1870s German Victorian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass, Iron
Rare Nineteenth Century Yacht Binnacle by Whyte Thomson
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare nineteenth century solid brass yacht binnacle with gimballed compass marked with the maker's
Category
1880s Scottish Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Ships Binnacle with Wheel on Pedestal
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass yacht binnacle compass with six spoke wheel with varnished wood handles. The nineteenth
Category
Early 1900s North American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1850 Vintage Drawing Instruments Set sold by Papeterie Henri Eloy in Peronne
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant box of compasses made in the mid-19th century. Wooden box with brass hinges, complete with
Category
1850s French Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fine and Rare Pair of English Regency Floor Standing Library Globes
By Thomas Harris and Son
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
stretchers incorporate a brass bezeled compass.
The terrestrial gores updated in the late 1820s include the
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique Surveyor
s Level, English, Theodolite, Desk, Ornament, William Stanley
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, brass dust cover
Prismatic surveying compass situated beneath primary tube
Choice of two eye-pieces
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian 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.
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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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