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Unusual Antique English Folding Compass In Brass Case c.1900
Located in Bath, GB
An unusual English compass which folds into it's own brass case. Marked "England" and dating to c
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
American Compass from the Early 1900s Brass with Wooden Box
Located in Milan, IT
Liquid compass on universal joint signed STAR Boston 46723 from the early 1900s, complete with
Category
Early 20th Century American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
19th Century Rare Brass Pocket Compass Marine Navigation, Travelling Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Very rare vintage brass pocket nautical compass mounted inside a clock case with a ring to hang it
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1880s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Nineteenth Century Ship
s Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Very early ship's compass with turned brass bowl. Fitted on a gimbal into a varnished wood box with
Category
1880s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Compass Signed Observator, 1920s
By Observator
Located in Milan, IT
Liquid compass on gimbals signed Observator dated back to the 1920s. The compass is placed in its
Category
1920s Dutch Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
French Equinoctial Compass Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
Description: This French equinoctial compass sundial is a rare and precious piece. It features a
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1870s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Circa 1840, Boat Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat Marines compass in spun brass bowl with original clay putty and glass. Strap gimbal and
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1840s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Small German Pocket Compass Made of Oak and Brass
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass made of oak and brass, complete with compass card with eight winds and an
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1860s German Brass Compass Antique
WW1 American Army Officer Pocket Brass Magnetic Compass Antique Scientific Tool
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass for the American army officers during the First World War, of brass with the shape
Category
1910s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Signed American Brass Surveyor
s Compass, New York, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Signed American brass surveyor's compass enclosed in original fitted mahogany carrying case with
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19th Century American Brass Compass Antique
Antique Copper Brass Nautical Maritime Gimbal Compass Binnacle Oil Lamp 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique English nautical ship / Yacht / lifeboat gimbal compass / binnacle. Copper and brass body
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Early 20th Century Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
San Francisco Crass Boat Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished and lacquered brass boat compass with compass card marked "Louis Weule Company, San
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Early 1900s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1914 Brass Survey Nautical Pocket Compass Signed Magnapole by Negretti
Zambra
Located in Milan, IT
Brass survey compass made in 1914 circa, signed The Magnapole;
and realized by Negretty & Zambra
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1918s Small Brass Magnetic Pocket Compass Signed Negretti
Zambra Antique Tool
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket and travel compass made of chromed brass, supplied to British army officier during the
Category
1910s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Ships Compass From 19th Century
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat compass from maritime ships chandler Thomas Laughlin Co. of Portland, Maine. Polished brass
Category
1920s North American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Blunt and Company Maritime Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Blunt Jr. This is a spun brass bowl compass fitted to a dovetailed wood box. No lid. Circa 1870.
Category
1870s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Survey Compass, Brass with Leather Case, Signed Troughton
Simms Ltd
By Troughton
Simms London
Located in Milan, IT
Old survey compass, brass with leather case, signed Troughton & Simms Ltd London, early 1900
Category
Early 20th Century British Brass Compass Antique
Gustavian Compass with Sundial in Brass, Late 18th/Early 19th Century Sweden
Located in Knivsta, SE
Gustavian Compass with Sundial in Brass and Iron, Late 18th Century Sweden, Stylized Floral
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass, Iron
1916s Antique Brass Pocket Compass RAF Officers Signed Short
Mason London Ltd
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass for the RAF officers, signed Short & Mason Ltd London 1916 V N 70476, made of brass
Category
1910s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1918s Antique Magnetic Brass Pocket Compass Signed Cruchon
Emons Paris N. 918
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic compass for nautical detection, of brass, signed Cruchon & Emons Paris n. 918 of 1918 made
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1910s French Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1918s Small Chromed Brass Magnetic Pocket Compass First Worla War American Army
Located in Milan, IT
Small travel compass made of chromed brass, supplied to the American army during the First World
Category
1910s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1860 English Antique Brass Nautical Magnetic Dry Compass in Original Wooden Box
Located in Milan, IT
the 19th century. The compass consists of a brass and glass vessel on the bottom of which a metal stem
Category
1860s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English London-Made Brass Surveying Compass in Original Case, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Lond-made brass surveying compass in original case, circa 1880.
Made By J. and W.E
Category
Late 19th Century English Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
End 19th Century Antique Brass Nautical Magnetic Compass on a Mahogany Board
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and glass compass on universal joint from the end of the 19th century. Mounted on custom made
Category
1890s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1918s Antique Liquid Bearing Brass Pocket Compass Signed F. Barker
Sons London
Located in Milan, IT
Liquid bearing compass signed F. Barker & Sons London, used by British army officers during the
Category
1910s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Nineteenth Century Philadelphia Ship Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare marine compass with original makers label from D. Riggs & Co. Nautical Store, Philadelphia
Category
1860s North American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
English Made Brass Cased Explorers Compass for Peter Orr, Madras, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Victorian pocket / explorer compass with a cross bar needle pivoting on a jewelled
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Fine Brass Pocket Sundial and Compass by Michael Butterfield Paris, circa 1700
By Butterfield Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine brass Anglo-French octagonal pocket sundial with compass by Michael Butterfield, circa 1700
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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
E S Ritchie Boxed Ships Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Boxed boat compass by E.S.Ritchie and sold by T.S. and J.D. Negus. Serial number 80625. Compass is
Category
1890s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
A brass pocket compass by Barker and Sons of London, English circa 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This superb compass has an enclosed case, which is made from heavy gauged brass. It is hinged on
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19th Century British Victorian Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
American Compass from the Early 1900s Made of Brass Mounted on a Walnut Board
Located in Milan, IT
early 1900s, mounted on a walnut board. The compass consists of a cylindrical box made of brass and
Category
Early 20th Century American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Ships Compass by S Thaxter of Boston
Located in Norwell, MA
STATE STREET BOSTON." Brass bowl compass is fitted to a timber box with a sliding lid. Outside of box
Category
1880s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Mid Nineteenth Century Nickerson
Baxter Ships Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Gimballed brass ship's compass by Boston maker Nickerson & Baxter of Boston, Massachusetts. Nice
Category
1890s American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
British WWI Marching Compass with Leather Case
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military officer's marching or sighting compass of heavy brass in original
Category
1910s English Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Metal, 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
1910s English Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
British WWI Marching Compass with Leather Case
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military marching or sighting compass of heavy brass in original leather case
Category
1910s English Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass, Metal
British WWI Marching Compass with Leather Case
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military officer's marching or sighting compass of heavy brass in original
Category
1910s English Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique maritime navy compass Francis Barker
Son
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Antique maritime navy compass Francis Barker & Son London
Category
19th Century British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
19th Century Compass Sundial, Jacque Linedal, Dieppe, France
By Jacques Linedal
Located in Milan, IT
A 19th century silvered and gilt-brass horizontal compass-sundial, signed Jacques Linedal fecit a
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19th Century French Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique Triple Lens Binoculars with Compass
Located in Bath, GB
They have been painstakingly re-polished to gleam, restoring them to their former glory, a winning combination with the dark coloured leather. They come complete with their original ...
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
World War One Swiss Made Army Engineer Compass
Located in Ferndale, MI
WW1 U.S. Army engineer compass made in Switzerland. Round brass flip open case. Fine original
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Early 20th Century Swiss American Craftsman Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Antique English WWI 1917 British Army Officer
s Compass
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
Pocket Compass Used by RAF Officers in the WWI
Located in Milan, IT
Air force wrist compass of chromed brass, in the shape of a pocket watch with a green fabric strap
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Rare Dry Compass, Kelvin and Hughes, England, Early 1900s
Located in Nantucket, MA
This is a rare dry compass made by Kelvin and Hughes, England, from the early 1900s, brass. It sits
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
English Antique Nautical Dry Compass, by George Christian, Liverpool
By George Christian
Located in Delft, NL
dry card compass housed in a brass tub that is suspended by gimbales in a wooden dovetail box with a
Category
Late 19th Century English Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Earòy 1900s Nautical Compass Signed Ritchie Boston Antique Maritime Navigation
Located in Milan, IT
Lloyd's London; our gift box is free.
The compass is made up of a cylindrical vessel in brass and bronze
Category
Early 1900s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
1917 Antique Aviation Pocket Compass British Officer Signed Dennison Birmingham
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by British aviation officers of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket watch
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
Pocket Compass Used by the British Navy in the WWI
Located in Milan, IT
brass in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass is equipped with a lid with snap closure with release
Category
1910s British 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
British WWI Marching Compass with Leather Case by Frances Barker
By Frances Barker
Son
Located in Austin, TX
A working World War I era British military officer's marching or sighting compass of heavy ebonized
Category
Early 20th Century English Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Metal, Brass
1917s Small Pocket Chromed Compass Antique Scientific Instrument of Measurement
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket and travel compass made of chromed brass, supplied to the US army during the First
Category
1910s British Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
WWI Military Officer
s Marching Compass Dated 1918, Verners Patent VIII
By E. Koehn Geneve Suisse
Located in Austin, TX
A working military officer's marching or sighting compass of heavy brass from World War One, dated
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Metal, 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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
19th Century Magnetic Nautical Compass Original Box Antique Marine Nautical Tool
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic nautical compass, signed Henry Browne & Son Ltd Barking & London Trade Sestrel Mark
Category
1890s Brass Compass Antique
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 Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
19th Century Dry Card Compass by Ritchie of Boston Dated 1863
Located in Norwell, MA
Quality ship's compass from Boston maker E.S. Ritchie. Heavy brass bowl is engraved with the
Category
1860s North American Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
End XIX Century Dry Nautical Magnetic Compass Antique Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
.
The compass consists of a brass and glass vessel on the bottom of which a metal stem is fixed on which
Category
1890s Brass Compass Antique
Materials
Brass
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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
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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.
- 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 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.
- 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 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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