Aviation Compass
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By Aviation Technology Group
Located in Telluride, CO
hour and minute hands. The airplane compass on the right is connected to the second hand and rotates
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20th Century English Other Aviation Objects
Materials
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Royal Air Force P10 Aircraft Compass No. 10489 T
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Royal Air Force P10 aircraft compass No. 10489 T
The compass has a brass body finished in
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Vintage 1930s British Colonial Aviation Objects
Materials
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1900s Brass Bakelite Magnetic Topographer Compass Surveyor Measurement Instrumen
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic topographer compass from the early 1900s, brass and bakelite base; instrument consisting
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Antique Early 1900s European Aviation Objects
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A Royal Air Force P11 Aircraft Compass No. 11242 D
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Royal Air Force P11 Aircraft Compass No. 11242 D
The compass has a brass body finished in
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Aviation Objects
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A Royal Air Force P10 Aircraft Compass No. 23145 T M
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Royal Air Force P10 Aircraft Compass No. 23145 T M
The compass has a brass body finished in
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Vintage 1930s Industrial Aviation Objects
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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
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Vintage 1910s Aviation Objects
Materials
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Bussola da rilevamento magnetico Medium Landing Compass N 1738 Inghilterra 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Bussola da rilevamento magnetico, firmata Medium Landing Compass N. 1738 H Inghilterra anni
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Vintage 1940s Aviation Objects
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1950s Yatch/Aircraft Compass Bubble Torpedo Table Sculpture Art War Relic
By Bendix Corporation
Located in Hyattsville, MD
For use as Prop not functioning. No break, and no cracks to molded forms or aluminium base plate. Sits flat.
Measures: W 24 x D 9 x H 14 in.
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Vintage 1950s American Industrial Aviation Objects
Materials
Plastic
Original Aviation Poster, Air Ouest, Brittany, La Baule, Greyhound Hermine, 1955
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Aviation Poster for Air Ouest from 1955.
Artist: Anonymous
Title: Air Ouest – Nantes
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Paper
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Micro-Barograph by Short & Mason of London
By Short & Mason
Located in London, GB
, they made and sold barographs, aneroid barometers, compasses, aviation instruments such as altimeters
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Metal
Antique English Brass & Glass Elegant Compass by Spencer & Co London
By Spencer & Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant compass circa 1970's in solid brass with glass bt spencer & Co.
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20th Century English Hollywood Regency Aviation Objects
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Brass
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Aviation Compass For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the aviation compass you’re looking for. A aviation compass — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a aviation compass — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right aviation compass, those designed in Industrial styles are of considerable interest. Wittnauer, Ceebynite Short & Mason Taylor and E.S. Ritchie & Sons each produced at least one beautiful aviation compass that is worth considering.
Finding the Right aviation-objects for You
Indulge in the thrill of flight without leaving your home. Find a collection of antique, new and vintage aviation objects on 1stDibs that will unquestionably elevate your interior design.
Whether you’re drawn to scale models of airplanes or detailed technical drawings that depict 20th-century aircraft engineering in general, vintage aviation collectibles are bound to stir conversation and add character to any shelf space or barren wall in your home. As decorative flourishes or sculptural statement-making additions to your home office, living room or elsewhere — from desktop trinkets to authentic fighter-plane propellers positioned as conspicuous wall art that demands attention — aviation objects pay homage to a long history of innovation as well as to the childlike excitement and sense of wonder that persists every time we board a plane.
We’ve trained our eyes on the sky, dreaming of flight, for centuries. While history shows that pioneering aviator duo the Wright brothers wouldn’t leave the ground for a sustained flight in a powered aircraft until the early 1900s, inventors, venturesome industrial designers and artists all over the world were ready for one much sooner.
During the 16th century, Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook drawings of birds as well as human mechanical flight and famed blueprints for a “flying machine” captured imaginations and inspired future artists. Modern-day aviation fans might take to framing technical drawings and sketches of aircraft for a salon-style hang as a tribute to the history of air travel in their home. The breathtaking mid-century artwork of Italian aviation advertising draftsman Riccardo Cavigioli also makes for rich vintage aviation wall decor, telling stories of human ingenuity in watercolor paintings and pencil sketches.
On 1stDibs, find vintage aviation collectibles made from wood and metal in all shapes and sizes to meet any furniture style and decor plan that you may already have in place.
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