Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Antique Brass Scottish Surveyor's Compass in Fitted Wooden Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
hands. The compass has two hinged hangles that fold down into the fitted walnut storage box.
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Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Metal, Brass
Compass and Accessories Box Complete with Key, circa France, 1920
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming compass box complete with its key.
Wooden box marked on the inside "Compas Supérieurs
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Early 20th Century French Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Metal
Nautical Brass Magnetic Compass with Original Box by E. Vion Paris, Early 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Antique and rare magnetic surveying compass, brass with original wooden box, signed E. Vion Paris
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Early 20th Century French Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
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H 12.61 in W 4 in D 4 in
Late Baroque Games Box Chess Backgammon Decorated with Rich Wooden Interior.
Located in Knivsta, SE
veneer. Inside the box is inlayed with several intarsia details, e.g. one in the form of a compass rose
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Late 17th Century European Baroque Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Birch, Olive, Walnut
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H 5.32 in W 20.08 in D 17.52 in
1916s Pocket Magnetic Compass for the Raf Officers Antique Surveyor Measurement
Located in Milan, IT
wooden compass.
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1910s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine"
Located in Downingtown, PA
, glass-fronted, hinged wooden boxes ranging from 8 to 20 inches (20 to 51 cm) in width, displaying
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Early 20th Century Bajan Folk Art Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Shell
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Middle Eastern Moorish Inlaid Chess Board Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Middle Eastern wood inlay with micro mosaic and mother of pearl.
Handcrafted Moorish wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Pers...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Antique Compass In Wooden Box
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Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Bradley & Hubbard Bookends-Ancient Greek Temple Columns & Arch
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Downingtown, PA
Bradley & Hubbard Bookends-ancient greek columns,
American,
Bradley and Hubbard, Meridian, CT,
Circa 1925.
A pair of bookends in the form of an Ancient Greek Temple entrance w...
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Early 20th Century American Craftsman Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Iron
2 Large Vols Antique Reference Book, Egypt - Historical and Picturesque, English
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is 2 large volumes of the antique reference book 'Egypt - Descriptive, Historical and Picturesque by G. Ebers. An English translation by Clara Bell, with illustrations, dating t...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Textile, Paper
H 14.97 in W 12.01 in D 1.38 in
Fine Antique Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine antique large handcrafted vintage marquetry Indo Persian wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene.
Fine Antique handcrafted precious box micro mosaic inlaid in ...
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Early 20th Century Lebanese Islamic Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Fruitwood
Tiffany Studios Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Gilt Bronze Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp, circa 1910.
At the turn of the century, Clara Driscoll, head of the women’s glass cutting depa...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Bronze
Antique Ophthalmometer Eye Machine by General Optical Company
Located in Norwalk, CT
This Antique Universal Ophthalmometer Eye Exam Machine by General Optical Company is stamped “Pat Oct 24th 1911”. This is an optical optometrist device to measure the curvature of th...
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Early 20th Century Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Anemometer 1950 Coal Mining Vintage Science Equipment in Brass and Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical desk anemometer in brass.
Very interesting scientific coal mining anemometer, made up back in the 1950's with brass and blackened steel parts. The dial is silvered with...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
H 4.5 in W 3.25 in D 1.14 in
Antique English Pembroke Games Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made and well sized Antique English Games Table with banding and a dove-tail construction single drawer. The center top section slides to reveal an inlaid Backgammon boar...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
African Mangbetu Carved Figural Fertility Bow Harp Domu Instrument 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare vintage museum quality African Mangbetu fertility harp / domu, an African stringed instrument of the Mangbetu poeple, featuring a round wooden body, stretched red leather head w...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Surveyor's Level or Theodolite by W.F. Stanley, London, in Original Fitted Box
By W. F. Stanley
Located in Austin, TX
A fine working English surveyor's theodolite or transit instrument (aka a dumpy level or surveyors level) of brass, No.80148, by W.F. Stanley (Great Turnstile, Holborn, London), circ...
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Early 20th Century English Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 5.75 in W 12.25 in D 3 in
Vintage Miniature German Variable Camera Tripod 1920s with Ansel Adams Book
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Incline Village, NV
From a photography collection are two items included in this listing, for the collector of photographic memorabelia. In it's original tapered brown leather carry case is a miniature ...
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 14.5 in W 10.5 in D 2 in
Shock Therapy McIntosh Polysine Generator Quck Medical Device
Located in Norwalk, CT
A very interesting piece having to do with the treatment of mental health in america. this machine dates to the 1940s or earlier, its missing and of the cords or paddles but promise...
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Mid-20th Century American Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Metal
England 1900 Two Draw Personal Pocket Monocular Telescope In Brass And Red Wood
Located in Miami, FL
British two-Draws Monocular Telescope.
Beautiful monocular telescope, created in England during the Victorian era, in the last three-quarters of the 19th century, circa 1900. This i...
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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Late Nineteenth Navigators Sextant. T Frame design. Box has label of H.A. Johannesen Compass Adjuster, Fish Dock Rd., Grimsby. Circa 1920. Phone number on label is 483.
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1920s Norwegian Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Wood
Austrian 1900 Art Nouveau Jugendstil Desk Frame In Agate And Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Jugendstil art nouveau desk frame made in Austria.
A very interesting picture desk frame, made in Vienna Austria during the art nouveau period, back in the 1900. Crafted in the Vien...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Agate, Silver, Sterling Silver
H 2.75 in W 2.05 in D 3.2 in
Antique Library Bronze of Napoleon Bonaparte 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a finely cast brown patinated bronze Grand Tour sculpture of Napoleon Bonaparte, Mid 19th Century in date.
It features Napoleon standing contrapposto in uniform wearing a...
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1850s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Bronze
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Early 19th Century Silver Mounted Shagreen Case Signed Dollond, London
By Dollond, London
Located in Brussels, BE
quality Shagreen covered pocket wooden case with silver rim and vacant cartouche containing a set of brass
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1820s English Early Victorian Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Shagreen
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
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Late 19th Century English Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 1.97 in W 9.06 in D 5.12 in
1900s Sestrel Antique Nautical Magnetic Compass in its Original Wooden Box
Located in Milan, IT
Magnetic compass on universal joint in its original wooden box with slot lid, signed Sestrel in the
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Early 1900s British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 5.12 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Jamaican Marquetry Tea Caddy in Caribbean Woods by Ralph Turnbull
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Caribbean timbers and wooden nails with compass roses and a central starburst roundel on the front, the
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1830s Jamaican Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Wood
Boxed Compass by Wilcox Crittenden
Located in Norwell, MA
Wilcox Crittenden boxed compass with brass gimbal and dry compass card mounted into a dovetailed
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19th Century Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Salmoiraghi Compass Made of Brass in the Early 1900s on Wooden Base
By Filotecnica Salmoiraghi Milano
Located in Milan, IT
made of walnut. Box measures 29.5 x 23.5 cm - 11.6 x 9.25 inches, height 17 cm - 6.69 inches, compass
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
1900s Antique Magnetic Nautical Brass Liquid Sestrel Compass in Original Box
Located in Milan, IT
oak wood box with lid. Eight wind rose complete with protractor circle.
The compass is made up of a
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Early 1900s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 5.8 in W 7.75 in D 7.75 in
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
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1880s American Antique Compass In Wooden Box
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
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1870s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Brass and Glass Nautical Compass on Oak Wooden Board, London, 1860
Located in Milan, IT
second half of the 19th century and mounted on oak wooden board. The compass consists of a brass and
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1860s British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
Brass Compass First Half of the 19th Century Mounted on a Walnut Wooden Base
By Blake & Son Gosport
Located in Milan, IT
the 19th century and mounted on a walnut wooden base. The compass is made of a brass and glass case on
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1840s British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
H 3.35 in W 6.3 in D 3.55 in
French Brass Sundial in its original Oak Wooden Box Made in the Mid-19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Brass sundial placed in its original oak wooden box. French manufacture of the mid-XIX century. Cm
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1850s French Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Oak
H 0.79 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
English Compass Ship's log, 40's, teak and brass, 19th century compass. XIX
By Ainsley South Shields
Located in Valladolid, ES
compass or compass original from the late 19th century, by Ainsley Cardiff & Barry. Keep both compensating
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1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Bronze, Iron
H 55.12 in W 32.29 in D 18.51 in
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
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1880s American Late Victorian Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
1915s Magnetic Pocket Compass Short & Mason Antique Scientific Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
on board of a magnet and a "bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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1910s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
Dry Magnetic Compass Signed J. S. Stockholm, Early 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Dry magnetic compass placed in its original wooden case green painted, compass card with eight
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Wood
1900s Brass Magnetic Compass Signed Sestrel Antique Maritime Navigation Tool
Located in Milan, IT
ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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Early 1900s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 4.8 in W 4.8 in D 7.4 in
1917s Verner's Pattern Small Brass Nautical Compass Supplied English Officers
Located in Milan, IT
compass.
Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London; our gift box is free.
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1910s British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
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
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1850s British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 7.29 in W 9.65 in D 9.85 in
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
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Early 20th Century British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 12.21 in W 5.71 in D 5.91 in
Late 19th Century Nautical Hand-Held Magnetic Bearing Compass H. Browne Sestrel
Located in Milan, IT
- 4.13 inches. Very good condition.
It is a small antique brass compass with a wooden handle that is
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1890s British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
Sestrel Compass Late 19th Century, Brass and Wood Support base made of Brass
By Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Milan, IT
good condition. It is a small antique brass compass with a wooden handle that is typically used for
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1880s British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
Pelorus Made in 1920s of Brass, Made in New York with Original Mahogany Box
Located in Milan, IT
with original mahogany box. It is an azimuth dial equipped with a compass used to determine the
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1920s American Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in L 5.91 in
Brass Sextant Negretti Zambra Second Half of 19th Century in its Mahogany Box
By Negretti & Zambra
Located in Milan, IT
lenses and compass placed in its original mahogany box complete with key lock and brass hinges. Silver
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1870s British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Silver, Brass
H 4.73 in W 10.75 in D 9.97 in
Brass Sextant in Mahogany Box Signed Buff & Buff Mfg Co Boston USA, Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
, complete with lenses and compass placed in its original mahogany box complete with key lock and brass
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Early 20th Century American Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Silver, Brass
H 5.52 in W 10.44 in D 10.44 in
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
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1850s French Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 1.97 in W 9.93 in D 6.5 in
19th Century French Small Brass Antique Telescope with Leather-Covered Handle
Located in Milan, IT
"bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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1870s French Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
A Fine Large Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Downingtown, PA
The large double valentine is in an octagonal, glass fronted hinged wooden box. The left side
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19th Century Bajan Antique Compass In Wooden Box
1820s Rare Cittelli Milan Brass Wood Praetorian Tablet Antique Surveyor Tool
Located in Milan, IT
, numerous accessories necessary for fixing and two original wooden boxes for housing the instrument, one for
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1820s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 61 in W 17.8 in D 27.5 in
Large Double Sailor's Valentine with Heart and Star & Motto Home to Stay
Located in Downingtown, PA
valentines are typically octagonal, glass fronted, hinged wooden boxes ranging from 8 to 20 inches (20 to 51
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Mid-19th Century Bajan Victorian Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Shell
H 3 in W 28.13 in D 14.13 in
1860 English Antique Brass Nautical Magnetic Dry Compass in Original Wooden Box
Located in Milan, IT
Dry compass in its original wooden box with slot lid. English manufacture from the second half of
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1860s British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 5.32 in W 7.68 in D 7.68 in
American Compass from the Early 1900s Brass with Wooden Box
Located in Milan, IT
original wooden box with slot cover and mounted on a walnut board. The compass consists of a cylindrical
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Early 20th Century American Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
1860 German Magnetic Nautical Compass in Its Original Wooden Box with Slot Lid
Located in Milan, IT
Large dry compass placed in its original wooden box with slot lid. Signed AUG. CARSTENS Hamburg
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1860s German Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 7.29 in W 10.52 in D 10.52 in
Early 1900s Small Nautical Compass Original Wooden Box Antique Navigation Tool
Located in Milan, IT
original wooden box. Box size 12x12 h 8.5 cm. Compass diameter 7.5 cm. Excellent condition, fully
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Early 20th Century British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 3.35 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
1870s English Dry Nautical Compass Original Wooden Box Signed Mc Innels Glasgow
Located in Milan, IT
Dry compass in its original wooden box with slot lid. English manufacture from the second half of
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1870s British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 5.95 in W 8.45 in D 8.45 in
Nautical Liquid Compass Made in 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
on universal joint and placed in its original wooden box. Measures: cm 19 x 19 x 14(H). Very good
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1920s British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
19th Century Magnetic Nautical Compass Original Box Antique Marine Nautical Tool
Located in Milan, IT
, Barking & London, second half of the 19th century .
Contained in its originale wooden box.
Very good
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1890s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 6.4 in W 7.5 in D 7.8 in
Compass Signed Observator, 1920s
By Observator
Located in Milan, IT
original oak wooden box with slit cover. Compass card with 16 winds and goniometric circle. The compass has
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1920s Dutch Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
Sestrel Compass Late 19th Century, Brass and Wood
By Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel
Located in Milan, IT
good condition. It is a small antique brass compass with a wooden handle that is typically used for
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1880s British Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Regency Brass Pocket Sundial Compass
Located in Stamford, CT
An English brass pocket sundial compass, early 19th century. In a hand turned domed brass case with
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Compass In Wooden Box
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
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Late 19th Century English Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
Earòy 1900s Nautical Compass Signed Ritchie Boston Antique Maritime Navigation
Located in Milan, IT
rose complete with protractor circle and located in a oak wooden box with slit cover, compass card with
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Early 1900s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 3.45 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
19th Century Brass Compass Antique Marine Navigation Instrument Nautical Antique
Located in Milan, IT
Dry little compass placed in its original turned brass box with a protection glass. English
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1880s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
1900s Ritchie Boston Usa Brass Nautical Magnetic Compass Maritime Navigation
Located in Milan, IT
F.B. Harrisman of Chicago, the compass is mounted on a custom ona wooden board and brass base made to
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Early 1900s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 5.15 in W 5.15 in D 7.3 in
1900s, Big Magnetic Brass Nautical Compass Antique Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
insured by Lloyd's London; our gift box is free (look at the last picture).
The compass consists of a
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Early 1900s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
1918s Barker's Magnaetic Brass Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Marine Navigation
Located in Milan, IT
Liquid bearing compass signed F. Barker’s Patent 1918, used by British army officers during the
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1910s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
1920s Brass Nautical Dirigo Seattle Compass Antique Marine Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
of a magnet and a "bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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1920s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 3.9 in W 5.8 in D 5.8 in
1900s Magnetic Compass Signed Kelvin & Hughes Ltd Gt Britain Nautical Antiques
Located in Milan, IT
instruments.
Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London; our gift box is free.
It is a small antique brass compass
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Early 1900s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
End XIX Century Dry Nautical Magnetic Compass Antique Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
Dry compass placed in its original wooden box. English manufacture from the end of the 19th century
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1890s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 3.5 in W 4.7 in D 4.7 in
1918s Antique Magnetic Brass Pocket Compass Signed Cruchon & Emons Paris N. 918
Located in Milan, IT
ligno", that is a wooden compass.
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1910s French Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
1850s Nautical Dry Compass Signed C.E.H. Antique Original Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Dry compass placed in its original wooden box with slot lid. Signed C.E.H. from the mid of the 19th
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Mid-19th Century Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 5.5 in W 9.45 in D 9.45 in
1780s Cole Fecit Brass Antique Surveyor's Transit Theodolite Measurement Tool
Located in Milan, IT
that can be replaced with a telescope and original wooden box. The instrument is fixed on a wooden
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1780s Antique Compass In Wooden Box
Materials
Brass
H 7.5 in W 7.9 in D 7.9 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique compass in wooden box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of brass, metal and wood, every antique compass in wooden box was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique compass in wooden box — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique compass in wooden box, those designed in Regency and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one antique compass in wooden box that is appealing in its simplicity, but E. Vion Paris produced versions that are worth a look.
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