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18th Century Maritime Hourglass  30 Seconds tilmer
18th Century Maritime Hourglass  30 Seconds tilmer

18th Century Maritime Hourglass 30 Seconds tilmer

Located in Bilzen, BE

Today, such sandglasses are prized by collectors of nautical instruments, early scientific tools, and museum-quality maritime antiques.

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18th Century French Other Antique Nautical Tools

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Glass, Wood

19th Century, English Mahogany & Brass Nautical Gimbal Thermometer, Barometer
19th Century, English Mahogany & Brass Nautical Gimbal Thermometer, Barometer

19th Century, English Mahogany & Brass Nautical Gimbal Thermometer, Barometer

Located in Atlanta, GA

This dual-instrument design exemplifies the blend of utility and sophistication typical of 19th-century nautical instruments. Both a functional tool and a piece of maritime history,...

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19th Century British George III Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

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Brass Nautical Fire tool set
Brass Nautical Fire tool set

Brass Nautical Fire tool set

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H 58.5 in W 6.5 in D NaN in

Brass Nautical Fire tool set

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique Brass Nautical fire tool set.

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19th Century Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

19th Century Brass 3 Draw Telescope Antique Nautical  Navigation Tool
19th Century Brass 3 Draw Telescope Antique Nautical  Navigation Tool

19th Century Brass 3 Draw Telescope Antique Nautical Navigation Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Brass telescope with round section, with three extensions focusing and handle covered in leather, complete with sunshade extension and dust flap. Maximum length 74 cm-inches 29.1, mi...

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1870s Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

1910 Paget Nautical Angular Sextant Mahogany Box Antique Marine Navigation Tool
1910 Paget Nautical Angular Sextant Mahogany Box Antique Marine Navigation Tool

1910 Paget Nautical Angular Sextant Mahogany Box Antique Marine Navigation Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Paget angular sextant, H. Hughes & Son Ltd London no. 620 datable to 1910 circa. The sextant is made up of two round aluminum plates, the upper part with the avorioline goniometric s...

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1910s British Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

1900s Brass Nautical Sextant Signed HEATH & C Mahogany Box Antique Marine Tool
1900s Brass Nautical Sextant Signed HEATH & C Mahogany Box Antique Marine Tool

1900s Brass Nautical Sextant Signed HEATH & C Mahogany Box Antique Marine Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Sextant of painted brass HEATH & C Ltd New Heltham London manufacturer of scientific instruments founded in 1845 and active until 1937. HEZZANITH Endless Rapid Reader Automatic Clamp...

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Early 20th Century British Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

1870 Wooden Nautical Block Complete with Ring with Iron Pulley Old Marine Tool
1870 Wooden Nautical Block Complete with Ring with Iron Pulley Old Marine Tool

1870 Wooden Nautical Block Complete with Ring with Iron Pulley Old Marine Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Small simple block made of wood and rope covered with leather complete with ring and pulley made of iron. English manufacture of the second half of the 19th century. 6.5x7x17 cm. Ver...

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1860s British Antique Nautical Tools

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Iron

Antique English Walnut and Brass Rabbeting Plane Tool
Antique English Walnut and Brass Rabbeting Plane Tool

Antique English Walnut and Brass Rabbeting Plane Tool

Located in Fayetteville, AR

A rare find for tool enthusiasts, this Edward Preston and Sons walnut and brass rabbeting plane is dated 1915.

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Early 20th Century English Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

Set of 5 Antique English Brass Nautical Fireplace Tools on "Ship" Stand, Ca 1890
Set of 5 Antique English Brass Nautical Fireplace Tools on "Ship" Stand, Ca 1890

Set of 5 Antique English Brass Nautical Fireplace Tools on "Ship" Stand, Ca 1890

Located in New Orleans, LA

Set of 5 Antique English Brass Nautical Themed Fireplace Tools on Stand, with Figural Ships and Twisted Rope Design Throughout, Circa 1890's.

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Late 19th Century English Antique Nautical Tools

Materials

Brass

Large Antique English Solid Walnut and Brass Seaman's Drill Tool
Large Antique English Solid Walnut and Brass Seaman's Drill Tool

Large Antique English Solid Walnut and Brass Seaman's Drill Tool

Located in Fayetteville, AR

A beautifully constructed sturdy piece with enduring functionality, this seaman's drill is a tool so finely made it has become a decorative object to admire in itself. This drill is...

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Early 20th Century English Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

1900s Brass Magnetic Compass Signed Sestrel Antique Maritime Navigation Tool
1900s Brass Magnetic Compass Signed Sestrel Antique Maritime Navigation Tool

1900s Brass Magnetic Compass Signed Sestrel Antique Maritime Navigation Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Brass and glass dry compass on universal joint signed Sestrel made in the first half of the 19th century and mounted on a walnut wood base. The compass is made of a brass and glass c...

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Early 1900s Antique Nautical Tools

Materials

Brass

1870s Small Brass and Leather French Telescope Antique Marine Navigation Tool
1870s Small Brass and Leather French Telescope Antique Marine Navigation Tool

1870s Small Brass and Leather French Telescope Antique Marine Navigation Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Small brass telescope with leather-covered handle, French manufacture of the second half of the nineteenth century, focus with three extensions. Maximum cm 47,5 – inches 18.7, mini...

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1870s Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

19th Century T Walker’s Patent Harpoon Ship Log a 1 London Antique Maritime Tool
19th Century T Walker’s Patent Harpoon Ship Log a 1 London Antique Maritime Tool

19th Century T Walker’s Patent Harpoon Ship Log a 1 London Antique Maritime Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Walker’s Patent Harpoon Ship Log A 1 London, from the second half of the 19th century. It is an ancient nautical instrument, very rare and with a characteristic shape, which measured...

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1860s Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

19THC ORIGINAL NAUTICAL SHIP & ANCOR  IRON ANDIRONS
19THC ORIGINAL NAUTICAL SHIP & ANCOR  IRON ANDIRONS

19THC ORIGINAL NAUTICAL SHIP & ANCOR IRON ANDIRONS

Located in Los Angeles, CA

FOLKY & VERY UNUSUAL ANDIRONS NAUTICAL 19THC CAST IRON SHIP & ANCOR ANDIRONS.THIS WONDERFUL ORIGINAL WORN PATINA ANDIRONS ARE GREAT FOR A BEACH HOUSE AND ARE IN GREAT AS FOUND CONDIT...

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19th Century American Antique Nautical Tools

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Iron

English Compass Ship's log, 40's, teak and brass, 19th century compass. XIX
English Compass Ship's log, 40's, teak and brass, 19th century compass. XIX

English Compass Ship's log, 40's, teak and brass, 19th century compass. XIX

By Ainsley South Shields

Located in Valladolid, ES

Logbooks are an essential tool in nautical equipment. They are usually at the helm of the ship and allow the sailor to maintain the correct course.

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1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Nautical Tools

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Bronze, Iron

19th Century Magnetic Nautical Compass Original Box Antique Marine Nautical Tool
19th Century Magnetic Nautical Compass Original Box Antique Marine Nautical Tool

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, Barking & London, second half of the 19th century . Contained in its originale wooden ...

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1890s Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

1920s Nautical English Magnetic Brass Compass Antique Marine Navigation Tool
1920s Nautical English Magnetic Brass Compass Antique Marine Navigation Tool

1920s Nautical English Magnetic Brass Compass Antique Marine Navigation Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Nautical pocket compass made of turned brass, 1920s English manufacture. The compass is complete with cover, compass card lock and chain ring. Eight winds compass card on paper c...

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1920s Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

1920s Brass Pocket Magnetic Nautical Compass Antique Marine Navigation Tool
1920s Brass Pocket Magnetic Nautical Compass Antique Marine Navigation Tool

1920s Brass Pocket Magnetic Nautical Compass Antique Marine Navigation Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Brass pocket nautical compass housed in its leather case with lid. Produced by F. Barker & Son Makers London in the 1920's. Compass with eight winds complete with protractor circle f...

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1920s Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

Early 1900s Small Nautical Compass Original Wooden Box Antique Navigation Tool
Early 1900s Small Nautical Compass Original Wooden Box Antique Navigation Tool

Early 1900s Small Nautical Compass Original Wooden Box Antique Navigation Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Small nautical compass from the early 1900s, mounted on a universal joint and placed in its original wooden box. Box size 12x12 h 8.5 cm. Compass diameter 7.5 cm. Excellent condition...

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Early 20th Century British Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

Tools from a 19th Century Waling Vessel
Tools from a 19th Century Waling Vessel

Tools from a 19th Century Waling Vessel

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H 3.5 in W 35.5 in D 22 in

Tools from a 19th Century Waling Vessel

Located in Huntington, NY

A group of 19th century whaling tools Including a boring tool, blubber scraper 3 gaffs Decorative, tools for nautical wall hanging.

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19th Century American American Classical Antique Nautical Tools

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Iron

WW1 American Army Officer Pocket Brass Magnetic Compass Antique Scientific Tool
WW1 American Army Officer Pocket Brass Magnetic Compass Antique Scientific Tool

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 of a pocket watch, signed Waltham. The compass has a snap-on cover with release butt...

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1910s Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

19th Century Brass Sextant Signe Marshall London Antique Marine Navigation Tool
19th Century Brass Sextant Signe Marshall London Antique Marine Navigation Tool

19th Century Brass Sextant Signe Marshall London Antique Marine Navigation Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Mid 19th century brass English sextant signed Marshall London, instrument complete with three telescopes, one of which is long, and a filter and it is in its original mahogany box wi...

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1870s Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

19th Century Iron and Wood Simple Pulley Block Antique Marine Navigation Tool
19th Century Iron and Wood Simple Pulley Block Antique Marine Navigation Tool

19th Century Iron and Wood Simple Pulley Block Antique Marine Navigation Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Simple block made of wood and iron with wood pulley, ovoid hardwood box with two cavities, in which both the pulley and the metal band are pivoted. English manufacture of the mid-1...

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1870s Antique Nautical Tools

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Wood

24 Volumes. Joseph Conrad, The Works.
24 Volumes. Joseph Conrad, The Works.

24 Volumes. Joseph Conrad, The Works.

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H 8.75 in W 6 in D 1.5 in

24 Volumes. Joseph Conrad, The Works.

Located in New York, NY

The covers and raised band spines are gilt-tooled with nautical details on the spine. Top edges gilt.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Nautical Tools

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Leather

Cast Bronze and Wrought Iron Nautical Theme Fireplace Tools Set, circa 1890s
Cast Bronze and Wrought Iron Nautical Theme Fireplace Tools Set, circa 1890s

Cast Bronze and Wrought Iron Nautical Theme Fireplace Tools Set, circa 1890s

Located in New York, NY

AFP0667 A set of antique nautical cast bronze and wrought iron fire tools. The tongs, poker, and stand all in their original aged patina.

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1890s Baroque Antique Nautical Tools

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Iron, Wrought Iron, Brass, Bronze

Scarce Black Painted English Oak Shipwright’s Caulking Tool Box, circa 1880
Scarce Black Painted English Oak Shipwright’s Caulking Tool Box, circa 1880

Scarce Black Painted English Oak Shipwright’s Caulking Tool Box, circa 1880

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

The black painted English oak shipwrights caulking box, displaying an attractive patination to the whole, having the original iron carrying ring handle to one flank, the lockable sha...

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1880s English High Victorian Antique Nautical Tools

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Oak

English Brass Anchor Hanging Wall Rack Jack, 19th Century Nautical
English Brass Anchor Hanging Wall Rack Jack, 19th Century Nautical

English Brass Anchor Hanging Wall Rack Jack, 19th Century Nautical

Located in Woodbridge, CT

English, brass decorative anchor and heart rack jack with hook with rectangular back plate, arm swivels from side to side can be used for a hanging lantern or plant, circa 1830, Naut...

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Early 19th Century English Empire Antique Nautical Tools

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Brass

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Antique Nautical Tools For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique nautical tools available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique nautical tools — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. Antique nautical tools have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique nautical tools made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with Empire — are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Nautical Tools?

Antique nautical tools can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,550, while the lowest priced sells for $436 and the highest can go for as much as $5,800.

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