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British Royal Navy Ship’s Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship’s compass on gimbal mounted into a brass binnacle housing. The nameplate reads
Category
Vintage 1940s European Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WWI British Military Pocket Compass of Brass with Original Leather Case
Located in Austin, TX
A working British marching or sighting compass of brass with original leather case from World War I
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Category
Vintage 1930s British Colonial Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Copper Brass Nautical Maritime Gimbal Compass Binnacle Ship Oil Lamp 14
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique English nautical / maritime ship / Yacht / lifeboat binnacle gimbal compass with rare
Category
Early 20th Century British Colonial Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
H 10 in W 10 in D 13.5 in
Antique English WW1 Military Issued Compass - 1917
Located in Bath, GB
A good nickel plated WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass engraved on the lid with the war
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Nickel
Pre World War I Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie
Located in Norwich, GB
bearing compasses for the U.S.Navy before the American civil war. At the time the British admiralty dry
Category
Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper
Pre World War 1 Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie
By E.S. Ritchie & Co
Located in Norwich, GB
making marine bearing compasses for the U.S.Navy before the American civil war. At the time the British
Category
Antique Early 1900s Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper
Original Vintage British Railways Train Travel Poster Cornwall Pictorial Map UK
Located in London, GB
decorated scroll above with the British Railways logo inside a compass marker below. Printed by N. Lloyd
Category
Vintage 1950s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 40.16 in W 49.61 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage British Railways Train Travel Poster Somerset Pictorial Map UK
Located in London, GB
routes linking the towns in red and the British Railways logo in the compass point on the side below
Category
Vintage 1950s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 40.16 in W 49.61 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster BOAC World Air Routes Western Hemisphere Design
By E.O. Seymour
Located in London, GB
the Old World and the New - on a scroll below the compass. Issued by British Overseas Airways
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 30.71 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in
British Colonial Style Leather Compass Table
Located in Wilton, CT
Embossed and colored leather compass top and generous proportions distinguish this substantial low
Category
Late 20th Century British British Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass
Located in Bath, GB
An excellent example of a First World War military compass. It is fully functioning, has a brass
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
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
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
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 Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
Pocket Compass Used by British Aviation Officers, 1917
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by British aviation officers made of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Pocket Compass for a British Officer, Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Officer pocket compass of chromed brass shaped like a pocket watch. Made in England in the early
Category
Early 20th Century British Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique English WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass
Located in Bath, GB
An excellent example of a First World War military compass. It is fully functioning, has a brass
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WWI British Military Sighting Compass with Original Leather Case
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military officer's marching or sighting compass of heavy brass with original
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass
British Royal Navy Brass Dry Card Compass, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
British Royal Navy brass dry card compass with original side light burner, hinged viewing port, and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Nautical Objects
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
Vintage 1910s English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 2.88 in W 2.19 in D 1 in
Prismatic Brass Compass UK 1940 for British Army Officers WWII
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic liquid bearing compass signed T.G. C. Ltd London N. B 59091 1940 MK III, used by British
Category
Vintage 1940s British Nautical Objects
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 is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are per...
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass by Army & Navy c.1916
By Army & Navy CSL
Located in Bath, GB
A good nickel plated WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass signed on the lid interior "A
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Nickel
WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass by F.Darton & Co - 1917
Located in Bath, GB
A good nickel plated WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass signed on the front cover
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Nickel
1916s Chromed Brass Pocket Compass by British Aviation Officers Signed Dennison
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by Britihs aviation officers made of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket
Category
Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
H 0.7 in Dm 1.77 in L 0.7 in
WWI 1918 British Army Officer's Compass by J H Steward, London
Located in Bath, GB
’.
In the middle of the 19th century the business was appointed as the optician to Her Majesty's British
Category
Vintage 1910s British Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Brass
Antique Navigation Brass Compass made in 1918 and Supplied to British Officers
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing compass made of brass; it is a small compass, Verner’s Pattern model named after
Category
Vintage 1910s British Nautical Objects
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 is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are per...
Category
Vintage 1910s Swiss Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 3.5 in W 2.5 in D 1.25 in
WW1 1915 British Army Officer's Compass - Verner's Patent MK VII by E. Koehn
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the Verner's Patent MK VII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass out...
Category
Vintage 1910s Swiss Scientific Instruments
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 is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are per...
Category
Vintage 1910s English Scientific Instruments
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 is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are per...
Category
Vintage 1910s European Historical Memorabilia
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 is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are per...
Category
Vintage 1910s Swiss Arms, Armor and Weapons
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 is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are per...
Category
Vintage 1910s English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Unpolished WWI Compass in Leather Case, 1918
Located in London, GB
A type VIII ‘Verner’s Pattern’ military compass. This British military compass is called Verner's
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
1915s Magnetic Pocket Compass Short & Mason Antique Scientific Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by British Army officers during World War I in 1915 of brass in the shape of a
Category
Vintage 1910s Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
Pocket Compass Used by the Royal Air Force Officers in 1915
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass for a British air force officer signed Short & Mason Ltd London V 12544 1915, made
Category
Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
British Compass of the 1940s Brass and Bronze on a Wooden Base
Located in Milan, IT
Brass and bronze liquid compass, mounted on a universal joint, British manufacture of the 1940s
Category
Vintage 1940s British Nautical Objects
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
Vintage 1910s English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, 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
Vintage 1910s English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass, Metal
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
Vintage 1910s English Historical Memorabilia
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
Vintage 1910s English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass
British Marching Compass of Brass with Leather Case
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military officer's marching or sighting compass of heavy brass in original
Category
Early 20th Century English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique English WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass
Located in Bath, GB
compass and case are both original to each other. Also impressed with the maker's name "T French & Son Ltd
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WWI Brass Compass Used by the British Army Officers
Located in Milan, IT
James Henry Steward 406 Strand London surveying liquid prismatic compass used by the British Army
Category
Vintage 1910s British Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
1917s British Aviation Officers Antique Magnetic Brass Pocket Compass
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by British aviation officers of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket watch
Category
Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects
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
Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
Pocket Compass Used by the British Navy in the WWI
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by the officers of the British Navy during the First World War, made of chromed
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
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 Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass
WW1 British Army Officer's Compass - C Haseler & Son c.1918
By C Haseler & Son Ltd
Located in Bath, GB
World War 1 British army officer's compass - full hunter case. The outer case is engraved with the
Category
Vintage 1910s European Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Nickel
1900s Magnetic Compass Signed Kelvin & Hughes Ltd Gt Britain Nautical Antiques
Located in Milan, IT
Hand-held magnetic bearing compass, signed Kelvin & Hughes Ltd Gt Britain N. 5328/B, early 1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
British WWI Marching Compass with Leather Case by Negretti and Zambra
By Negretti & Zambra
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military officer's marching or sighting compass of heavy brass in original
Category
Vintage 1910s English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass
1918s Pocket Brass Compass by British Aviation Officers WW1 Antique Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by British aviation officers during the WW1, of chromed brass in the shape of a
Category
Vintage 1910s Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
WWI 1917 British Army Officer's Compass, Verner's Patent by French Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
. The case also stamped for French and Sons Ltd. London and 1917. Both the brass compass cover and the
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
British Military Marching Compass of Brass by Glauser of London, circa 1939
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military officer's prismatic marching or sighting compass of heavy brass from the
Category
Vintage 1930s English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Brass
1915s Pocket Brass Compass British Aviation Officers During The First World War
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket brass compass used by British aviation officers during the first World War
In the shape of
Category
Vintage 1910s English Aviation Objects
Materials
Brass
British WWI Marching Compass with Leather Case by Negretti and Zambra, London
By Negretti & Zambra
Located in Austin, TX
A working British military officer's marching or sighting compass of heavy brass in original
Category
Vintage 1910s English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass, Metal
H 0.75 in W 2.25 in D 3.25 in
WW1 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 is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are per...
Category
Vintage 1910s English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WW1 1918 British Army Officer's Compass - Verner's Patent MK VII by French Ltd.
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the MK VII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are perf...
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WW1 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 is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass outer ring are per...
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
WW1 1915 British Army Officer's Compass - Verner's Patent MK VII by Thomas Cooke
Located in Bath, GB
This is an excellent original example of the Verner's Patent MK VII. It is fully functioning, has a brass case and is mounted with lanyard ring. The glass face and numbered brass out...
Category
Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 4 in W 3 in D 2 in
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British Compass For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal British compass for your home. A British compass — often made from metal, brass and animal skin — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a British compass — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right British compass, those designed in Georgian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made British compass has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Cary, London, E. Koehn Geneve Suisse and Frances Barker & Son are consistently popular.
How Much is a British Compass?
Prices for a British compass start at $459 and top out at $4,800 with the average selling for $671.