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Navy Compass

Antique maritime navy compass
Antique maritime navy compass

Antique maritime navy compass

$988

H 3.15 in Dm 6.3 in

Antique maritime navy compass

Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK

Antique maritime navy compass in very nice original condition.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

British Royal Navy Small Craft Binnacle Compass
British Royal Navy Small Craft Binnacle Compass

British Royal Navy Small Craft Binnacle Compass

Located in Norwell, MA

Royal Navy compass binnacle with highly polished and lacquered finish with brass badge engraved

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Vintage 1940s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

c. 1920-40 Teak & Brass English Pedestal Binnacle
c. 1920-40 Teak & Brass English Pedestal Binnacle

c. 1920-40 Teak & Brass English Pedestal Binnacle

By Kelvin Bottomley & Baird 1

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Ltd Royal Navy Compass. Chart capsule. The massive base allowed 12 bolts to secure it to the deck

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

British Royal Navy Ship’s Binnacle Compass
British Royal Navy Ship’s Binnacle Compass

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

United State Navy Ships Binnacle Compass
United State Navy Ships Binnacle Compass

United State Navy Ships Binnacle Compass

$11,800

H 61 in W 35 in D 21 in

United State Navy Ships Binnacle Compass

Located in Norwell, MA

Immense three-hundred-pound ships binnacle compass with highly polished and lacquered finish. With

Category

Vintage 1940s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

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WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass by Army & Navy  c.1916
WW1 British Officers Military Pocket Compass by Army & Navy  c.1916

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

US Navy Bureau of Ships No 5 Mark 2 Boat Compass John E Hand & Sons Co.
US Navy Bureau of Ships No 5 Mark 2 Boat Compass John E Hand & Sons Co.

US Navy Bureau of Ships No 5 Mark 2 Boat Compass John E Hand & Sons Co.

By United States Navy

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Compass US Navy bureau of ships boat compass No 5 compass John E Hand & Sons Company Attached

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Brass U.S. Navy Binnacle Compass
Brass U.S. Navy Binnacle Compass

Brass U.S. Navy Binnacle Compass

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H 14 in W 14 in D 14 in

Brass U.S. Navy Binnacle Compass

Located in Norwell, MA

Solid brass U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships gimbaled marine compass in brass case with engraved maker’s

Category

Vintage 1940s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage U.S. Navy Cased Gimballed Compass, Circa 1943
Vintage U.S. Navy Cased Gimballed Compass, Circa 1943

Vintage U.S. Navy Cased Gimballed Compass, Circa 1943

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Presented is a U.S. Navy gimballed compass from 1943. The brass compass is beautifully constructed

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

British Royal Navy Brass Dry Card Compass, Circa 1870
British Royal Navy Brass Dry Card Compass, Circa 1870

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

1940 U.S. Navy Magnetic Nautical Compass  Wooden Board  by Lionel Corporation NY
1940 U.S. Navy Magnetic Nautical Compass  Wooden Board  by Lionel Corporation NY

1940 U.S. Navy Magnetic Nautical Compass Wooden Board by Lionel Corporation NY

Located in Milan, IT

the Lionel Corporation N.Y. Company for the U.S. Navy. Navy Bu Ships 4-inch Boat Compass No. 3729. The

Category

Vintage 1940s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1940 U.S. Navy Magnetic Nautical Compass Wooden Board by Lionel Corporation NY
1940 U.S. Navy Magnetic Nautical Compass Wooden Board by Lionel Corporation NY

1940 U.S. Navy Magnetic Nautical Compass Wooden Board by Lionel Corporation NY

Located in Milan, IT

the Lionel Corporation N.Y. Company for the U.S. Navy. Navy Bu Ships 4-inch Boat Compass No. 3729

Category

Vintage 1940s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1942 U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Mounted Compass by Longines Wittnauer Watch Co.
1942 U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Mounted Compass by Longines Wittnauer Watch Co.

1942 U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Mounted Compass by Longines Wittnauer Watch Co.

By Longines

Located in San Francisco, CA

A US Navy Bureau of Ships Mounted Compass model 11310 manufactured in 1942 by the Longines

Category

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

19th C. Leather Wrapped French Navy Binoculars, C.1880
19th C. Leather Wrapped French Navy Binoculars, C.1880

19th C. Leather Wrapped French Navy Binoculars, C.1880

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT This is an original pair of leather wrapped French navy binoculars with a working compass

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Antique maritime navy compass Francis Barker & Son
Antique maritime navy compass Francis Barker & Son

Antique maritime navy compass Francis Barker & Son

Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK

Antique maritime navy compass Francis Barker & Son London

Category

Antique 19th Century British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

US Navy Solid Brass Ships Binnacle Compass
US Navy Solid Brass Ships Binnacle Compass

US Navy Solid Brass Ships Binnacle Compass

Located in Norwell, MA

Highly polished ships compass binnacle. With brass plate from the "US Navy Bureau of ships”. 5 inch

Category

Vintage 1940s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Pocket Compass Used by the British Navy in the WWI
Pocket Compass Used by the British Navy in the WWI

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

Large World War II US Navy Brass Compass on Oak Stand, 1942
Large World War II US Navy Brass Compass on Oak Stand, 1942

Large World War II US Navy Brass Compass on Oak Stand, 1942

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

This large United States Navy Bureau of Ships compass is a Mark I 1942 issue. The compass is in

Category

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

WWII era Lifeboat compass by Hand & Sons of Philadelphia
WWII era Lifeboat compass by Hand & Sons of Philadelphia

WWII era Lifeboat compass by Hand & Sons of Philadelphia

Located in London, GB

floating vessels including those for the US Navy. Binnacles, azimuths, wrist compasses, barometers, boxed

Category

Mid-20th Century American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper, Enamel

WWII U.S. Navy Ships Compass
WWII U.S. Navy Ships Compass

WWII U.S. Navy Ships Compass

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H 7 in Dm 12 in

WWII U.S. Navy Ships Compass

Located in San Francisco, CA

Solid brass WWII era Navy ships compass. Circular body with pivoting outer ring that was designed

Category

20th Century American Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Panerai WWII Diving Compass from the Italian Navy Diver Commando
Panerai WWII Diving Compass from the Italian Navy Diver Commando

Panerai WWII Diving Compass from the Italian Navy Diver Commando

By Panerai

Located in BREST, FR

Very rare Panerai old Diving Compass from the WWII Italian Navy Commando: Wrist compass with

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Vintage 1940s Italian Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Metal

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Navy Compass For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic navy compass available at 1stDibs. Each navy compass for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and paper. If you’re shopping for a navy compass, we have 22 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect navy compass — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right navy compass, those designed in mid-century modern, modern and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one navy compass that is appealing in its simplicity, but Captain Greenvile Collins, Craft Associates and E.S. Ritchie & Co produced versions that are worth a look.

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Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior. 

Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world. 

And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.

The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.

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Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.

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