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Pocket Brass Compass

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
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Historical Memorabilia

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Metal, Brass

Antique 18th Century Diptych Pocket Sundial and Compass by German Beringer
Located in Firenze, IT
With hinged gnomon, hour ring and latitude arc, silvered compass rose with two inset bubble levels
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Antique 1780s German Neoclassical Desk Accessories

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Brass

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Dutch Brass Compass Pocket Dial, circa 1650
Located in Houston, TX
This is a Dutch brass compass pocket dial with elevations of major European cities. Including a
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Antique Mid-17th Century Dutch Scientific Instruments

Victorian 1870 Pocket Compass and Barometer
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Victorian 1870 pocket compass and barometer, the compass is in working condition it’s “Carpenter
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Antique Late 19th Century English More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pocket Brass Compass Used by the Royal Air Force Officers of 1916
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by the Royal Air Force officers of 1916 made of chromed brass in the shape of
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects

Materials

Brass

1916 Old Pocket Brass Compass for a Royal Air Force Officer Signed Short & Mason
Located in Milan, IT
chromed brass in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass is equipped with a lid with snap closure with
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Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

WWII Brass Pocket Compass, England, 1942
Located in Nantucket, MA
A working brass pocket compass marked London, 1942 on the back. Nickel dial. With hinged glass
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Mid-20th Century English Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Pocket Compass Chromed Brass USA Aviation WWII
By Wittnauer
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass, chromed brass, in the shape of a pocket watch, used by American aviators during the
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Vintage 1940s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Small Pocket Compass, Mahogany Wood and Brass, WWI
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass, mahogany wood and brass, used by British aviation officers during the First
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Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Pocket Compass Signed by Pathfinder Japan Made of Brass
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass signed by Pathfinder Japan, made of brass with the shape of a pocket watch. The
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Pocket Compass English, Manufacture 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass pocket compass in the shape of a pocket watch, complete with lid. Six-winds compass card
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Vintage 1920s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1920s Antique Brass Magnetic Pocket Compass Antique Nautical Objects
Located in Milan, IT
Brass nautical pocket compass, equipped with a lid with glass and viewfinder for checking the
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Early 20th Century British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1917s Brass Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Marine Navigation Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Brass nautical travel compass complete with leather case signed Barnes & Morris London n.13844 from
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Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Small Pocket Compass Made of Brass with Magnifying Glass, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass made of brass with magnifying glass. The lens is placed inside a case made
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Vintage 1930s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1907s Pocket Magnetic Crome Plated Brass Compass Antique Scientific Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass chrome plated brass with the shape of a pocket watch, with lid engraving K.F
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Antique Early 1900s Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vintage Pocket Compass, English, Brass, Navigation Instrument, Late 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage pocket compass. An English, brass navigation instrument in the manner of Stanley
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Late 20th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

WWI UK Avation Brass Pocket Compass Raf Officers Antique Scientific Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used during the First World War by RAF officers of chromed brass in the shape of an
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects

Materials

Brass

WWI Antique American Chromed Brass Pocket Compass by Wittnauer Army Officers
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass for an American army officer of the First World War of chromed brass in the shape of
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Vintage 1910s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

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
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects

Materials

Brass

1900s French Manufacture Antique Pocket Magnetic Compass Made of Turned Brass
Located in Milan, IT
Small travel compass made of turned brass with lid, eight winds compass card of engraved and
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Antique Early 1900s French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1930s Made in UK Small Brass Pocket Compass Antique Scientific instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Small brass travel compass, eight winds compass card on paper complete with goniometric circle
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Vintage 1930s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique English Brass and Sterling Silver "Pocket Watch" Compass, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A most unusual pocket compass created in the form of a pocket watch, the case being made from
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Sterling Silver, Brass

Antique English Brass Cased Floating Card Explorers Pocket Compass, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A very attractive Victorian explorers compass dating to circa 1880. The floating card dial
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique English Brass Cased Floating Card Explorers Pocket Compass c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A very attractive Victorian explorers compass dating to around 1890. The floating card dial pivots
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Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique English Brass Cased Floating Card Explorers Pocket Compass, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A very attractive Victorian explorers compass dating to circa 1880. The floating card dial
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique English Brass Cased Floating Card Explorers Pocket Compass, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A very attractive Victorian explorers compass dating circa 1880. The floating card dial pivots
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Fine Brass Cased Pocket Compass by Short & Mason Ltd., London c.1910
By Short & Mason
Located in Bath, GB
A very fine English brass cased compass, professionally cleaned and polished restoring it to it's
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Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

1918s Small Pocket Nautical Brass Magnetic Compass Signed F.L French Limited
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L (French Limited) N. 246378
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Vintage 1910s British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Pocket Compass Made in France in the 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass pocket compass in the shape of a pocket watch, complete with lid. Six-wind compass card
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Vintage 1920s French 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
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Early 20th Century British Aviation Objects

Materials

Brass

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
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Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vintage Pocket Compass, English, Terrestrial, Maritime, Navigation, Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage pocket compass. An English, brass terrestrial or maritime navigation instrument
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Mid-20th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vintage Pocket Compass, English, Terrestrial, Marine, Navigation, Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage pocket transit compass. An English, brass terrestrial or marine navigation
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Mid-20th Century British Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

18th Century Gilt Brass and Silver Pocket or Miniature Sundial Compass with Case
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Fine 18th century gilt brass and silver pocket sundial with Travelling case, c. 1750. A
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Antique 18th Century Scientific Instruments

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Silver, Brass

J. H. Steward Pocket Military Compass c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A J. H. Steward Singer's Patent-type Pocket Military Compass, dating from c.1890 - 1910. This
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Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Pocket Compass Used by RAF Officers in the WWI
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by RAF officers in the WWI of brass in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass
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Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Pocket Compass for an Officer English Manufacture, Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Officer's pocket compass of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket watch. English manufacture from
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Antique Early 1900s British Aviation Objects

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
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Vintage 1910s Aviation Objects

Materials

Brass

Dry Pocket Nautical Compass Placed in Its Original Box Made of Turned Brass
Located in Milan, IT
Small dry pocket nautical compass placed in its original box made of turned brass, complete with
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Antique 1860s British Nautical Objects

1918s Barke's Magnetic Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket liquid bearing compass signed F. Barker’s Patent 1918, used by British army officers during
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Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

1918s Barke's Magnetic Nautical Pocket Compass Antique Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket liquid bearing compass signed F. Barker’s Patent 1918, used by British army officers during
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Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique c.1910 English Pocket Magnifying Glass / Loop With Compass
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little folding loop or magnifying glass made from brass, dating to the early twentieth
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Vintage 1910s European Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique English Pocket Magnifying Glass / Loop with Compass, c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little folding loop or magnifying glass made from brass, dating to the early twentieth
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Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique English Pocket Magnifying Glass / Loop With Compass c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little folding loop or magnifying glass made from brass, dating to the early twentieth
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Vintage 1920s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique English Pocket Magnifying Glass / Loop With Compass c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little folding loop or magnifying glass made from brass, dating to the early twentieth
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Vintage 1910s British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique English Pocket Magnifying Glass / Loop With Compass c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
A charming little folding loop or magnifying glass made from brass, dating to the early twentieth
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Pocket Compass for a RAF Officer Signed Terrasse W. Co 1918
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass for a RAF officer signed Terrasse W. Co VI n. 70065 from 1918, made of brass in the
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects

Materials

Brass

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

Brass

Pocket Compass Used by the Royal Air Force Officers in 1915
Located in Milan, IT
of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass is equipped with a lid with snap closure
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Vintage 1910s British Aviation Objects

Materials

Brass

18th Century German Equinoctial Pocket Sundial and Compass by Ludwig Theodor
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
From the first quarter of the 18th century - a German brass equinoctial pocket sundial by Ludwig
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Antique 18th Century German Grand Tour More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

1917s Prismatic Magnetic Pocket Compass Signed F-L Antique Marine Navigation
Located in Milan, IT
Prismatic bearing bush in brass; it is a small compass, signed F-L N. 183801 produced in 1917. It
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Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Pocket Compass for a US Army Officers Signed Keuffel & Esser Co NY WWI
Located in Milan, IT
War of chrome-plated brass in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass is equipped with a lid with
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Vintage 1910s American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Small Wood Pocket Travel Compass Card with 16 Winds
Located in Milan, IT
Small pocket compass, wood and brass, compass card with 16 winds with goniometric circle on printed
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Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

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
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Vintage 1910s English Aviation Objects

Materials

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
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Vintage 1910s Aviation Objects

Materials

Brass

1915s Small Pocket Brass Compass Ceebynite Short & Mason Taylor Rochester N.Y
Located in Milan, IT
Pocket compass used by American aviation officers from 1915 of brass in the shape of a pocket watch
Category

Vintage 1910s Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

WWII Brass Pocket Compass, England, 1942
Located in Nantucket, MA
A working brass pocket compass marked London, 1942 on the back. Nickel dial. With hinged glass
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Mid-20th Century English Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

WWII Brass Pocket Compass, England, 1942
Located in Nantucket, MA
A working brass pocket compass marked London, 1942 on the back. Nickel dial. With hinged glass
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Mid-20th Century English Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

WWII Brass Pocket Compass, England, 1944
Located in Nantucket, MA
A brass World War II pocket compass marked London, 1944 on the back. Nickel rim with mother of
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Mid-20th Century English Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

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Pocket Brass Compass For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the pocket brass compass you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each pocket brass compass for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using brass, metal and glass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect pocket brass compass — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A pocket brass compass made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — is very popular. A well-made pocket brass compass has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Ceebynite Short & Mason Taylor, Wittnauer and Butterfield Paris are consistently popular.

How Much is a Pocket Brass Compass?

Prices for a pocket brass compass can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $226 and can go as high as $6,500, while the average can fetch as much as $673.

Finding the Right Scientific-instruments for You

Decorating with vintage, new and antique scientific 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.

The Age of Discovery (or the Age of Exploration) refers to a period during the 15th to 18th centuries that saw Europeans taking to the high seas to explore, trade and conquer various regions of the world. What we know about geography, the advancement of sea vessels and the development of scientific instruments all broadened significantly during this time.

With every new finding about our world, scientists invented tools to measure and record. While many of these objects are now obsolete, they are essentially works of art and have a rich history. Scientific instruments of a bygone era represent how far science and technology have advanced.

If you’re interested in introducing antique scientific instruments and tools to your decor to add contrast or draw attention to otherwise unexplored corners of your living room or dining room, there are many options to consider as far as textures and colors go. Like any curious decorative object that draws attention to your home library or mantel, vintage scientific instruments will likely add spirit to any conversation that might take place over cocktails or dinner.

Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.

Mid-century modern scientific instruments also capture a period of rapid progress, representing groundbreaking discoveries that defined the 20th century. Wouldn’t antique anatomical models of the 1950s pair well with your eye-catching abstract paintings, George Nelson clock or Florence Knoll sofa?

Whether you’re looking for a way to showcase your passion for chemistry or aviation or are making room in your foyer for a breathtaking industrial-style electronic time tower manufactured by Patek Philippe, 1stDibs offers a collection of vintage, new and antique scientific instruments that includes topographic tools, laboratory equipment and more.

Questions About Pocket Brass Compass
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    A pocket compass consists of a magnetic needle encased in a nonmagnetic case that allows the needle to freely swing over a graded face or dial. A pocket compass is a timeless instrument — it can be used for research or navigation in remote areas as well as in dark and foggy conditions. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage pocket compasses.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A pocket compass is used for navigation. The magnetic needle turns until one end points north and the other points south. You can use this information to orient yourself and choose which direction to travel. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of antique and vintage pocket compasses.

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