Ships Log
Vintage Thomas Walker & Sons Nautical Trade Sign with Ship Log Instrument
By Thomas Walker & Son Ltd. 1
Located in Morristown, NJ
A vintage trade sign from the esteemed Thomas Walker & Sons Ltd, renowned makers of ship’s logs and
Category
Vintage 1950s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
$1,650
H 30 in W 20 in D 5 in
Pair of Vintage Maritime Desk Lamps, English, Ship's Log, Table Light, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage maritime desk lamps. An English, chromed ship's log trailing fin table
Category
Mid-20th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
$2,673
H 19.49 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
A Fascinating Ship’s Log And Journal Relating To The Whitway/Whiteway
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Fascinating Ship’s Log And Journal Relating To The Whitway/Whiteway Family of Bristol Mariners
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Paper
Seuss - Theodor Geisel. The Log Of The Good Ship. 1947 - FIRST AND ONLY EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: Old Captain Taylor (Dr. Seuss - Theodor Geisel).
TITLE: The Log Of The Good Ship. Esso
Category
Vintage 1940s British Books
Materials
Paper
$1,750
H 10 in W 8 in D 0.25 in
T. W. Walker's Cherub Maritime Brass Log Spinner Up-Cycled to Table Lamp
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Brass ship's log / speed spinner called Cherubs made in England by T.W. Walker, a nautical
Category
20th Century European Late Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$417 Sale Price
20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 13.78 in
Clipper Ship Sovereign of the Seas
Located in Norwell, MA
, 1810, September 20, 1880). In 1854 she recorded the fastest speed ever for a sailing ship, logging 22
Category
20th Century Nautical Objects
Gervasoni Large Log Sections of Beech Trunk Side Table in White by Paola Navone
By Gervasoni, Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
size options: Small, medium
Available in other finish option: Black
Quick Ship: Log S / M / L
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Beech
$785 / item
H 16.54 in Dm 11.03 in
Gervasoni Small Log Sections of Beech Trunk Side Table in White by Paola Navone
By Gervasoni, Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
size options: Medium, large
Available in other finish option: Black
Quick Ship: Log S / M / L
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Beech
$563 / item
H 12.6 in Dm 7.09 in
American Three Masted Clipper Ship Model Sovereign of the Seas Under Glass, 20th
Located in Charleston, SC
, September 20, 1880). In 1854 she recorded the fastest speed ever for a three masted sailing ship, logging 22
Category
20th Century American American Empire Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Pine, Paint
$12,500
H 30.75 in W 42.75 in D 16.75 in
Gervasoni Medium Log Sections of Beech Trunk Side Table in White by Paola Navone
By Gervasoni, Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
option: Black
Quick Ship: Log S / M / L
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Beech
$624 / item
H 16.54 in Dm 7.09 in
Gervasoni Large Log Sections of Beech Trunk Side Table in Black by Paola Navone
By Gervasoni, Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
option: White
Quick Ship: Log S / M / L
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Beech
$785 / item
H 16.54 in Dm 11.03 in
Gervasoni Small Log Sections of Beech Trunk Side Table in Black by Paola Navone
By Paola Navone, Gervasoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
option: White
Quick Ship: Log S / M / L
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Beech
$530 / item
H 12.6 in Dm 7.09 in
Gervasoni Medium Log Sections of Beech Trunk Side Table in Black by Paola Navone
By Gervasoni, Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
option: White
Quick Ship: Log S / M / L
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Beech
$624 / item
H 16.54 in Dm 7.09 in
Polished Ship’s Taffrail Spinner Logs
Located in Norwell, MA
Vintage ship’s speed and distance taffrail log spinners. One is hallmarked Negus, MILF, New York
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Brass nautical log or solcometer in the shape of a speargun, signed T. Walker's 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Harpoon Ship Log A 1 London , della seconda metà dell’ 800. Si tratta di un antico strumento nautico
Category
Antique 1870s Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
$3,355
H 21.2 in Dm 5.1 in
"Ship Griffin, Boston — Lying at San Francisco" Pencil Drawing Circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
trade. In a related 1832 ship log titled Journal of Brig John Gilpin: Baltimore to Canton, the Griffin
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Drawings
Materials
Paper
$1,200
H 10.125 in W 12.125 in D 0.5 in
Very Large 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Ebony and Bronze Hourglass
Located in Fayetteville, AR
determine longitude by providing the time for the ship's log. To find longitude, a ship's captain needed to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,995
H 16 in Dm 7.5 in
1847 The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France
By William James (Author)
Located in Bath, GB
official narratives, while also including details from ship logs, and where possible personal testimonies
Category
Antique 1840s British Books
Materials
Paper
$1,718
H 9 in W 10 in D 6 in
Modernist Steel & Brass Log Rack - France 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Polished steel modernist log rack with brass accents.
In fair vintage condition.
This log rack
Category
Vintage 1970s French Andirons
Materials
Steel, Brass
Pair Dolphin and Sailing Ship American Andirons
Located in Pasadena, CA
ship medallions. The log supports have been restored. Considering their age, most probably the andirons
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century North American Victorian Andirons
Materials
Iron
$3,850 Sale Price / set
34% Off
H 32.5 in W 11 in D 22 in
Pair of American Brass Intertwined Dolphin & Ship Andirons. Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass andirons with perched flanking ships, intertwined dolphins, matching finial
Category
Antique 1840s American American Empire Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
$7,500
H 17.5 in W 10.75 in D 19.75 in
18th Century Maritime Hourglass 30 Seconds tilmer
Located in Bilzen, BE
time intervals for calculating a ship's speed using the traditional log line method — the very origin
Category
Antique 18th Century French Other Nautical Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
20th Century Purl Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
approximately seven feet in diameter. This veneer-quality log was shipped from West Africa to Germany, where it
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
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Ship's Log Walker Cherub III Complete
Located in Brest, FR
This ship's log Walker Cherub III is absolutely complete with all this labels, grease pot, etc
Category
Vintage 1950s English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Ship's Log Walker Cherub III Complete
Located in Brest, FR
This ship's log walker cherub III is absolutely complete with all this labels, grease pot, etc
Category
Late 20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Walker’s Excelsior IV Patent Log For Yachts
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Walkers Excelsior IV ships log
Untouched, new old stock, complete Walkers Excelsior IV ships log
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Ruffed Grouse Perched on a Log with British Ship
Located in Litchfield, CT
Inscribed on banner, "It is a wise man's part not to take notice of many things". Inscribed on verso with old inscription translated into Latin, French and English, "Painted and give...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Paintings
Materials
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A Scale builders model of the SS.Brynhild c1914
Located in London, GB
on the Brynhild, from which I also have the original leather sofa, the double ended mahogany ships
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Models and Miniatures
Antique Ship's Log Desk Ornament, English, Brass, Maritime Instrument, C.1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ship's log desk ornament. An English, brass and oak maritime display instrument
Category
Early 20th Century British More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
H 42 in W 27.5 in D 28 in
Log contamiglia nautico in ottone firmato MASSEY’S Anchor Ship Log del 1820
Located in Milan, IT
Log o solcometro contamiglia nautico in ottone a forma di fiocina, firmato MASSEY’S Anchor Ship
Category
Antique 1820s Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Patented 18th Sept. 1866 Walker’s A2 Harpoon Ship Log Marine Navigation Device
Located in Milan, IT
Brass log in the shape of a harpoon, signed Walker’s A2 Harpoon Ship Log Patented 18th Sept. 1866
Category
Antique 1860s Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
H 20 in W 2 in D 5.9 in
Ship Log Made of Brass in the Shape of a Harpoon Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Ship log made of brass in the shape of a harpoon, signed T. Walker's Patent Harpoon Ship Log A 1
Category
Antique 1860s British Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
H 21.26 in Dm 1.78 in
19th Century T Walker’s Patent Harpoon Ship Log a 1 London Antique Maritime Tool
Located in Milan, IT
Brass log in the shape of a harpoon, signed T. Walker’s Patent Harpoon Ship Log A 1 London, from
Category
Antique 1860s Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
H 19.7 in W 1.7 in D 5.5 in
Ship Log Made of Brass in the Shape of a Harpoon Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Ship log made of brass in the shape of a harpoon, signed T. Walker's Patent Harpoon Yacht Log A 1
Category
Antique 1860s British Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
H 18.9 in Dm 1.38 in
English Compass Ship's log, 40's, teak and brass, 19th century compass. XIX
By Ainsley South Shields
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding and unique ship's navigation log, made during the Second World War, in teak wood and
Category
Antique 1880s English Arts and Crafts Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze, Iron
H 55.12 in W 32.29 in D 18.51 in
Nautical Log Harpoon Shaped to Measure Boats Speed Walker 1861
Located in Milan, IT
Brass log in the shape of a harpoon, signed T. Walker's Patent Harpoon Ship Log A 1 London, from
Category
Antique 1860s British Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
19th Century Half Human Medical Skelton
Located in London, GB
skeleton named “Archie”. Encased in a nautical pine box, labelled Walkers Patent Cherub Ship Log. This
Category
Antique 19th Century British Early Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Natural Fiber
Early 19th century Scrimshaw
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
built on the docks of Sag Harbor in 1814. The ships detailed logs are in the collections of Sag Harbor
Category
Antique 1810s American American Colonial Historical Memorabilia
French Louis Philippe Period Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted from exotic imported flame mahogany that was painstakingly shipped over as logs in three
Category
Antique 19th Century Louis Philippe Vitrines
Antique Ships Log, English, Brass, Maritime, Mileage Log, Desk Ornament, 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ship's log. An English, brass maritime bulkhead mileage log or desk ornament
Category
Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 7.68 in W 7.68 in D 2.96 in
Vintage Ship's Log Desk Ornament, English, Brass, Maritime Display, Instrument
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage ship's log desk ornament. An English, brass and oak maritime display instrument
Category
Mid-20th Century British Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
H 16.74 in W 10.04 in D 6.7 in
Ship's Log "Cherub" Rotator by Thomas Walker & Sons
By Thomas Walker & Son Ltd. 1
Located in London, GB
A 1930s brass "Cherub" rotor used with a Walker's ship's taffrail log, by Thomas Walker & Sons
Category
Early 20th Century English Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Late Edo Era 3 Drawer Funadansu Sugi & Iron 16.5"
Located in Portland, OR
the ship's logs and funds while sailing the Japan inland sea. Made with old world craftsmanship with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Naval Ingenuity at Sea: HMS Grafton's Homeward Voyage, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
, voyages, and battles would be recorded in the ship's logs, naval records, and historical accounts of the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Anchor-Form Andirons, circa 1950
Located in Kinderhook, NY
the form of ship's anchors with cast iron log rests. Marked AWS.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron, Nickel
Unusual 18th Century Rectangular Scientific Sand Glass Timer
Located in Essex, MA
been used by a ship's captain to log speed or in a laboratory.
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Scientific Instruments
Materials
Blown Glass, Mahogany
Mahogany Captain's Chestof Drawers Desk
Located in Bainbridge Island, WA
Captain of an 18th century tall ship writing his daily log on this desk.
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English 19th Century Large Brass Footed Log Bin with Ship Repousse Motif
Located in Wells, ME
English 19th century large brass footed log bin with ship motif repousse on one side, plain on the
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Ships Log For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the ships log you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of brass, metal and natural fiber, every ships log was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer ships log, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A ships log, designed in the Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made ships log over the years, but those crafted by Thomas Walker & Son Ltd. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Ships Log?
The average selling price for a ships log at 1stDibs is $1,200, while they’re typically $577 on the low end and $4,500 for the highest priced.