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Creator: E.S. Ritchie & Co
Pre World War 1 Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie
Pre World War 1 Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie

Pre World War 1 Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie

By E.S. Ritchie & Co

Located in Norwich, GB

Pre World War I Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie Nautical compass mounted by a brass gimbal into a copper brass bound case with sloping glazed aperture with heavily bevelled glass. Flat brass bezel with five holding screws signed ‘E.S.Ritchie’ and numbered 5779. Side opening compartment for a lighted wick with drawer beneath. The compass is mounted in a heavy painted brass bowl with very fine copper pivot supporting the floating direction card. A diaphragm is located in the base of the bowl for temperature compensation. E.S.Ritchie founded the business in 1850 to manufacture mechanical, electrical and scientific instruments. In 1857 he turned his attention to navigational instruments and begun making marine bearing compasses for the U.S.Navy before the American civil war. At the time the British admiralty dry mounted nautical compasses were considered by all navies and commercial shipping companies as the highest technological standard of the day, however, in 1860 Ritchie had received a US patent for the first successful and practical liquid-filled marine compass...

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Early 1900s Antique E.S. Ritchie & Co Nautical Objects

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Copper

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E.s. Ritchie & Co nautical objects for sale on 1stDibs.

E.S. Ritchie & Co nautical objects are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of E.S. Ritchie & Co nautical objects, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider nautical objects by and Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet. Prices for E.S. Ritchie & Co nautical objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $4,102 and can go as high as $4,102, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,102.