A Fine 8 Inch Vernier Sextant by Whyte, Glasgow

Vernier Nautical Sextant, G.W. Butters, London. A fine curved frame vernier sextant, the polished silver arc signed G.W. Butters, London. Eng...

Vernier Octant by John Todd, London, circa 1850. An eleven inch radius vernier octant by John Todd with ebonised wooden frame with inset bone scale marked ...

A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer By Dent, London No.58553 Two day marine chronometer by Dent housed in a beautiful three tier mahogany brass bound box with inset carrying handles t...

A fine two day Marine Chronometer By Whyte, Thompson & Co, Glasgow & South Shields Two day marine chromometer by Whyte, Thompson & Co housed in a beautiful three tier mahogany brass bound box...

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...

A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer by John Bliss and Co, New York. No.3068 Two day marine chronometer by John Bliss & Co housed in a beautiful three tier rosewood brass bound box...

Massive authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass mirror. Door is hinged and fitted with three dogbolts. This is a large impressive size and scale. The highly p...

Sleek half model of the 1934 J class yacht "Endeavour". With planked wood deck, skylights, toe rails, stubbed mast, lifeboat, helm, etc. Mounted to a varnished backboard. Overall ...

British sailor's woolwork with unusual border, Chain stitch, Circa 1875 The unusually designed charming sailor's woolie depicts a starboard side view of a British two-masted sh...

19th century silk embroidered and hand painted oil on canvas seascape by Thomas Willis (1850 - 1925), depicting a schooner-rigged racing yacht closely ha...

Single sheave yacht pulley by Merriman. With polished and lacquered steel fittings and polished brass pulley wheel. Awesome restoration. Weight is 2 pound...

Large copper ships lantern with brass makers badge from the firm of Hugh Douglas of Liverpool. Lantern is highly polished and lacquered, fitted wi...