Early 1900s Nautical Objects

A fine English handmade yew wood model of an elegant 19th century sailing boat. This most unusual English late 19th century scratch built folk art model is of a very pleasing and el...

Presented is a very large and rare 13-star Naval Ensign, dating to 1907. The navy blue canton has 13 double-appliqued white cotton stars arranged in a 3-2-3-2-3 configuration. The de...

Magnetic big nautical compass, signed Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel Made in England, N. AFT 2901/T/9 Barking & London, early 1900s. Mounted on a custom-made wooden and brass board....

Liquid magnetic nautical compass on universal joint signed Sestrel from the 1900s, in its original oak wood box with lid. Eight wind rose complete with protractor circle. The compass is made up of a cylindrical vessel in brass and bronze, called a mortar, on the bottom of which a hard metal stem is fixed, on which the wind rose is suitably constrained, so that the zero coincides with the magnetic polarity. To minimize friction, the mortar is filled with liquid with a low freezing point, also having the purpose of quickly dampening any oscillations of the complex and closed at the top by a sturdy protective glass. Good condition stain on lid. Measure box cm cm 19,5 x 19,5 H 13,5 – inches 7.75 x 7.75 H 5.8 Our gift box is free (look at the last picture). The first hints in Europe on the use of instruments using magnetic fields for orientation are dated back to the late twelfth century, especially thanks to the knowledge brought by merchants and sailors after contacts with the Arabs: we find hints in the work by Alexander Neckam "De nominibus utensilium" and in the works by Guyot de Provins, where the magnet is called "sailor's friend". Even the inventory of a Sicilian ship of 1200's, the San Nicolò, refers to the presence on board of a magnet and a "bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass...

Liquid compass on gimbal signed Ritchie Boston USA from the early 1900s, marketed by the company F.B. Harrisman of Chicago, the compass is mounted on a custom ona wooden board and brass base made to measure. Eight-wind rose complete with protractor circle mounted on a wooden board and made-to-measure ototne. The compass is made up of a cylindrical vessel in brass and bronze, called a mortar, on the bottom of which a hard metal stem is fixed, on which the wind rose is suitably constrained, so that the zero coincides with the magnetic polarity. To minimize friction, the mortar is filled with liquid with a low freezing point, also having the purpose of quickly dampening any oscillations of the complex and closed at the top by a sturdy protective glass. Table width cm 18.5 inch 7.3, compass diameter cm 13, inch 5.15, height cm 13 inch 5.15. Very good Condition. Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London; our gift box is free (look at the last picture) In the 1850s, physicist Edward S. Ritchie began developing the first marine compass...

Beautiful early 20th century sailboat/model ship with a white and brown body. Solid Brass Keel.

Cape Cod Bay chart from 1904 by George W. Eldridge. This chart "D" Massachusetts Bay and the coast from Chatham to Boston. Showing plotted courses, depths, lighthouses, ports, etc.. Excellent graphics. Ports include Barnstable, Sandwich, Duxbury, Plymouth, Cohasset, Hingham, Quincy, Boston, Marblehead, Lynn, Manchester by the Sea...

Antique Folk Art Sailor's Knot Board, circa 1900, having sixteen sailor's specialty knots: bends, hitches and splices used regularly aboard ship. All of the knots are original and mounted on a dark stained plywood panel, within a simple dark stained frame. Seven of the knots do not have identifying plaques beneath them. It is a treat to find a genuine old sailor...

19th century ship's sextant by A. Cairns, 32 Waterloo Rd. Liverpool. Lattice frame fitted with colored filters in a kidney shaped box with brass badge on lid. Overall dimensions: ...

We are delighted to this lovely original hand carved and painted Herm statue bust to sit on the front of a ship A very attractive and exceptionally deco...

Late 19th-early 20th century tramp art frame having a central heart with oval mirror and with a crossed anchor and cross. The frame is made up of chip carved stacked layers as well a...

Antique Folk Art Sailor Boy Whirligig, circa 1910, a flat carved figure of an American navy sailor of the Spanish-American War period (1898) in white shirt ...