1910s Aviation Objects

British aviation officer's pocket compass during World War I, chrome-plated brass in the shape of an onion clock. The compass is equipped with a snap-lock cover with release button ...

British aviation officer's pocket compass signed Terrasse W. Co VI No. 66139 of 1918, made of brass in the shape of an onion clock. The compass is equipped with a snap-lock cover wi...

Piccola bussola da tasca in legno di mogano e ottone in uso agli ufficiali dell’aviazione inglese durante la prima guerra mondiale completa di rosa a otto venti con cerchio goniomet...

Pocket compass used by British Army officers during World War I in 1915 of brass in the shape of a pocket watch, signed Short & Mason Ltd London. The compass is equipped with a lid with snap closure with release button inside the ring. Eight-winds compass card complete with goniometric circle for calculating horizontal angles. Very good condition, fully functional. Diameter 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches, thickness 1.3 cm - 0.5 inches. Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London; our gift box is free. Short & Mason, founded by Thomas Watling Short and William James Mason in 1875 at 40 Hatton Gardens, London. For a short period of time Short & Mason made the Taylor compass line in England, but around 1915-1918 the production was moved to the United States. The first hints in Europe on the use of instruments using...

Pocket compass used by British aviation officers during the WW1, of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass has a snap-lock lid with release button inside the ring ...

Pocket compass for the RAF officers, signed Short & Mason Ltd London 1916 V N 70476, made of brass in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass has a snap-on cover with release button...

Pocket compass used by American aviation officers from 1915 of brass in the shape of a pocket watch, signed Ceebynite Short & Mason Taylor Rochester N.Y. The compass is equipped with a lid with snap closure with release button inside the ring. Four-winds compass card complete with goniometric circle for calculating horizontal angles. Good condition, fully functional, glass slightly dirty inside. Measures: diameter 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches, thickness 1.3 cm - 0.5 inches. Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London; our gift box is free. Taylor Instrument Companies was a US manufacturer located in Rochester, New York. The business started in 1851 when George Taylor...

Pocket brass compass used by British aviation officers during the first World War In the shape of a pocket watch. The compass has a snap-lock lid...

Small pocket and travel compass made of chromed brass, supplied to the US army during the First World War; the lid is engraved ENG. DEPT. USA 1917. Compass in the shape of a pocket w...

Pocket compass used by Britihs aviation officers made of chromed brass in the shape of a pocket watch, signed Dennison Birmingham V 104766 of 1916. The compass has a lid with snap closure with release button inside of the ring. Eight-winds compass card. Excellent condition, fully functional, diameter 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches, thickness 1.8 cm - 0.7 inches. Aaron Lufkin Dennison (1812-1895) was a watch case manufacturer from late 1874 to 24 at Villa Road Handsworth, Birmingham, UK. He had previously been the CEO of the American Waltham Watch Company...

Officer pocket compass used in 1918 by British Air Force officers made of chromed brass shaped like a pocket watch. Signed Clement Clarke Ltd London VI n. 37185 1918. The compass is ...

Pocket compass used during the First World War by RAF officers of chromed brass in the shape of an onion clock. The compass has a lid with snap closure with release button inside the...