1890s Nautical Objects

Small boat or yacht wheel with varnish finish and highly polished brass hub and trim ring. This is an exceptional little relic. Circa 1890. English made. Weight: 8 LBS Overall Di...

Ship captains telltale ships compass on gimbal. Dry card compass by Van Der Voort, 34 Brewers Canal, Antwerp. In old lacquer. Said to be from the three m...

Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has been meticulously polished and lacquered. We just restored a great collection of thes...

A large and impressive half hull model of Lindfield, 1891 This builder’s half hull model of a four-masted barque is made from maple and mahogany. The hull is finished in natural woo...

French two-Draws Monocular Telescope. Very unusual monocular telescope, created in France during the last three-quarters of the 19th century, circa 1890. This is a personal pocket l...

These hard-to-find French-made glasses with three lenses are changed by the wheel at the side and indicated across the bridge labelled " Theatre ", " Campagne " and " Marine ". They...

Antique mariners telescope of solid brass that has been polished and the main barrel, eyepiece and cap have been lacquered. The scope has a four draw barrel with eyepiece. Circa 1890...

Aneroid or holosteric brass barometer from the end of the 19th century. Good condition, fully functional. Diameter 10,8 cm - 4.3 inches, thickness 5 cm - 2 inches. Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London; our gift box is free. It’s an antique measuring...

Dry compass placed in its original wooden box. English manufacture from the end of the 19th century. The compass consists of a brass and glass vessel on the bottom of which a metal ...

Magnetic nautical compass, signed Henry Browne & Son Ltd Barking & London Trade Sestrel Mark, Barking & London, second half of the 19th century . Contained in its originale wooden box. Very good condition. Diameter compass inche 5.35, Measure box inches 7.8x 7.5 h 6.4. The compass consists of a cylindrical brass container, called mortar, on whose bottom it is fixed a stem of hard metal, called sensitive element, on which the appropriately fixed compass card is placed, so that the zero coincides with the magnetic polarity. To reduce friction to a minimum, the mortar was filled with liquid with a low freezing point, which also had the purpose of rapidly damping any oscillations of the compass and closed at the top by a sturdy protective glass. Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London; our gift box is free (look at the last picture). Sestrel is a trade mark of Henry Browne & son, an important English firm maker quality compasses, inclinometers, sextants, etc. established in the second half of XIX century. The brand ‘Sestrel’ was an amalgam of the qualities their instruments embody is in fact a name synonymous with quality and accuracy; this is evidenced by the sheer number of vintage and antique instruments still in use today. 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...

American Rotary nautical foghorn with a decorative painted rope pine case, exposed corner dovetailing, original leather strap, brass side crank, and original brass trumped horn. Fog horn...

Pedestal mount solid brass yacht binnacle with Nineteenth Century gimballed compass from Riggs of Philadelphia. This entire unit has been meticulously polished and lacquered, it look...