US Army Pocket Compass First World War Chromed Brass

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. c.1910 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 for general use. A major step forward in the technology of the compass. With the damping provided by the liquid, together with gimbal mounting, the floating card of the Ritchie compass...

Spectacular solid brass ships binnacle by Keuffel and Esser Company of New York in 1918. Builders plate is marked type VII no 1200, Bureau of Navigation, US Navy...

This is an antique regimental gong. A German, brass ordnance shell upon an oak base, dating to the First World War, engraved 1916. Fascinating repurposed ordnance, in the manner of...

The Making of an American Army: The World War II Artwork of Frederick Counsel (A G.I. View of Army Life) was an exhibit at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center from 2019-2020. 1st Ed softcover. Frederick Counsel’s art book features many watercolor drawings of army life from his service days. He painted scenes of mess halls...

Post war lift arm chrome pocket benzine lighter by Reliance Text on bottom of lighter: "Reliance Made in occupied Japan".

Vintage ceramic ashtray with Imagery of the US Oberammergau US Army School established in Germany in the 1960s. Ashtray is in good condition.

AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston. TITLE: The Second World War. (The Gathering Storm - Their Finest Hour - The Grand Alliance - The Hinge Of Fate - Closing The Ring - Triumph and Tragedy)...

Original British front of house card for The War of the Worlds 1953 it was used inside the foyer of the cinema. This artwork featuring the invading spacecraft is the best card from the set of 8. The film is one of the most famous science fiction films ever made. It was directed by Byron Haskin and starred Gene Barry, Ann Robinson...

Take flight into history with this breathtaking WWI-era biplane model, expertly hand-crafted in France circa 1950. A true masterpiece of craftsmanship, this large-scale brass airplan...

A working British marching or sighting compass of brass with original leather case from World War I - made for military and civilian use. A handsome piece of militaria and a fine me...