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  • End 19th Century Antique Magnetic Topographic Compass Made in Brass and Oak
    Located in Milan, IT
    Magnetic topographic compass, of oak and brass; instrument consisting of a magnetized needle free to rotate on a horizontal plane, marking with the tip of the needle the direction of magnetic north, compass card with eight winds complete with goniometric circle divided into 360 °, complete with the compass needle lock. Italian manufacture of the late 19th century. Very good condition. Measure 3.1x3.1 height 1. Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London; our gift box is free (look at the last picture). The invention of the compass is mysterious but it is well known that magnetite was discovered in Magnesia, a city of Asia Minor. We can find the first indications about the use in Europe of the magnetic force for orientation at the end of the XII century...
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    Antique 1890s Italian Scientific Instruments

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  • Late 19th Century antique Snuff Box Made in a Horse's Hoof with Horn Lid
    Located in Milan, IT
    Snuff box made in the late 19th century in a horse's hoof and horn lid, horseshoe base of chromed metal. Metal label on the lid engraved with the owner's initials MB...
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    Antique Late 19th Century British Tobacco Accessories

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  • Print No. 1 of 400 Depicting a Nautical Schooner Made in the Mid-19th Century
    Located in Milan, IT
    Print depicting a schooner, no. 1 of 400 copies signed Z21, made in the mid-19th century. Non-coeval briarwood frame; measures with frame 50 x 40 cm.  
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    Antique 1850s British Nautical Objects

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  • Late 19th century Nautical Project by Charles Sibbick from the Uffa Fox Archives
    Located in Milan, IT
    Project coming from the archives of Uffa Fox and never entered the commercial circuit depicting the sail plan of a boat by C. Sibbick. Measures: 57 x 46.5 (H) cm - 22.44 x 18.30 (H) ...
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    Early 20th Century British Nautical Objects

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    Paper

  • Aneroid wall barometer in carved wood brass and glass late 19th century.
    Located in Milan, IT
    Wall-mounted aneroid barometer made of carved wood, brass, and glass, an instrument whose pressure-sensitive organ is a metal box called a barometric capsule. English manufacture of...
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    Antique Late 19th Century Scientific Instruments

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  • Late 19th Century Educational Human Anatomical Ear Model German manufacture
    Located in Milan, IT
    Ear anatomical model, plaster and papier mâché hand painted, depicting the inner and outer ear and the cochlea. German manufacture of the end of the 19th century. Good condition, som...
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    Antique Late 19th Century German Scientific Instruments

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