Milan - Nautical Objects

Boatswain's whistle made of brass and copper English manufacture of the 1930s on both sides depicted still. Length 12.8 cm - inch 5 width 1.7 cm - inch 0.6, height 2.5 cm - inch 1....

Small brass nautical pocket compass complete with cover and ring for the chain. Rose with eight winds complete with protractor circle for calculating horizontal angles. English man...

Boatswain whistle of brass and copper, English manufacture from the early 1930s. Measures: Length 7 cm – 2.8 inches, width 1,6 cm - 0.6 inches, height 2.2 cm - 0.75 inches. Good co...

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...

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...

Liquid bearing compass signed F. Barker’s Patent 1918, used by British army officers during the first world war. It is a small vintage compass typically used in recreational sailing, therefore on boats less subject to magnetic deviation. It can also be held in the hand and therefore away from the magnetic fields of the boat. It is equipped with a sighting system and a goniometric compass card in order to make it possible to measure the angle between the line of sight and the north indicated by the magnetic needle. The compass is engraved with the name of the first owner R.L. D. Weber Very good condition, fully functional, complete with leather case. Measurements diameter 5 cm – 1.9 inches, height 2,5 cm - 1 inches. Our gift box is free. The first historical notes on the use in Europe of the magnetic directive force date back to the end of the XII century...

Brass pocket nautical compass housed in its leather case with lid. Produced by F. Barker & Son Makers London in the 1920's. Compass with eight winds complete with protractor circle f...

Mid 19th century brass English sextant signed Marshall London, instrument complete with three telescopes, one of which is long, and a filter and it is in its original mahogany box wi...

Scrimshaw of a vertically engraved whale tooth, of exquisite workmanship, length 12.6 cm, depicting the bust of a Woman and on the back a whale and whalers...

Brass sextant signed Georg Hechelmann Nachf Hamburg from the late 19th century, original wooden box with locking hooks, handles, brass hinges and key set. Flap and vernier in silver, wooden handle, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the mobile one, three telescopes, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from 0 to 145 °, index and horizon mirror. Conservation status: very good, complete with base for support made of wood and custom-made brass. Box size 30 x 30 H 14 cm - inche 11.7 x 11.75 x 5.5. It is available our free gift box (look at the last picture). The sextant is an ancient astronomical instrument used...