Divider with ball head in fine condition. One of the legs is marked with 62. The other with 41. Catalog: NM.3-04 Date: 1760 – 1810 L: 13,5 cm (5,3 in) Signed: not signed Origin: unknown Condition: perfect for its age

An early and interesting three mirror octant with Vernier nonius, made by or for S. Williams at Hull in 1767. The first octant was created by Hadley in 1731. In Great-Britain and North-America the instrument was called the Hadley’s quadrant to distinguish it from the Davis quadrant. Hadley got in 1734 a patent for eleven…

Well preserved middle sized, dry card and gimbaled compass in painted wooden case with slit cover. On the rose with 32 points, the name of the maker. North with beautiful fleur de lis. The paint on the dovetailed case is beautifully crackled. The outside of the binnacle is painted black over green. The inside of…

Very small ruler, only 6 inch wide. Rulers like this one are used to plot course lines and bearings on nautical charts. They can be rolled across the chart to the compass rose without changing its orientation. Catalog: NM.3-15 Date: 1850-1900 WL: 15,5×3,7 cm (6×1,5 in) Signed: not signed Origin: England Condition: in good working…

Eigtheen century brass protractor with hand engraved inner and outer scales. Tapered outer edges and beveled straigth edges. The name of the maker engraved in flamboyant style. Catalog: NM.2-52 Date: 1770-1790 HW: 6,5×9,5 cm Signed: Godelar A Paris Origin: France Condition: excellent

Attractive gimbaled dry card compass in a brass, yellow painted bowl. Wooden case of pine with sliding cover with dirty grey painted inside. Made by Georg Neuenstadt, Koningsberg, Germany (Kalinningrad, Russia). The inside of the bowl also dirty grey with four lubber’s lines. The rose is made of lackered paper stiffed with mica and another…

The parallel ruler is a navigation instrument to set up bearings and course lines in the sea chart. Catalog: NM.3-02 Date: ca. 1900 WL: 55,5×6,3 cm Signed: not signed Origin: unknown Condition: in good working condition, wear consistent with age and use

Brass divider with steel tips in fine condition. Catalog: NM.2-38 Date: 1880-1920 L: 20 cm (7,9”) Signed: not signed Origin: continental Condition: in working condition, wear consistent with age and use

On the log, behind a rotary slide there are three dials, the first registers the miles up to 100, the second registers the units up to 10 mile, the third registers quarters of a mile. On the enamel scale: NEW YACHT LOG – ORIGINAL LLL TRADEMARK – EDWd. MASSEY, LONDON – PATENTEE In the four…