Tell-tale Compass – 19th century
Well preserved dry card and gimbaled brass tell-tale compass. The rose is made up of several layers of paper with 32 points. North with beautiful fleur de lis. On the rose, the letters E and W are painted over the old letters. Originally the rose will not be English. The inside of the binnacle is…
Read MoreDry card whaling compass – early 1800
Dry card compass in a linden bowl with lid. With a brass top the rose can move freely on a peg. The inside of the binnacle is painted dirty white with lubber line. Catalogue: NM.5-30 Date: 1800 – 1830 HW bowl: 10 x 13 cm D rose: 10 cm Signed: not signed Origin: England…
Read MoreHalf hull model, 19th century
Large and original half hull model of a sailing ship made with fine craftmanship of pine. Catalog: SM.1-21 Date: 19th century HW overall: 22×89 cm Signed: W.A. Foad Esq., naval architect, Leith Origin: England Condition: overall in good condition, small dent in the middle bottom
Read MoreDrug Chest – Robbins & Co, London, ca. 1870
Particularly nice ship’s or travel pharmacy in mahogany transport box with brass flat folding handles. The upper part opens and shows 17 blown glass bottles with fitted stoppers of Robbins & Co, Chemists, Oxford street London. Some bottles have residu from drugs. The drawer has tiny hand cut dovetail joints and is locked with a…
Read MoreTerrestrial Globe – Merzbach & Falk, Bruxelles, 1881
A classic victorian political and physical globe edited in Bruxelles by the famous house Merzbach and Falk, founded in 1881. A rather interesting globe depicting mountains, ocean currents and wireless cables. Antarctica has not yet been explored.
Read MoreDeep Lead with line for shallow waters – 19th century
Widely used deeplead of 10 lbs with a leadline on a reel to find waterdepth and type of soil. The length of the line is 25 fathoms. The first five fathoms are marked with blue tarlaulin flag around the fathom. Thereafter every two and a half fathom is indicated with a yellow flag. The bottom…
Read MoreCommodore Electric Taffrail Log – Walker’s, Birmingham, England, ca.1958
Large and heavy electrified taffrail log with plug connection and fly wheel in original case. Cherub rotator used. The enamel scale has three registers. The large one up to 100 miles, two smaller up to 10 and 1000 miles. Brass and glass guarded face cover unscrews to reveal the dials. Maker’s name engraved. Serial number…
Read MoreEarly 18th century Brass ‘Zeemeter’ – Pieter Holm, Amsterdam, 1729
Dutch seaman’s tobacco box of Pieter Holm, also known as the Dutchman’s Log, with a perpetual calendar on the top of the lid and a ship’s speed table on the bottom. In a publication of 1748 Holm claims to have devised this table in 1729. The top of the lid is further adorned with simple…
Read MoreInternational Flags, Pendants and Substitutes
Signal flags according to the International Radiotelegraph Conference in Washington in 1930. During WWII, the international signal book from 1897 was found not to work properly between ships of different nationalities. It was therefore decided to thoroughly revise this book.
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