Items Similar to Large brass nautical compass signed OBSERVATOR Rotterdam of the 1930s

English Ship's Binnacle Compass of Brass with Side Burner Light

Antique maritime navy compass

Ship’s gimble mounted compass by C.M. Hammer of Sweden

English Brass Nautical Ship Wheel Mounted with Yacht Binnacle on Rope Base, 1870

United State Navy Ships Binnacle Compass

A rare ship's chronometer by Whyte, Thomson & Co. Suppliers to the Admiralty

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 18

Large brass nautical compass signed OBSERVATOR Rotterdam of the 1930s

$2,496.61

£1,837.37

€2,100VAT Included

CA$3,466.38

A$3,475.96

CHF 2,011.03

MX$42,325.48

NOK 23,337.41

SEK 23,786.22

DKK 16,014.26

About the Item

Large brass liquid compass signed OBSERVATOR Rotterdam from the 1930s. Eight-twenty rose complete with goniometric circle. Compass diameter cm 21.5 - 8.5 in, height cm 10.5 - 4.1 in. The last photo is the gift box. OBSERVATOR was a Dutch firm in Rotterdam, founded in 1924, later bought by Kelvin Hughes in 1996. He produced various instruments including sextants, etc. The Greeks and the Romans were still unaware of the possibility of harnessing magnetic fields for orientation, while it seems that this possibility was already somewhat known to the Chinese: around 2600 B.C. Emperor Hoang-Ti was able to overcome Prince Tchi-Yeou in battle thanks to a "magic" chariot, the See-Nan (chariot pointing south). The emperor, thanks to this device, identified the enemy's escape route, despite the fact that the enemy had concealed it through a blanket of smoke: fixed on the chariot was a human-shaped wooden silhouette that rotated on itself and, with its arm outstretched, always pointed south (pointing south of course was also pointing north at the same time, but south was considered by the Chinese to be the most important cardinal point).

Dimensions:
Height: 4.1 in (10.42 cm)Diameter: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
1930
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Milan, IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1020240731202

More From This Seller

View All

Brass nautical compass signed DIRIGO Eugen M. Sherman Seattle USA 1920

Located in Milan, IT

Nautical compass on gimbal signed DIRIGO Eugen M. Sherman Seattle USA 1920s, mounted on custom-made walnut and brass board. Eight-twenty rose complete with protractor circle. The com...

Category

Vintage 1920s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

8396 Brass and glass nautical magnetic compass signed Star Pathfinder 1930s

Located in Milan, IT

Nautical magnetic compass, brass and glass signed Star Pathfinder Milton Mass Boston USA No. 60405 from the 1930s. Housed in its original mahogany wood box with slit lid and mounted...

Category

Vintage 1930s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Nautical magnetic compass made USA 1930s original wooden box

Located in Milan, IT

Nautical magnetic compass, made in the USA in the 1930s. Bon état. Housed in its original box with wooden slot lid and mounted on gimbal. Box measures 12x12x8.5 cm - inches 4.8x4.8x...

Category

Vintage 1930s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Brass and glass nautical magnetic compass signed Star Pathfinder 1930s

Located in Milan, IT

Nautical magnetic compass, brass and glass signed Star Pathfinder Milton Mass Boston USA No. 60094 from the 1930s. Housed in its original mahogany wood box mounted on gimbals, with...

Category

Vintage 1930s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Brass aneroid table and wall barometer signed Bourgeois Paris 1900

Located in Milan, IT

Brass aneroid or holosteric barometer, table and wall barometer signed Bourgeois Eng. Opt. 168 Rue de Rivoli Paris from the early 1900s. Good working condition. Measures 12.5x5.8 ...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Nautical compass on cardan joint signed La Filotecnica Milano from the early 1900s

Located in Milan, IT

Nautical compass on gimbal made by Filotecnica Milano of the early 1900s. The compass consists of a copper and glass vessel; at the bottom, a metal stem is attached to which rests t...

Category

Vintage 1910s Nautical Objects

Materials

Copper

English Ship's Binnacle Compass of Brass with Side Burner Light

Located in Austin, TX

A fine English ship's binnacle compass of brass - a navigational instrument used for maritime travel. A binnacle is the housing that protects the com...

Category

Early 20th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal, Brass

Ship’s gimble mounted compass by C.M. Hammer of Sweden

Located in London, GB

A 1950’s ship’s gimble mounted compass by C.M. Hammer, Gothenburg, of Sweden. Marked: C.M. HAMMAR GOTEBORG 3553 Compass card by Observator of Rotterdam. Pine case. Carl Mauritz...

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Iron

Antique maritime navy compass

Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj

Antique maritime navy compass in very nice original condition.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

INTERESTING ITALIAN SUBMARINE "RUDDER" FROM THE EARLY 1900S 20th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

INTERESTING ITALIAN SUBMARINE "RUDDER" FROM THE EARLY 1900S Antique 20th-century Italian submarine rudder. In fact, it wasn't used to steer the vessel, but rather to open or close a...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Italian Modern Nautical Objects

Materials

Iron

Exquisite Boat Binnacle with Compass

Located in Norwell, MA

Solid brass yacht compass fitted to a very fine varnished binnacle box with brass hinges and glass door. Also fitted with a varnished brass sidelight wit...

Category

Antique 1890s American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage Ships Spotlight on Pedestal

Located in Norwell, MA

Industrial lighting piece of vintage lighting. Ships spotlight which is mounted by an iron yoke onto a brass pedestal. Rewired with an electric socket. ...

Category