Brass Compass
Everyone has objects in their attics and cellars that are wonderful reminders of the past. True antiques are at least one hundred years old, but often these treasures are valuable in their very existence if not quite making the century mark. Dusty, broken, missing parts, we still have not the heart to relegate them to the dump. So we hang on to them, tenderly wrapping them in newspaper and marking the box in large crooked letters.
Then one day, someone comes along who offers to make your precious object like new, raising its stature to a beautiful objet d’ art and creating a vision of hidden spot lights and alabaster pedestals in your living room. I am such a person. I have rescued neglected mandolins, violins, near-Tiffany lamps from the teens, rare wind-up toys from Japan, delicate three-tiered bird houses from China, and a nineteen thirty nine rich child’s tricycle. Some things have been found in a garage sale, others entrusted to me by friends or neighbors.
My most recent project involved the dismantling and restoring a nineteen thirties Japanese boat compass. This sixteen pound relic was personally carried home by a neighbor’s husband who was killed in World War II in a plane crash. Made of Solid Brass so as not to rust on the high seas, no expense was spared in the hand-made manufacture of this compass. A beveled plate glass window provided access to a blued steel floating compass. A rear glass window offered additional viewing, lit by a built-in oil lamp on the side. Someone had painted the whole thing with dark green shutter paint which by this time had half peeled off. The cracked and peeling white paint inside did not deter the family of spiders living there. One week later, my hard earned scuffed knuckles produced a shining new boat compass. The widow almost cried when she saw it and immediately found a place of honor in the living room.
Buoyed by this success, the lady supplied me with a new and exciting project in the shape of an nineteen twenty two original wall telephone. Complete with speaker microphone and ear piece, this Western Electric gem even retained it’s original matching telephone book shelf. The metal parts are made of nickel plated brass, the speaker and ear piece of Bakelite and the case and shelf carved from durable oak. Pictured in my mind were the pre-electricity folks chatting on this Early American Party Line invention. I plan to spend three weeks enjoying the restoration of this beauty and collecting the reward for my hard labor — the huge smile on the face of the owner.
The satisfaction may not be instant, but it’s real.
NEW GIMBELED BRASS COMPASS
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North Korea warships SHIP COMPASS Brass 1975s $2,600.00 |
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WOODEN BINNACLE W/BRASS COMPASS HOUSING AND BOSUN BALLS $1,995.00 |
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Brass Dobbie Mckinnis English Ship Nautical Compass Glasgow Liverpool & London $1,900.00 |
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WOODEN BINNACLE with BRASS COMPASS | Bitácula em madeira, com bússola $1,350.00 |
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Wholesale lot Brass Compass in Wood Box Nautical , Antique , X Mas Gift -100 pcs $1,299.00 |
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Compass Decca Arkas 41 B 90 Solid Brass Working Antique Vintage Huge BINNACLE $1,199.99 |
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Wilcox Crittenden Binnacle Compass Brass Dome Top Beauty Nautical Boat Ship $899.99 |
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Saura Keiki Seisakusho Binnacle Compass Brass Dome Top Nautical Life Boat Ship $899.99 |
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Nautical Anitique – Gimbaled, Brass Ships Binnacle – Oil Lamp – Compass – Norway $899.99 |
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ORIGINAL 1960s TOKYO KEIKI SOLID BRASS SHIP’S BRIDGE BINNACLED COMPASS TOP-GRADE $699.99 |
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ORIGINAL ANTIQUE DUTCH NAVY BRASS COMPASS NAVY BOAT $850.00 |
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F Fuselli Genova Brass Binnacle Compass Nautical Boat Ship With Oil Lamp Burner $799.99 |
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Vintage Engineer Directional Folding Brass Surveyor compass $9.99 |
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19C. ANTIQUE BOXED SET OF DRAFTING BRASS COMPASSES RARE $800.00 |
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World globe with semi precious stones in brass frame with compass WOW $725.00 |
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W M Welch Approved Coast Guard Brass Binnacle 4″ Compass Nautical Life Boat Ship $699.99 |
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US Navy Copper & Brass Life Boat Binnacle Compass $695.00 |
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VINTAGE NAVAGATION COMPASS TOOL ALIDADE 1900 BRASS NAVIGATION ANTIQUE DIRECTION $630.54 |
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Lovely Brass Nautical Ships Compass Dry Card 10″ Kalvin Bottomley Baird Glasgow $599.99 |
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BRASS POCKET COMPASS W/LID LOT OF 100 UNITS BRASS NAUTICAL COMPASS COLLECTIBLE $607.50 |
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1870′s. ANTIQUE BOXED SET OF DRAFTING BRASS COMPASSES RARE Set 2 $542.14 |
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1942 Lionel Corporation COPPER and Brass Compass Binnacle Housing Electric/Oil $580.00 |
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Antique Military / Scientific Cased Brass SIGHTING COMPASS with CLINOMETER $561.01 |
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1870′s. ANTIQUE BOXED SET OF DRAFTING BRASS COMPASSES RARE $542.14 |
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Antique 1800s “Museum Quality” SHIPS Nautical Marine Brass & Copper COMPASS $550.00 |
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Lovely Brass Nautical Ships Projector Compass Kelvin & Hughes London Glasgow $499.99 |
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ANTIQUE HENRY BROWN & SON SHIP’S SESTREL BRASS WOOD TYPE A $499.00 |
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ANTIQUE HENRY BROWN & SON SHIP’S SESTREL BRASS & WOOD TYPE A COMPASSE $500.00 |
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Marine Magnetic Brass Compass 127mm\ Binnacle CCCP $399.00 |
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Antique 19th Century French Royal navy marine brass compasses set in wooden box $500.00 |
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Military Compass Elite Model Polished Brass Styled After the Brunton Compass $499.89 |
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100 UNIT Wholesale Offer-Brass Nautical Puch Button – Pocket Compass $499.00 |
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Nautical Brass Polished Pocket Dalvey Compass Push Button Whole Sale Lot 100 $499.00 |
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Marine Magnetic Brass Compass 127mm\ Binnacle CCCP $359.00 |
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Russian marine brass compass 75mm 1952\USSR $399.00 |
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Vintage Binnacle HELMET Compass Boat Ship Maritime Industrial display Brass oLd $349.99 |
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Russian marine brass compass 75mm 1955\USSR $350.00 |
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Russian marine brass compass 75mm 1974\USSR $350.00 |
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Russian marine brass compass 75mm 1959\USSR $350.00 |
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VINTAGE BRASS BINNACLE COMPASS MADE IN ENGLAND $250.00 |
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VINTAGE BRASS BINNACLE COMPASS MADE IN NORWAY $250.00 |
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Wilcox Crittenden Brass Ships Compass,In Box,Vintage! $350.00 |
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Russian marine brass compass 75mm 1967\USSR $299.00 |
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Pearl White & Polished Stone Globe w Three Legged Brass Stand & Compass New! $350.00 |
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Blue & Polished Stone Globe w Three Legged Brass Stand & Compass New! $350.00 |
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Brass Ship Anchor Electric Lantern 20″ Nautical NEW $349.99 |
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Early ship builders bevel nautical tool rosewood & brass owner/mkr mkd. P.Finney $339.00 |
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WOODEN BINNACLE W/BRASS COMPASS HOUSING AND BOSUN BALLS 20″ $250.00 |
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Old brass England ship compass”Kelvin Hughes Ltd.” $250.00 |
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Old KIPP-DELFT-HOLLAND- Bakelite Brass Marine Compass $275.00 |
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Oxford Varsity Coat Stand 74″ Brass Plaque Gift NEW $284.99 |
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BRASS ASHTRAY with SHOWAY TAYLOR COMPASS $245.00 |
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NAUTICAL BRASS DALVEY COMPASS “Wholesale Lots of 50 Units” – MARINE COLLECTIBLE $224.10 |
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HUGE 8″ BRASS CIRCUMFERENTOR SEXTANT SURVEYOR’S COMPASS (EARLY THEODOLITE) $199.99 |
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Nautical Brass Theodolite Compass Collectible Nautical /Decor Maritime Prop Gift $249.00 |
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HUGE BRASS ARMILLARY SPHERE globe SUNDIAL COMPASS 18″ $199.00 |
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Lapis Blue Enameled Gemstone Inlay Countries 12″ Globe Brass Hardware W/ Compass $199.99 |
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Nautical Maritime Compass Rose Brass Frame 9″ Diameter $199.99 |
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1870 Antique brass Drafting Compass Tool Set in box $218.00 |
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Vintage Brass Ship Compass AFT z17 Nautical $200.00 |
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Gold Plated Brass Desk Compass $31.50 Our Stanley London® Premium Quality Round Desk Compass is machined from solid brass and plated with gold. The compass has a removable lid, and under the cover glass is a beautiful detailed compass rose with one-degree resolution marked “Stanley London.” The high quality jeweled compass needle settles to North very quickly. The compass is 2 1/16-inches (52.5 mm) in diameter, 5/8 inches (16 mm) tal… |
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Gift Boxed Brass Covered Compass Authentic Models Round Glass And Brass Sundial Compass… |
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Augsburg dial Photo Mugs Augsburg dial for latitudes 6-90 north. Standard dial (see related terms) except for the following details The dial-plate is gilt-brass, the compass is silver and the magnetic variation is marked at 16 West of north. The signature Johann Martin a Augsburg 48 is engraved round the compass, along with the names of two French cities and their latitudes. The latitude arc is silver and divided [6]-9[0]… |
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Holiday Traditions: Classical Collection $10.00 16 tracks: O Come All Ye Faithful, The First Noel, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Joy To The World, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Angels WE Have Heard On High, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Silent Night, Simple Gifts, Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, Good King Wenceslas, O Come O Come Immanuel, Sleepers Awake, We Three Kings, Coventry Carol, Deck The Halls… |
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FastCap Accuscribe Scribing Tool $11.95 The Accuscribe from FastCap scribes cabinet trim, architectural moldings, countertops, tile and more for cleaner cuts and more creative freedom on a wide variety of projects. The Accuscribe maintains consistent scribe offset and stays parallel to surfaces as you mark out the pattern or cut– a great feature for installing splash guards, cutting tile, and designing floors. The device’s adjustable … |
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Wholesale Lot 48pcs 20mm Small Mini Compasses for survival kit $8.71 4 dozen (48pcs) new liquid filled mini button compasses. These well-made mini compasses are perfect for use in compact, mini, or pocket survival kits. Or put them onto your walking stick, knife, binoculars, backpack, etc. OD size: 20mm (approximately size of a penny) Easy to read compass dial sealed with clear acrylic top and black plastic b… |
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General Tools 843/1 Pencil Compass and Scriber $0.99 Brass Plated Steel Compass and Scriber, Designed For Making Contours and Circles, Full Length Hardened Steel Pin In Metal Frame For Greater Rigidity…. |
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Brass Desk Set in Wood Box – 3 Pc $52.45 Set includes a brass magnifying glass, spyglass and compass in a beautiful wood presentation box. Perfect as a Christmas, Father’s Day or Birthday gift. Makes a wonderful Corporate or Professional Gift…. |
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JonCar Designs Vintaj Brass Compass Bracelet $39.99 This vintgae compass bracelet is a timeless piece. Using gemstones, crystals and brass, this piece is unique and stunning. Vintaj brass is nickel and lead free to guard against skin irritations. |