Binnacles:
Pieces that are available will read
"available"; items that do not read "available" have been sold.
A brass hood sits
atop the compass and has a viewing port through which you can see the
direction.
The green and red balls (aka quadrantal
spheres or "Kelvin's balls") on either side slide to adjust the
compass to
compensate for the magnetic skew of the iron on the ship. Order over the phone Thurs.-Sun.;
prices listed do not include shipping
and are subject to change;
see the FAQ section
on the
homepage for shipping info. No
returns or exchanges on any items shipped. |
Kelvin & Wilfrid O. White Co,
Boston - New York,
Type "K"
Binnacle with Compensating Coils,
Cassens & Plath compass.
gimbal
#11131, binnacle #7999
appx 42" tall to compass, 36" widest width
including compensating balls,
21" depth including
Flinders bar
1 available ($3,800) |
salvaged ship's binnacle
with John Lilley & Gillie compass Type SR3,
Ser. No 89765, North Shields.
appx 45" tall to compass, 55" including
hood, 32" widest width including compensating balls, 20" depth
1 available ($1,500) |
Copper and brass salvaged
binnacle w/original compass,
Type MR No.
36115
by John Lilley & Gillie Ltd.
Nautical Instrument Makers,
North
Shields England.
appx 23" tall to top of compensating balls,
28" to top of
Flinders Bar x 26" widest
width, 15" body diameter,
20" deep including
Flinders bars
compass w/glass etched service
dates of
1964, 1975, 1989,
gimbal stamped with 23063, 11322, 17056
1 available ($2,000) |
Display compasses:
Pieces that are available will read
"available"; sold pieces remain pictured
to give an idea of the
uniqueness and range of designs and types.
Order over the phone Thurs.-Sun.;
prices listed do not include shipping
and are subject to change;
see the FAQ section
on the
homepage for shipping info. No
returns or exchanges on any items shipped.
Always
have a back-up. The reserve magnetic compasses kept on board were
stored in a box - sometimes
they come to us in the boxes and sometimes
without the boxes but they were just as important to have on board in case
something went wrong with the main compass in the binnacle.
Hand-held
compasses are hard to come by; we buy the salvaged varieties any time we can
find them... |
salvaged
brass ship's compass on stand (ROUND)
by Nunotani #4.
(Rnd2Inv#62/12)
base appx 18" diam, face
9 3/4" od, appx 33 lbs.
*medium fluid bubble in this piece*
1 available
($550) |
salvaged
brass ship's compass on stand (ROUND)
by Cassens & Plath #A169042.
(Rnd2Inv#62/13)
base appx 18"
diam, face 9 1/2" od, appx 31 lbs
*Large fluid bubble in this piece*
1 available
($550) |
|
Lifeboat binnacles / Lifeboat compasses:
Pieces that are available will read
"available"; items that do not read "available" have been sold.
Sold pieces remain pictured to give an idea of the
uniqueness and range of designs and types.
A smaller version of the main binnacle, a compass was always stored in each
lifeboat in the event you needed to use the lifeboat and,
of course,
once aboard, navigation was very important to a chance of being rescued and
/or communicating your location.
Some had the side housing for a oil
burner to illuminate the compass, some did not. |
salvaged
large Japanese ship's lifeboat binnacle compass
株式會社東京計器製作所 昭和210 月
by
Tokyo Keiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd 1946.
(INV#48/1)
appx 12" base, 14"
tall, appx 18 lbs.
1 available ($695) |
salvaged lifeboat compass (lifeboat binnacle)
appx
9" tall, 9"
wide, appx 5 lbs/each, sold out |
Peloruses:
A pelorus is a reference tool for maintaining a relative bearing
of visible objects
relative to a
vessel at sea,
often called a "dumb compass" and were used with a compass until
gyro-repeaters were available.
Order over the phone Thurs.-Sun.;
prices listed do not include shipping
and are subject to change;
see the FAQ section
on the
homepage for shipping info. No
returns or exchanges on any items shipped. |
Sperry Gyroscope Co. New York pelorus
box w/lid appx 14 1/2" x 14 1/2"
1 available ($600) |
salvaged
ship's instrument:
brass ship's pelorus on stand #3.
by John Lilley & Gillie Ltd. North Shields.
new wood base appx 10" diam,
17" total height, appx 12 lbs.
1 available ($475) |
salvaged
ship's instrument:
brass ship's pelorus on stand #5.
by Kompas, Genova.
new wood base appx 10" diam, 12" tall to
face, 18" w/arms extended.
appx 12 lbs.
1 available ($475) |
salvaged
ship's instrument:
brass ship's pelorus on stand #6.
by F. Fuselli, Genova.
new wood base appx 10" diam, 10 1/2" tall
to face, 16" w/arms extended.
appx 12 lbs.
1 available ($475) |
Repeater compasses:
Non-magnetic gyrocompasses are widely used for
navigation on
ships.
They find true north
(versus magnetic north) as determined by
Earth's rotation and are unaffected
by metallic materials which can skew the magnetic field
- most hulls of
ships are steel.
Order over the phone Thurs.-Sun.;
prices listed do not include shipping
and are subject to change; see the FAQ section on
the
homepage for shipping info. No returns or
exchanges on any items shipped. |
 
salvaged aluminum & brass repeater compass
by Anschutz Kiel (Germany)
appx 49" tall, 18" diameter, appx
95 lbs
1 available ($1,600) |
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