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. |
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) |
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 Soviet /Russian / CCCP
aluminum lifeboat compass / lifeboat
binnacle / gyroscope
aluminum housing, in box #N333 (12"x12"x12").
Type: KM100-3. Serial # N211. box date 1982.
appx 11 1/2" wide, 10"
tall, appx 18 lbs/each. 1 available
($300) |
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 |
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) |
Repeater compasses:
sold out
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 |
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