Marcel van Hulst

Militaria Auction (1919-1945)

Offered is a decorative ship’s compass in the style of a British lifeboat binnacle. The brass housing has a domed hood with a round sight window and a carrying handle. On the side there are two lantern brackets with flaps and curved windows. Inside, a gimbaled compass hangs in a blue-painted housing, encircled by a brass ring. The compass rose is labeled “Nautical Compass,” features a 360° scale and direction abbreviations in German-Dutch spelling (O, NO, SO). On the front is a shield with a rope edge: “Lifeboat Compass No. 523 – Great Britain – 1926”. The compass functions and is also sold as a working system.

Angeboten wird ein dekorativer Schiffskompass im Stil eines britischen Rettungsboot-Binnacles. Das Gehäuse aus Messing hat eine Kuppelhaube mit rundem Sichtfenster und einen Tragebügel. Seitlich sitzen zwei Laternenhalter mit Klappen und Bogenfenstern. Im Inneren hängt ein kardanisch gelagerter Kompass in einem blau lackierten Kessel, eingefasst von einem Messingring. Die Kompassrose ist mit „Nautical Compass“ beschriftet, hat eine 360°-Gradeinteilung und Richtungskürzel in deutsch-niederländischer Schreibweise (O, NO, SO). Auf der Front ist ein Schild mit Seilrand angebracht: „Lifeboat Compass No. 523 – Great Britain – 1926“.
Der Kompass funktioniert und wird auch als funktionierendes System verkauft. 

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United Kingdom - Mariner's compass - According to the plaque (front visible): 1926

Brass, Metal, Glass - Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

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Decorative ship compass in a British lifeboat binnacle style with a brass housing, glass dome, two side lantern mounts, and a blue interior drum housing a gimbal-mounted compass, front plaque reading “Lifeboat Compass No. 523 – Great Britain – 1926”, a 360° nautical rose, and it is functional; dimensions 35 × 32 × 28 cm, weight 4 kg, in good used condition.

United Kingdom - Mariner's compass - According to the plaque (front visible): 1926

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