- U.S. Navy 1942 ship's compass in box
U.S. Navy 1942 ship's compass in box by Lionel Corporation (missing screws, old tape, wear); together with an oak cased telescope by Alidade Mk. III.
Compass box: 7"h x 14.5"h
- PORTUGAL. MEDAL FOR MILITARY MERIT,
PORTUGAL. MEDAL FOR MILITARY MERIT, III CLASS Portugal. Medal for Military Merit (Medalha de Mérito Militar), III class The Medal was instituted by Decree 35667 of 28 May 1946 in four classes to be awarded to ‘militares que revelem excepcionais qualidades e virtudes militares, pelas quais devem ser especialmente apontados ao respeito e à consideração pública’ (military who display exceptional military qualities and virtues that merit public respect and acknowledgement).
- KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. ALIDADE MODEL NO.
KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. ALIDADE MODEL NO. 5093A Keuffel & Esser Co. Alidade Model No. 5093A, Serial no. 223518
- KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. ALIDADE Keuffel
KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. ALIDADE Keuffel & Esser Co. Alidade, model no. 5093A, serial no. 76901, with 1/4 interval hair.
- KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. ALIDADE Keuffel
KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. ALIDADE Keuffel & Esser Co. Alidade, model no. 7600200, serial no. 223518, features a fixed stadia ratio of 1:100
- KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. ALIDADE Keuffel
KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. ALIDADE Keuffel & Esser Co. Alidade, model no. 5093A, serial no. 100372, features a fixed stadia ratio of 1:100
- BRASS PAINSWICK ASTROLABE WITH WOODEN
BRASS PAINSWICK ASTROLABE WITH WOODEN STANDModeled after a 1350's Painswick Astrolabe.
A tool used to determine azimuthal measures of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude. Mater, rete for 21 stars, 3 plates, alidade, rule, pin and replacement wedge. The outer ring of the rete for the tropic of Capricorn terminates with a dragon's head and tail. The astrolabe is known as the "Painswick Astrolabe" after the location where it was originally excavated: Painswick House, Painswick, Gloucestershire.
Issued: 1950 c.
Dimensions: 7.5"H
Manufacturer: Painswick House
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Age related wear
- EDISON BENICIO DA LUZ WOODBLOCK CARVINGEdison
EDISON BENICIO DA LUZ WOODBLOCK CARVINGEdison Benicio da Luz (Brazil, 20th-21st century) "O Homen e o Realidade" colored woodblock carving in the surrealist style with various figural and architectural depictions; signed to bottom right corner as well as signed, titled, and dated 1965 to back; measures approximately 22-1/4" x 12-15/8" and 1-1/8" thick; unframed; in good overall condition.
- ALEXANDER MABON & SONS MINER'S DIAL,
ALEXANDER MABON & SONS MINER'S DIAL, C. 1900 Alexander Ferrie Mabon (Scottish, 1856-1934), circa 1900. Lacquered brass miner's dial or alidade compass, having a silvered face, bubble level, and mounted on a later base. Provenance: Acquired from Dorotheum, Vienna, AT, Antique Scientific Instruments, Globes and Cameras, March 4, 2018, lot 517. Approx. h. 9"; compass dia. 6.625".
- EXTREMELY RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY LUNAR
EXTREMELY RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY LUNAR COMPUTER EUROPE, CIRCA 1800 DIAMETER 18.5".EXTREMELY RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY LUNAR COMPUTER, Europe, Circa 1800, Unsigned. Inscribed on the inner most dial "Instrumentum Lunare." Constructed of rigid laminated card. The main disk set with three graduated volvelles of heavy card, all turning on a common center. The disks turn within a pierced and decorated suspension strap of brass, the time indicator is against a rotating brass alidade. The faces of disk and volvelles are precisely divided with the scales drawn in ink, and annontated in Latin. There is additional hand coloring to accentuate the scale divisions and the rendering of the Zodiac figures. The outermost scale starts with the annotation "27d 7h 43m 4s" representing the exact time it takes for one lunar circuit of the earth, back to the same ecliptic longitude. This scale runs from 0 to 31 days, each day subdivided to hours. Thirty years, from 1800 to 1830, are indicated on this scale. The next ring is a calendar volvelle with days, Zodiac positions, and annual lunar waning and waxing. The next volvelle has a spiral scale of days, and years from 1800 to 1932 (sic). Finally the central volvelle is replete with six sophisticated scales including the horizontal parallax of the moon, its apparent diameter, the earth-moon distance, etc. It is complete even with the little silk "handles" for rotation and is fully functional. Dimensions: Diameter 18.5". Provenance: Tesseract, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, 2013.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.Notes:There is a long tradition of manuscript (paper) instruments, ranging from astrolabes to globes, from sundials and quadrants to portulans and astrologic diagrams. This example, precisely constructed circa 1800, has calculations carried forward for 132 years.
- 18TH CENTURY FRENCH SURVEYOR'S BRASS
18TH CENTURY FRENCH SURVEYOR'S BRASS SEMICIRCLE PARIS, CIRCA 1760 HEIGHT NOT INCLUDING STAND 9". DIAMETER OF ARC 12".18TH CENTURY FRENCH SURVEYOR'S BRASS SEMICIRCLE, Paris, Circa 1760, Signed on the sighting arm "Martin au Temple - Paris". Graphometer with divided semicircle pierced and engraved with scrolls and inset with a glazed compass. Pivoted alidade with slit sights and vernier reading to the nearest minute of arc. Ball and socket joint. Includes original fitted leather-covered case. Displayed on a later box stand painted black. Dimensions: Height not including stand 9". Diameter of arc 12". Provenance: Christie's New York, Scientific Instruments Auction, 1986.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.
- IMPORTANT EARLY 17TH CENTURY BRASS ASTROLABE
IMPORTANT EARLY 17TH CENTURY BRASS ASTROLABE FROM THE NUESTRA SENORA DE ATOCHA, SPAIN 1616 DIAMETER 8.25". THICKNESS .38".IMPORTANT EARLY 17TH CENTURY BRASS ASTROLABE FROM THE NUESTRA SENORA DE ATOCHA, SPAIN 1616, Recovered from "the Pilot's chest" in the wreck of the Nuestra Senora De Atocha in 1985. (The Spanish galleons Atocha and Santa Margarita both sank in a sudden storm off the coast of Florida in the autumn of 1622.) Unsigned and impressed with year 1616. Concave ballast to the base, and flanked on either side by mullet and plain arms. Graduated upper quadrants with altitude scale 0-90 degrees at 10-degree intervals and labeled at 50-degree intervals. Lower quadrants also divided, with separate altitude scale centered on the hole below the suspension ring, forming a single 0-90 degree arc, graduated at 10-degree intervals and labeled at 50-degree intervals. Pivoted alidade with adjacent suspension ring, now fitted with a beveled index arm showing a modern repair, reading lower scale. Tabular sights, each with single pinnule. Includes a certificate of authenticity issued by Treasure Salvor's Inc., and the restoration and treatment report by Maureen Russell. Dimensions: Diameter 8.25". Thickness .38". Provenance: Mel Fisher & Salvor's Inc., recovered from the wreck of the Nuestra Senora De Atocha, 1985.Christie's, Treasure Gold and Silver of the Atocha and Margarita Auction, New York, 1988, Lot #19. Acquired from the above sale by Richard Kelton.The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.