CO002 Authentic Models Small Compass

The Small Compass number CO002 by Authentic Models is a part of the Compasses Collection and measures 1.9L x 2.6W x 0.6H inches and weights 0.11 lbs. and is packaged in gift box, upc. Symbolic, and fun. Educational. Decorative. Corporate or private, this is a gift with a story attached.

CO003 Authentic Models Pocket Compass

The 19th Century Pocket Compass number CO003 by Authentic Models is a part of the Compasses Collection and measures 3.3L x 3.9W x 0.6H inches and weights 0.37 lbs. and is packaged in gift box, upc. Our customers want choice, and thats what we offer. Another brass pocket compass, a reproduction from the 19th C. campaign trail.

CO009 Authentic Models Lewis & Clark Compass

The Lewis and Clark Compass number CO009 by Authentic Models is a part of the Compasses Collection and measures 3.1L x 3.1W x 0.9H inches and weights 0.2 lbs. and is packaged in gift box, upc. A needle pointing north. Antique science captured in admiralty brass. Allowing sailors to cross vast oceans, explorers to discover continents. Set sail for the fabled Spice Islands, legendary Cathay... rumored South Lands. An instrument of exploration that changed the world of Renaissance, forever... This small wooden compass is a replica of that used by Lewis & Clark in their journey across the uncharted territories.

CO012A Authentic Models 18th C. Sundial & Compass

CO014 Authentic Models WWII Compass

The Antiqued Brass Patina WWII Compass number CO014 by Authentic Models is a part of the Compasses Collection and measures 0.8H x 2.2 inches in diameter and weights 0.25 lbs. and is packaged in gift box, upc. The compass opened the world to exploration and discovery. Invented in China thousands of years ago, it was primarily used by feng-shui priests, hired to advise on how and where to build. Today the compass still is a basic tool, a magnetized needle rotating on a vertical pin, pointing at the Earths magnetic North. 16th century sailors accustomed to following coastlines, could suddenly cross oceans. Sailors now devised a compass course, while still using their age-old knowledge of steering by fixed stars, ocean currents and prevailing winds to establish position.

CO015 Authentic Models Lifeboat Compass

The Solid Bronze Lifeboat Compass number CO015 by Authentic Models is a part of the Compasses Collection and measures 4.7L x 4.7W x 3.3H inches and weights 1.2 lbs. and is packaged in kraft box, upc label. The North Atlantic is an unforgiving place. Freak storms, fog banks, and severe weather make navigation a survival issue. Our fully gimbaled boxed compass is a faithful replica of a dory compass. Stacks of dories were sailed to the Great Banks and single fishermen set out with fishing lines and victuals for a day. Cod fishers used a similar compass to find their way back to the mother ship, a sailing schooner. The solid bronze gimbaled compass sits inside an expertly hand distressed, French finished box

CO019 Authentic Models Mariner's Compass, Silver

CO030 Authentic Models 40-Year Calendar Compass

CO031 Authentic Models 40-Year Calendar Compass, Brass

CO032 Authentic Models Eye Compass Large

CO033 Authentic Models Eye Compass Medium

CO034 Authentic Models Eye Compass Small

CO035 Authentic Models Slide Out Compass

CO036 Authentic Models Antique Pocket Compass

KA030 Authentic Models Bronze Pocket Sextant

The Beautiful Intricate Bronze Pocket Sextant number KA030 by Authentic Models is a part of the Telescopes Collection and measures 3.9L x 3.9W x 2.2H inches and weights 0.66 lbs. and is packaged in kraft box, label. Charming pocket sextant as used by Victorian explorers and surveyors. Intricate and semi-functional, it has all the pieces needed to shoot the sun. A sextant defined latitude. A clock longitude. Defining the angle of Sun and Stars with the horizon was an important way to navigate and survey. A beautiful intricate little instrument with an interesting and ancient history.

KA032 Authentic Models Sextant in Case

The Charming Victorian Sextant In Case number KA032 by Authentic Models is a part of the Telescopes Collection and measures 5.9L x 5.9W x 3.1H inches and weights 1.7 lbs. and is packaged in kraft box, upc. Charming sextant as used by Victorian explorers and surveyors. Intricate and semi-functional, it has all the pieces needed to shoot the sun. A sextant defined latitude. A clock longitude. Defining the angle of Sun and Stars with the horizon was an important way to navigate and survey. A beautiful, intricate instrument with an interesting and ancient history.