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Antique Scientific & Nautical Instruments Reproductions |
These antique-style scientific instruments are fully functional, but not intended for precision navigation. |
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Nickel-Plated Armillary On wood base 11" $119 iotBR4881 |
Clinometer Compass with Inlaid Wood Box Brass & wood 3" diameter $45 iotBR48348 |
Zodiac Armillary Brass 13" x 16" $89 iotBR4880 |
Sextant Solid brass with lens and mirror with wood box 9" wide $119 iotBR4849 |
Small Sextant Solid brass with lens and mirror with wood box 5" wide $69 iotBR48501 |
Ship's Wheel Brass and wood 60" $349 iotSH8766 |
Ship's Wheel Brass and wood 48" $263 iotSH8765 |
Ship's Wheel Brass and wood 36" $149 iotSH8764 |
Ship's Wheel Brass and wood 25" $83 iotSH8763 |
World's Largest Magnifying Glass Stand Brass 25" tall (Adjustable) $225 iotMR4818A |
Globe Compass Brass 8" tall $99 iotBR4838 |
Gimbal Compass on Wood Base Brass and wood 9" x 6" $69 iotBR48413 |
Gimbal Compass on Wood Base Brass and wood 8.5" tall $69 iotBR48415 |
Tangent Survey Compass Brass and wood 10" $89 iotBR4837B |
Porthole Barometer & Thermometer Brass and wood 7" Diameter $119 iotBR48360A |
Round Sextant Solid brass with lens and mirror with wood box 7.5" wide $119 iotBR48504 |
Mounted Sextant with Compass Brass and wood 8" $85 iotBR48501A |
Brass Spyglass with Inlaid Wood Box Retracted: 147mm Extended: 376mm Magnification: 12X Objective lens: 20mm Box: 7" x 2.75" x 2.75" $95 iotBR4852B |
Chrome Spyglass with Leather Case Retracted: 147mm Extended: 376mm Magnification: 12X Objective lens: 20mm $89 iotSP4852B |
Magnifying Glass Stand Brass 9" tall (Adjustable) $69 iotMR4815A |
Magnifying Glass Stand - Removable Magnifying Glass Brass and wood 9" tall (Adjustable) $79 iotMR4818B |
Antique Finish Table Telescope Tube Length: 225mm Power: 8x Eye: 12mm Obj: 25mm Legs: 12" $129 iotBR48540A |
Brass Finish Table Telescope Tube Length: 225mm Power: 8x Eye: 12mm Obj: 25mm Legs: 12" $149 iotBR48540 |
Harbor Master Telescope Brass Finish Tube length: 38" Magnification: 32X Objective lens: 42mm Tripod max ht: 60" $249 iotBR48601 |
Harbor Master Telescope Antique Finish Tube length: 38" Magnification: 32X Objective lens: 42mm Tripod max ht: 60" $229 iotBR4860A |
Full Size Dive Helmet Display 17" W x 17" H All the details such as the breastplate, hinged face plate, side view ports,intake and exhaust ports have been faithfully reproduced. Chrome plated $459 iotSP52550 |
Clock & Weather Station Thermometer and barometer Brass and wood 19" x 6" $89 iotBR4836 |
Gimbal Compass with Wood Box Brass and wood 5" x 5" x 3.5" $59 iotBR48402 |
Griffith Astro Telescope Tube length: 38" Magnification: 32X Objective lens: 42mm Tripod max ht: 60" $239 iotBR4860 |
Gimbal Compass 6" Brass on wood base $59 iotBR48404 |
Alidade Survey Compass & Scope 10" x 14.5" on wood base $119 iotBR48400 |
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Ship's Telegraph Brass and wood 18" $149 iotBR4847 |
Ship's Telegraph Brass and wood 40" $599 iotBR48481 |
Compass Sundial with Inlaid Wood Box Brass 5" $49 iotBR48342 |
Brass Hourglass 12" Tall $65 iotBR48642 |
Ship's Wheel Compass Brass and wood 18" $95 iotBR4832 |
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Diver's Helmet Clock Brass 9" Tall $119 iotBR5265 |
Ship's Wheel Clock Brass 18" $149 iotBR48250 |
Porthole Clock Brass and wood 8" Diameter $79 iotBR4876 |
Ship's Wheel Clock Brass and wood 24" $119 iotBR4864 |
Chrome Spyglass with Inlaid Wood Box Retracted: 140mm Extended: 380mm Magnification: 10X Objective lens: 20mm Box: 7" x 2.75" x 2.75" $85 iotSP4852 |
Engineer's Transit (Dumpy Level) 20X with precision crosshairs 6" $119 iotBR4831 |
Theodolite Brass with magnifying lens and spirit level 9" x 4.25" x 3" $289 iotBR4830 |
Highly Detailed Model Ships |
30" long x 9 " Wide x 23" High (1:135 scale) |
HMS Victory |
• Real authentically aged copper plated hull, like the actual HMS Victory (done to
prevent the toredo worm from destroying the hull) • Amazing details (cannonball racks between the cannons, planked deck where you can see the nail holes, oars in the lifeboats, lantern of the main mast) • Meticulously painted to the actual HMS Victory as she was at the Battle of Trafalgar • 18 masterfully stitched, thick canvass sails that hold their shape and do not wrinkle • Turned brass cannons • Advanced rigging techniques over 100 blocks/deadeyes • Perfectly taught rigging of various colors and thickness to increase authenticity • Authentic lifeboats - not flat bottomed • Visible lower deck below the life boats where you can see the full cannons and cannonballs lined up! • Requires hundreds of hours to build from scratch (not from a model kit) by our master artisans. • Built with rare, high quality woods such as oak, maple, cherry and white pine. • The model rests perfectly on a large, wood base between four arched metal dolphins. • To build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual ship. |
• Museum quality with many features not available in a model for under $4,000 or
in any model kit. • Real authentically aged copper plated hull, just like the actual USS Constitution (done to prevent the toredo worm from destroying the hull) • Built with rare, high quality woods such as cherry, birch, maple and rosewood. • Perfectly taught rigging with varied thread color and thickness. • 23 masterfully stitched, thick canvass sails that hold their shape and do not wrinkle • Meticulously painted to the actual USS Constitution • Machine turned brass cannons and metal anchors • Amazing details – planked deck with nail holes, authentic lifeboats, rudder chains, cannonball racks, handcrafted rosewood eagle on the stern, US shield on the bow and more. • Rests perfectly on a large wood base between four arched dolphins (marble base pictured). • Requires hundreds of hours to build from scratch (not from a model kit) by our master artisans. • To build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as the original plans, drawings, paintings and pictures. |
30" Long x 9" Wide x 23" High (1:125 scale) |
USS Constitution |
$719 iot48002 |
$719 iot48001 |
Mortar & Pestle Polished stone 4" Diameter $24 MandP |
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Out of Stock |
• Requires over one hundred hours to build from scratch (not from a model kit) by
a master artisan. • Built with rare, high quality woods such as birch, maple and yellow siris. • Painted the actual colors of the Titanic (including the yellow stripe on the hull) • Amazing deck details (cranes, ventilators, ladders, funnels, steam pipes, vents, skylights, lifeboats and more • Cloth flags, metal railings and metal propellers • Accurate Titanic Liverpool name on the stern of the hull. • To build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual ship. • Rests of a sturdy wood base (model detaches from the base). |
32" long x 4.5 " Wide x 11" High (1:325 scale) |
HMS Titanic |
$360 iot48006 |
