NAUTICAL ANTIQUES

Displayed in this section are Nautical Antiques that are available for movie or still props. Many of these have been used in sea epics. Contact Paul Miller for further information.

email: rufus@ucla.edu

This very early sextant is an unusual heart shaped frame which was built for a female Sea Captain. It is solid naval brass in beautiful wooden box.

A large antique globe with a solid brass stand and arches. There is a window on the side which displays information about various places on the globe as the handle on the lower part of the globe is rotated.

A display of a compass, long glass, four bubble sextants, a plotting instrument for the navigation station of a ship which has never been used, globe, an early deviation/variation calculator and a boxed sextant.

A Mermaid as found on the bow sprit of an early sailing ship.

An Octant made of naval brass with a black ebony frame. The scale is of inlaid ivory. This very rare instrument was made many years ago in London. They were generally order with the construction of a ship and remained with the vessel. This was the only method of navigation for the vessel. This Octant has NORIE London inscribed on the ivory inset in the center arch.

A model of a three masted vessel which has survived a tremendous storm.

A range finder to determine the distance to another vessel or land mark when the height of the object is known.

A long glass used on the bridge of a ship to identify ships and landmarks from a distance.