Rafael Osona's Annual Auction Catalog 2019 2015 | Page 159

391. ANACONDA WIRE
& CABLE COMPANY
SHIP’S BINNACLE,
Heath & Co. LTD Compass, London, 10” diameter
gimbaled (was liquid filled,
empty now) Type K compass compensating coils, the
World War II era binnacle
having a removable brass
hood with a glass port, the
interior fitted with a brass
wiring and instruction plate, brass plated flinders bar,
black iron compensating balls.
Height 53 ½ in. Width 36 in. Depth 17 in.
392. SIEMENS BROTHERS OF LONDON
SHIP’S BRASS TELEGRAPH, twin hammerhead design and independent handles. Ship’s
commands include: Hard, Port, Steady, Course,
Steady, Starboard, hand written on one head and Let
Go, Slack Away, Not Clear, Make Fast, Heave In, Stop Winch and All Clear on the other
head. Height 43 ½ in. Width 17 in. Depth 15 in.
393. UNITED STATES NAVY TYPE S COMPENSATING BINNACLE, constructed of brass and copper, red and green compensating balls, made by E.S.Ritchie &
Sons, Inc. Brookline, Massachusetts, circa 1920s. Height 57 in. Width 33 in. Depth 16 in.

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