Lifeboat Gimbaled Compass 5" Pine Brass Glass

A faithful replica of a dory compass. The solid bronze gimbaled compass sits inside an expertly hand distressed, French finished box.

• 4.7" W x 4.7" D x 3.3" H, Pine Brass and Glass, Polished Honey Distressed French Finish

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.