For sale - Brass and wood ships wheel/Sexton Ornament - SOLD
Posted:
Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:53 am
by PGA
About 1 metre tall this is a beautiful ornament consisting of a ships wheel mounted to a brass stand with a sexton affixed to the back of it. It's a very striking focal point for anyone with an interest in marine.
Collection from La Marquesa area.
€100 ono.
Now sold
Re: For sale - Brass and wood ships wheel/Sexton Ornament
Posted:
Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:00 pm
by jcee
Just a small correction for you, the item fitted to the front of the Binnacle is a steering compass not a sextant which is a device for measuring the angle of stars, etc. The two large metal balls are for correcting the magnetic influence of a steel hull.
Regards, Jcee.
Re: For sale - Brass and wood ships wheel/Sexton Ornament
Posted:
Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:57 pm
by jayedee
Hi please pm tell number thanks