Antique navigator or barometer

[Sammyt97]

Hi Everyone,

Well spring is here and I'm thrilled to be able to get back out there and start detecting again after a horrible winter here in MA.? The other joy of spring is spring cleaning and a friend of mine who recently bought a house found this in the basement.? I'm not sure if this is a barometer or some other kind of ship item.? There's liquid in the middle that I think is mercury.? It's quite old looking.? On the face is a lot of numbers and the words Bergen Nautik and Bergen Norway.? It sits in a wooden box with a glass cover.? Can anyone help us out at all?

Thanks
Chris

 

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[sniper19612003]

Hi Sammy, From what I can see on the pics, it is a compass for navigation. Most likely from a ship.
The names Bergen Norway is most likely the place where it was made. That would be my guess.
It looks like it's in really nice shape and if I were you, I woulld take it to a collector and check out the valule. Just for curiosity.

 

[tammahawk]

yes sammy definately a compass and a cool looking one, and as he said maybee its worth a few bucks,tammahawk

 

[searcher]

seems bergen of norway had alot of maritime products, lamps, compass, electronics, etc. does your compass have an id # or stamp?
here's one, its a life boat compass. www.regiozeist.nl/eng_scheeps_vergroot.DDR.html
hope it helps
searcher

 

[maxpower]

http://www.normandy.fr/mes_r_typ_s_rayoncherche_Compas_newlang_2_nomdelapage_Compass.html

 

[poptopking]

If you are interested in selling this compass, I would be interested. It would look great on my boat! Larry