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Legions of soldiers whiling their time away in desolate trenches during the World Wars created a special kind of folk art, which became known as trench art. Our iconic aluminum desk fighter planes, a Mustang and a Spitfire, are exact copies of WWII original trench art models. The originals were pro...

A needle pointing north. Antique science captured in admiralty brass. Allowing sailors to cross vast oceans, explorers to discover continents. Set sail for the fabled Spice Islands, legendary Cathay… rumored South Lands. An instrument of exploration that changed the world of Renaissance, forever...

Creativity and colour combine in this beautifully crafted mixed media piece by Vauna Turner. Individually crafted ceramic fish on driftwood.1 in stock

A beautiful pair of ceramic bookends created by artist Vauna Turner. Adorable and practical on heavy wooden bases.

Vaugondy 1700s globe is displayed on vintage silver stand accented in nickel-plated brass.

Victorian engineers loved to thinker with design, and make things look interesting and especially larger than life. We combined various items as a richly nostalgic, and gracious set. This set contain: Polaris Compass and a Fish Eye Magnifier.2 in stock

Classic globes without a matching compass were considered incomplete. Our wonderfully constructed bronze and wood stand with paper globe includes true reproduction of 17th C. “dry" compass. Twelve paper gores applied to the globe are printed after originals drawn by Gerardus Mercator, the invento...

A bronzed pocket compass, a reproduction from the 19th C. campaign trail.2 in stock

A compass offers the most significant message to the recipient in the smallest, most interesting package possible. It’s a symbol for direction, staying the course, for adventure, discovery, science and human inventiveness. In times of need the magnifier is used to read maps and lights the safari-...

Simon in G Major, Portrait, oil on board by Jeannie Brown (1987). Framed, no glass.

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For proverbial fine print and thumbnail-sized road maps. Classic accessory for any coffee table or end table. Silver-plated magnifying glass, French finished rosewood handle.3x magnification3 in stock

During the Great War, from 1914-18, a new kind of art flourished. Hand crafted creations from gifted soldiers and army personnel became known as trench art. They used whatever material was at hand…bullet shells, wood, and fabric, during an era when planes were built from fabric on a frame. Popula...

An intriguing and classic explorer’s and navigator’s tool. The telescope consists of a wood barrel holding an objective, a system of lenses. It is protected by brass collars and a decorative brass cap. To use, pull out the brass drawers. The smallest tube holds the eye objective. Judiciously pu...

Marion Mewburn, Teviot Valley Ceramic artist. A superb example of her ceramic teapot, each one tells a story.

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 vic...

.00 – $30.00 Price range .00 through $30.00In this spooky offering from Kyle Mewburn, two ghosts are being drawn to a house perched on a hill, you know scary stuff is going to happen and in this fantastically illustrated book, it does.

.00 – $30.00 Price range .00 through $30.00The storyteller takes us on a tour of a charmingly offbeat house, trying to show us that the only thing strange about this house is that there is a Hoppleplop living there. Each spread shows a room with a strange creature going about its business but...

.00 – $30.00 Price range .00 through $30.00When Christopher was 4 years old, his mother and father made certain he knew his address in case he got lost. But in this story by the wonderful Kyle Mewburn, Christopher who was a very friendly boy, would let even strangers know his address

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