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Handmade Antique Brass Telescope with Functional Compass & Level | Nautical Decor & Gift
Original price was: $38.99.$29.99Current price is: $29.99.
A functional tribute to classic surveying instruments. This handcrafted brass alidade features a tilting telescope, inclinometer, spirit level, and a lockable compass on a fully adjustable base. It is the perfect high-quality gift for engineers, surveyors, and collectors of scientific instruments.
Description
A tribute to the golden age of surveying and engineering, this handcrafted alidade is a functional piece of history reimagined. Built for the enthusiast who appreciates the precision of classic instruments, it combines a powerful telescope with an accurate compass, mounted on a leveling base. This isn’t just a decorative item, it’s an homage to the tools that mapped the world, perfect for an engineer’s desk, a collector’s shelf, or as a distinguished executive gift.
Features for the Modern Explorer
- Precision Surveying Tools: Equipped with a tilting telescope, an integrated spirit level for perfect horizontal alignment, and an inclinometer scale to measure vertical angles with classic accuracy.
- Functional Magnetic Compass: The base houses a full-featured compass with a lockable needle, essential for taking reliable bearings and protecting the instrument.
- Tripodal Leveling System: The instrument rests on three adjustable brass screws, allowing you to achieve a perfectly level plane on any surface, a critical feature of professional surveying equipment.
- Heirloom Quality Construction: Crafted from solid, heavy-gauge brass with an antique finish and wrapped in genuine black leather, this instrument is built to be both used and admired for generations.
Best For:
An ideal decorative piece for a home office, study, or library bookshelf. It serves as a sophisticated desk accessory, a unique gift for history buffs, engineers, and maritime collectors, or a memorable corporate gift.
Quick Specs:
- Material: Solid Brass
- Finish: Antique Brass & Black Leather
- Total Height: 13 cm (5.1 Inches)
- Telescope Length: 12 cm (4.7 Inches) (extends to 15.5 cm (6.10 Inches)
- Base Diameter: 9 cm (3.5 inches)
- Weight: 395 g (approx.)
- Features: Tilting telescope, integrated functional compass with transit lock, adjustable leveling screws, inclinometer scale.
Additional information
| Weight | 395 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 15.5 L x 13 H cm |
| Brand |
Craple |
| Finish |
Antique |
| Length |
15.5 cm |
| Diameter (Base/Top) |
9 cm |
| Compass Diameter |
5 cm |
| Original/Reproduction |
India |
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Country/Region | Estimated Delivery Time (Business Days) |
|---|---|
USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Austria | 7-10 |
Canada, Australia | 8-12 |
Poland | 11-16 |
Spain | 14-19 |
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