who has knowledge on antique nautical dry card compasses?
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i have some knowledge.shoot.
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Find an old shipmate and copy the info from his or her certificate
764943
the oldest i have is a couple of teesside ones from the 50's I'm afraid! if you need any from the past 2 decades i have hundreds!
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THere are some people around that are experts on historic documents.  You might see one of these on the Antiques Roadshow.\n\nTry using Google to find someone who authenticates or appraises documents.
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If we count sundials, we are talking ancients.  Even water clocks and timed candles (with lines on them for how long it burns in an hour) are pretty ancient.
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Try doing some research online or go to some old book shops they might have an idea..Good Luck!!
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The invention of the compass changed the world. With this revolutionary device, sailors were able to navigate more accurately. Oceans were crossed, and new lands were discovered. Even with today's technological innovations, travelers still depend on compasses to lead them in the right direction.\n\nWho Invented the Compass?\n\nLegend has it that the original compass can be traced back to the ancient Chinese. The first known use of a compass occurred in the fourth century B.C. It was used in Feng Shui, the Taoist method of environment organization. Chinese fortunetellers used lodestones, a mineral composed of an iron oxide that aligns itself in a north-south direction, to construct their fortune telling boards. The Chinese eventually noticed that the lodestones were consistent at pointing out actual directions, leading to the first compasses. They designed the compass on a square slab with markings for the cardinal points and the constellations. The pointing needle was a lodestone spoon-shaped device, with a handle that would always point south.\n\nThe first written mention of the compass was by a Chinese mathematician in about 1050. Shen Kua wrote about the use of a navigational instrument with a magnetized iron needle. The first recorded instance of European compass use occurred in 1190. Very little was understood, though, about how the compass worked. Superstitions abounded, including sea captains believing that if the crew ate onions it would impact the device. In the centuries that follow, historical references of compass use increases. Arabian and Viking explorers are described using the device to navigate across many miles of water in the early and mid-1200s.
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If there is a card shop near you look for it in there... and also look in card books too
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Man,I'm studying that now and I have the maps on my book.Pity I can't send it to you.....Try Yahoo images.
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Probably something good...what condition are the cards in?
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How about a real boat anchor retrieved from a boat graveyard
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They have some of those on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History.  Maybe if you send them an e-mail they can tell you what they have theirs insured for (not likely).  Or put it on Ebay with a high reserve, and see if you get any good bids without selling it.
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You could try going to antique shops and asking them if they know someone who could appraise it, or if someone there would be able to.  The prices for the stuff in antique shops have to be set somehow.  There should be someone there who would know something about it, or be able to direct you to someone who does appraisals.
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This sounds like a nautical question indeed!\nHmmmmm...
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If i were you i would definitely not do antique research online, take your items to a local antique dealer or historian \nyou might get ripped off online!!
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Get them appraised by a local card collector.  It is a matter of supply and demand.
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You will find it all here   Even his map. \n\nhttp://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/greavesandthomas/facsimile/globe_magellan.htm