Siebe Gorman 12 Bolt Navy Dive Helmet Ca 1950’s
Siebe Gorman 12 Bolt Australian Navy Dive Helmet Ca 1950’s With a Pair of Bronze Dive Boot Soles SERIAL NUMBERS: Bonnet 18537 Breast Plate 18537 Presented is a 12 bolt, three light Siebe.Gorman Navy dive helmet, dating from around 1954. Bonnet: 23 lbs Breast Plate: 19 1/2 lbs Total Weight: […]
Miniature Set of Navigation Plotting Tools 19th Century
Set of Miniature Plotting Tools of Whale Ivory in Sharkskin Covered Wood Case 19th Century Navigation Plotting Instruments in Sharkskin Case Case measurements: 6 3/4″ Ht 2 3/4″ Width 8 3/4 oz. Wt. Presented is a rare set of navigation plotting tools miniaturized and fitted […]
Fokker Tri Plane Model – Red Baron
The Iconic Fokker Tri Plane Model Red Baron Model Dimensions: Wing Span: 18 1/2: Lgth: 16 1/4″ Ht: 9″ The Fokker Triplane saw widespread service in the spring of 1918 during WW I. It became famous as the aircraft in which Manfred von Richthofen gained his last 17 victories (plus two earlier ones […]
Elegant Small Bronze Cannon Model Dated 1850
Elegant Small Bronze Cannon Model dated 1850 with Bone Wheels Presented is a truly elegant small bronze barreled signal cannon that follows the design of the famous Dahlgren guns used on Civil War warships. The cannon has a discernable date on the barrel of 1850. The interesting wood platform holding the cannon could have been […]
Classic Cabin Catboat Model
Classic Cabin Catboat Model on Boatyard Cradle Starboard View Dimensions: Overall Lgth: 18″ Ht. 31″ Beam: 8″ Draft” 4 1/2″ Presented is a very pleasing model of the cabin catboat mounted on a classic boatyard cradle. Catboats are traditionally fitted with a gaff-rigged sail on a single mast set well up in the “eyes” […]
Skipjack “Louisa” Half Hull Model
Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Model of “Louisa” Dimensions Model Overall 19″ (with boom and bowsprit) Hull with rudder and skeg 2 1/2″ Backboard: 21 3/4″ by 7″ Presented is a very well-executed model of the “Handscraper” “Louisa”, built in the Little Choptank River about 1897. The colloquial name “hand scraper” was used to describe the […]
Whimsical Sperm Whale Carving
Whimsical White Sperm Whale Carving on Stand Presented is a pleasant and very friendly carving of a Sperm Whale. Our whale appears to be smiling (we think). Carved whales are a particular favorite of maritime folk art collectors. Whaling was such a substantial part of our early history in America and New England, providing […]
Nantucket Lightship Purse with Leather Handle
Nantucket Lightship Purse – Kidney Shaped Presented is a handsomely constructed Nantucket Lightship Basket with a kidney shape and a braided leather strap for a handle. It has a charming whaling engraving on the front and top. We have a small collection of these. They were made within the last couple of decades and, although […]
WW I PERKINS USN Ships Bulkhead Oil Lamps 1916
WW I PERKINS PERKO USN Ships Bulkhead Oil Lamps 1916 Very Rare Presented is a “pair of lamps that you are very unlikely to come across”, says Anthony Hobson in his Book Two of “Lanterns That Lit Our World“. They are not only exceedingly rare and in outstanding condition, but also the most beautiful shipboard […]
RareTulip Pattern Mid 19th Century Brass Sextant
Rare and Unusual Tulip Pattern Sextant Mid 19th Century Inscribed “L. Vandervoodt Cornet Antwerp” Presented is a beautiful brass sextant with a “Tulip” design frame. In our research, we could only find one example of this design, also inscribed on the arc with a name that was thought to be the seller rather than […]
