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: […]
WW I Poster “Invest in the Victory Liberty Loan”
WW I Liberty Loan Poster “They kept the Sea Lanes Open.” Dimensions: 39″ x 29″ This fine poster, ” They Kept the Sea Lanes Open / Invest in the Victory Liberty Loan,” by L.A. Shafer, 1918-1919, was in support of the Navy’s efforts to keep the oceans and seas open and safe f to send […]
A. Robinson & Co, Ltd.Bridge Telegraph Ca 1920s
A. Robinson & Co, Ltd.Bridge Telegraph Ca 1920s Presented is a full-size, two-control Engine Order Telegraph for the bridge from A. Robinson & Co. Ltd. of Liverpool and Glasgow, whose operations date back to 1780. In 1968, Robinson was purchased by the largest maker of these devices, Chadburn’s, who at one time accounted for […]
US Navy Bronze Cannon
U.S. Navy Bronze Cannon Presented is a bronze cannon with a U S N marking. The trunnions suggest that it had a carriage at some point – which is now absent. The cannon is 9 1/2″ in length, the bore is 1/2″. The widest width is 1 1/8″ narrowing to 3/4″, Weight is 2 lbs […]
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 […]
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 […]
