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Material: Metal
Late Century Aluminium Flame Proof Isolator Strip light, Cage, Glass Tube, Led
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Original item salvaged from super tankers and military vessels, stripped and refinished in the UK.
The original wiring is replaced with our Loom light wiring system which exceeds the original specification and also conforms to British standards.
All of our tube lights are supplied with a 12 month warranty as standard.
All German flame proof...
Category
Late 20th Century German Industrial Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Antique Naval Maritime Brass Telescope by Kelvin White
Hutton for USS Cheyenne
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and quite rare antique U.S. naval maritime brass telescope or spyglass made by Kelvin White
Hutton of London for the USS Cheyenne naval vessel, circa early 1900s. ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Six and a Half Foot Ships Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Twelve spoke varnished wood ships wheel with inlaid ring and brass hub. Carved spindles with extra details. Very impressive.
Weight: 138 LBS
Overa...
Category
1890s European Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Fine 19th C. German Wood Brass Carpenters Plough Plane Signed Steinlin
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique 19th century German screw arm plough plane carpenters tool in beautifully aged original old color patina to wood and brass w/ very fine hand crafted construction. Stamped Ste...
Category
19th Century German Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
Extremely Rare Antique Solid Brass Maritime Ships Porthole Storm Cover Window
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely unique original antique heavy solid brass maritime Ship's Porthole or Hatch. A rare find with storm door, swing plate and barking plate. Its very ...
Category
Early 20th Century Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
British Royal Navy Searchlight and Signal Light
By Francis Searchlights
Located in Norwell, MA
Superb and substantial marine beacon by Francis Searchlights of Bolton, England. From the Ministry of Defense, British Royal Navy. With shutters for...
Category
1940s British Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Extremely Rare Large Antique Solid Bronze Maritime Ships Porthole Nautical 23"
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely unique original large antique heavy solid bronze maritime Ship's Porthole or Hatch. The majority are rather simple and made from aluminum or nickel plated rather than heavy...
Category
Early 20th Century Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
U.S. Navy Alidade Pelorus Stand by Sperry Gyroscope Company, Mark XXXI, Mod 0
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional example of mid-20th-century naval navigation technology, this U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships Self-Synchronizing Alidade Pelorus Stand was manufactured by the renowned Sperry Gyroscope Company, Brooklyn, New York, a key supplier of precision instruments for the U.S. military.
This instrument, Mark XXXI, Mod 0, Serial No. 320420, was built under Navy contract NXss 17019 and bears its original inspection tags, confirming it passed rigorous Navy testing before deployment.
The pelorus stand is crafted in a striking combination of polished aluminum and solid brass, featuring a protective domed brass cover that reveals a beautifully preserved gyrocompass repeater dial. Designed to interface with a ship’s gyrocompass, the self-synchronizing mechanism allowed navigators to take precise bearings on landmarks, celestial objects, or other ships—critical for accurate positioning before the advent of modern satellite navigation.
This piece reflects the height of WWII and early Cold War-era maritime engineering, used aboard larger Navy vessels to aid in navigation and fire control plotting. Sperry Gyroscope was synonymous with precision during this era, and their equipment remains iconic among naval historians and collectors.
The instrument retains:
• Original builder’s plate...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$2,800 Sale Price
41% Off
1970s German Industrial Cast Aluminum Glass Edison Flameproof Striplight
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
A vintage Industrial flameproof ceiling striplight / tube light made by Wittenburg of Germany. Originally designed for hazardous areas in factories and on cargo ships.
Reclaimed,...
Category
1970s German Industrial Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Large Nineteenth Century Zinc Buoy
Located in Winnetka, IL
A Large Nineteenth Century Zinc Buoy having bone pieces attached to its circumference. All attached on a metal stand. Fabulous piece of nautical folk art or found object.
Category
19th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Zinc
$1,440 Sale Price
40% Off
Nautical Tung Woo Starboard Ship Navigation Copper Lantern with Label
Located in Yonkers, NY
A nautical Tung Woo starboard ship navigation copper lantern from the early 20th century with label and glass. This nautical Tung Woo starboard ship navigation copper lantern from th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper
United State Navy Ships Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Immense three-hundred-pound ships binnacle compass with highly polished and lacquered finish. With maker’s plate from Lionel Corp. With the rarely fou...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage David White Instrument Surveying Equipment Plane Utility Level Oak Case
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage David White Instrument Co Surveying Equipment Plane Utility Level Oak in Case. Item includes plane utility level, original oak case. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 5...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
Very Large Antique Sterling Silver Ship Model - Hallmarked in 1925 - Silver Nef
Located in London, London
This superb example of a sterling silver Nef carries import marks for London, 1925 by Thomas Callow & Son.
Nefs are extravagant table ornaments a...
Category
1920s German Renaissance Revival Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Marine Surgeon
s Box" Louis MATHIEU 1816-1879
Located in Madrid, ES
Marine Surgeon's Box"
Louis MATHIEU 1816-1879
Navy Surgeon's Box
with two superimposed trays presenting the different instruments (including saw, scalpels,
trepanning tools, box...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
American Brass Nautical Ship Wheel Mounted on Geared Pedestal w/ Rope Base 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass nautical ship wheel with a central circular brass hub, eight brass spindles with bulbous handles, solid brass geared pedestal, rudder indicat...
Category
1890s American American Empire Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
1917 Waymouth Cooke Naval Rangefinder Sextant
Located in San Mateo, CA
Naval range finder made by Waymouth-Cooke of London. These were based on the principals of a sextant range finder. They were patented in 1914. The Mark II like this one came out in 1...
Category
1910s English Other Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Antique Bronze Bell with Original Clapper
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Italian antique bronze bell: may be a Nautical Bell or a Church bell because it was recovered in the Mediterranean sea in front of Genoa many years ago. ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
$2,859 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand carved Wood Model Sailing Ship model Margaret Sculpture Center Piece LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand carved Wood Model Sailing Ship model Margaret Sculpture Center Piece LA CA . A very large and rare 19th century painted wood model of the sailing ship "Margaret". Votive ship. Height 54" width: 61" and depth: 15".
The scale is perfect as it had to be and the quality of work is evident.
Further inspection reveals that no detail was too small, as evidenced by the carved small boats, the ropes, poles and fittings. 5 feet long.
This stunningly beautiful and intricately carved ship model was created by the sailors when they were at sea for many years at a time and they created this amazing model using handmade tools using scraps of whatever was available for carving and bringing this piece of art to life.
A votive ship, sometimes called a church ship, is a ship model displayed...
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal
$15,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Ships Wheel with Brass Hub and Inlay
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships wheel with eight turned spokes, mahogany frame, holly inlay and polished brass hub.
Weight: 40 LBS
Overall Dimensions: 43" Diameter
Made: America
Material: Wood / Brass
...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Brass round section telescope with leather handle England 1850s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass round-sectioned telescope with leather-covered handle, focusing at one extension.
English manufacture of the mid-19th century.
Complete with base for support made of custom woo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
English Pelorus brass from the second half of the 19th century, on cardan joint
Located in Milan, IT
English Pelorus brass from the second half of the 19th century, mounted on gimbals within its original mahogany wood box with brass hinges and locking hooks.
The instrument has an...
Category
1870s Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Brass nautical compass signed DIRIGO Eugen M. Sherman Seattle USA 1920
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical compass on gimbal signed DIRIGO Eugen M. Sherman Seattle USA 1920s, mounted on custom-made walnut and brass board. Eight-twenty rose complete with protractor circle. The com...
Category
1920s Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
1970s Korean Industrial Cast Aluminum Edison LED Flameproof Strip Light Duck Egg
By Daeyang
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Reclaimed vintage Industrial Korean flameproof striplight made by Daeyang in the 1970's painted in duck egg.
Original item salvaged from supe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Industrial Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
42 in. Cast Iron Ship Maritime Mooring Bollard 800 Pounds
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century cast iron construction adds a rustic and weathered charm, reminiscent of its original use on ships. The distressed paint further enhances the vintage appeal, telli...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Iron
Scale model of a Byers of Sunderland Admiralty pattern stockless anchor
Located in London, GB
11 inch brass scale model of a Byers of Sunderland Admiralty pattern stockless anchor, circa 1910.
Made by W.L. Byers of Sunderland.
Shank marked: W. L. BYERS & Co Ltd. SUNDERLAND
...
Category
Early 20th Century English Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Ship’s gimble mounted compass by C.M. Hammer of Sweden
Located in London, GB
A 1950’s ship’s gimble mounted compass by C.M. Hammer, Gothenburg, of Sweden.
Marked: C.M. HAMMAR GOTEBORG 3553
Compass card by Observator of Rotterdam.
Pine case.
Carl Mauritz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Iron
Antique Scottish Nautical Oak Ship
s Wheel with Brass Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique ship's wheel was made by the MacTaggart, Scott & Co. of Edenborough, Scotland and dates to approximately 1900 and done in the period style. This ship's wheel is composed...
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Late Victorian Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Brass round section telescope with leather-covered handle 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Brass round-section telescope with leather-covered handle, two-extension focus.
English manufacture from the mid-19th century.
Complete with base for support made of custom wood and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Brass Ship
s Searchlight Fitted to a Polished Steel Tripod
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship's searchlight with convex mirror at the back. Clamp-on bezel with glass face. The searchlight has been retrofitted to a polished steel tripod for a strong industrial...
Category
1990s North American Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Port and Starboard Brass Nautical Navigational Post Lights
Located in Nantucket, MA
A pair of navigational port and starboard brass post lights with Fresnel glass lens. These are full round post lights from a decommissioned ship mounted on an 8" diameter teak base....
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Brass sextant signed H. Hughes
Son Ltd No. 32890 of the 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass sextant signed H. Hughes & Son Ltd No. 32890 of the 1930s; instrument complete with optics and housed in its original mahogany wood box of with locking hooks and brass handle,...
Category
1930s Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass and Cast Iron Ship’s Porthole
Located in Tilburg, NL
Solid brass and cast iron Ship’s Porthole, early 20th century.
Heavy original ship’s porthole, made in solid brass, cast iron and glass. This characteristic object shows a warm overall patina, revealing its age and history on the world’s oceans.
The porthole has a glass door, lockable with two brass locks. A solid cast iron shutter...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Other Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chrome-plated brass and leather round section telescope England early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Chrome-plated brass round section telescope with leather-covered handle.
Focus at a stretch.
English manufacture of the early 1900s.
Complete with base for support made of custom w...
Category
Early 20th Century Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th Century British Royal Navy Brass Bound Oak Grog Barrel w/Brass Letters
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
British Naval oak grog barrel or tub, used aboard British ships. The tapered barrel of staved oak with three brass bands. The ‘Royal Toast’, in large brass...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
English Brass Nautical Ship Wheel Mounted with Yacht Binnacle on Rope Base, 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
English Brass Nautical ship wheel mounted on a solid brass pedestal with an yacht binnacle having a gimballed signed compass, circular six spoke w...
Category
1870s English William IV Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Brass scale model of a W. H. Porter
Co patent anchor
Located in London, GB
Brass scale model of a W. H. Porter & Co patent anchor, circa 1880.
Porter & Co, Dunston Iron Works, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, and 149 Cheapside London.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Copper, Brass and Chrome Ship
s Anemometer
Located in Nantucket, MA
A copper, cup-driven revolving anemometer from a decommissioned ship. Mounted with brass arms and brushed chrome base. Base has a 5.75" diameter. Circa 1970's. Polished. Great k...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Copper
1930s bronze steering helm by the Benson Electric Co of Wisconsin
Located in London, GB
Bronze ship's steering helm with wheel by the Benson Electric Company, Superior, Wisconsin.
Dated: JAN 1930
The helm indicates rudder angles with the moving pointer, lit with two ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
English Bronze Thunder Mug Signal Cannon with Original Side Handle, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English bronze thunder mug signal cannon with decorative central ring, original side handle, lower fuse port, and resting on circular ringed base. Late 18t...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
Genuine Blue Ridge Coral (25", 24 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Top quality natural flat bladed (laminar) formation of blue ridge coral. Heliopora coerulea is a unique species of coral in the wild and great to use in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Coral, Other
Nautical survey magnetic compass signed Elliott Bros London late 1800s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare magnetic nautical surveying compass, brass, late 19th century signed Elliott Bros London complete with leather case. This is a small compass, 7 cm diameter, typically used in re...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Pair of antique English naval cannon each with a tapering three stage barrel flanked by plain trunnions, with a knob shaped cascabel button before a shaped rectangular raised vent and ending in a 3 1/2” bore muzzle, enclosing a removable conforming wood plug, circa 1800.
Stood upon a naval type bronze-mounted four wheeled wooden carriage, including its wedge shaped quoin with knob handle.
The Earls of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Cumbria, presumably by descent to Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944), until sold by his heir and brother, Lancelot, 6th Earl, as part of the contents of Lowther Castle, Maple & Co. Ltd./Thomas Wyatt, Tuesday 14 April 1947 and two following days, lot 558: ‘A pair of Old Gun Metal Cannons on teakwood carriages, 3ft. 6in. long’.
Mrs. P.M. Adie-Shepherd, sold Christie’s, London, 29 May 1970, lot 96.
Lowther Castle is a castellated mansion built by Robert Smirke between 1806 and 1814 for William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1757-1844). It was constructed on the foundations of the former 17th century family seat, Lowther Hall, but it was only in the early 19th century that it was afforded the name ‘castle’ in keeping with the Europe-wide fashion for romanticism and which was promoted by influential characters such as William Beckford at Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire in England and by the writer Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. While it’s not known when these naval cannon were acquired for Lowther they would have been entirely fitting in the castle or its approaches and it’s likely that they were in place soon after the castle was completed, or perhaps acquired later by the 5th Earl. A tantalising possibility is that the cannon were originally aboard the East Indiaman Lowther Castle which was active in the early 19th century.
HUGH CECIL LONSDALE, 5TH EARL OF LONSDALE (1857-1944) AND THE DEMISE OF LOWTHER CASTLE
In 1882 at the age of 25 Hugh Lonsdale (1857-1944) unexpectedly inherited the earldom and with it the extensive Lonsdale estate, including tens of thousands of acres of Cumberland and Westmorland and coalfields at Whitehaven. However, despite his spectacular inherited wealth – he was suddenly one of the wealthiest men in England, over the course of his lifetime he managed to decimate the family fortune. He led a full and colourful life, one of adventure and luxury. An early intrepid escapade took place in July 1888 when, as part of an expedition called the Scotch Naturalist Society, he set embarked on horse sleigh...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
$181,833 / set
Dollond of London Telescope on Tripod
Located in Norwell, MA
Wood barreled table top library telescope by Dollond of London. With long tapered wood barrel. Sturdy brass tripod with tapered pillar and mounting plate. Geared focal tube with two ...
Category
1960s European Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Genuine Blue Ridge Coral (18", 39.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Top quality natural flat bladed (laminar) formation of blue ridge coral. Heliopora coerulea is a unique species of coral in the wild and great to use in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Coral, Other
American Ships Binnacle Circa 1940
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships Binnacle compass with teak base, brass hood, compass, clinometer, and chart tube. Compass is engraved U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships, the Lionel Corporation, 1941. 53x33x19 H-L-Deep
Category
1940s North American Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Smith London Nautical Maritime Ships Wheel Brass Porthole Wall Clock 25"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century nautical wall clock in the shape of a wooden ship's wheel / helm, with the face framed in a brass porthole. White face with Roman numerals. Made in India. Prestige ...
Category
Late 20th Century Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
$376 Sale Price
20% Off
Late Century German Large Copper and Cast Brass Directional Cargo Light Pendant
By Wiska
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
A reclaimed 1970s vintage industrial large copper and brass German cargo pendant.
Made by Wiska, a German manufacturer of industrial fixtures and fittings. Reclaimed from supertankers and professionally restored in the UK ready for use in modern interiors.
Specifications:
Diameter 45cm
Height 65cm
Bulb E26/E27 Edison Screw
There is a mechanical feature which allows the light to be tilted using the wing nuts and hanging frame...
Category
1970s German Industrial Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
A Fine Cased Presentation Builder’s Model of the S. S. Tamaqua Cargo Ship
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The model of particularly large scale and fine quality, contained within an oak glazds case on contemporary bespoke stand. The model worked in intricate detail and incorporating bras...
Category
Early 20th Century English Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
American Mid Century Atomic Age Walnut
Brass Wall Thermometer
Baromether
Located in San Diego, CA
A classic wall Thermometer by Springfield circa 1950s, nice walnut case in great condition working.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
US Navy bronze WWII ship
s anchor marked: USN 1941
Located in London, GB
A World War II era US Navy bronze ship's anchor, dated 1941.
The anchor's flukes are marked: USN and 1941
The stock of the anchor has a removeable shackle and chain.
Height of anc...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze
1970s British Bronze AC.GMT.Co. Industrial Wall Clock Chrome Bezel Black Dial
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back to life in our UK workshop, our expert process allows us to create a high quality clock of luxury standards.
At A.C GMT Co. we apply new paint finishes or lustrous copper and bronze to the clock case. Our high speed polishing machine restores the chrome bezel, which then frames one of our high definition screen printed dials.
These clocks were originally slave or secondary clocks used on cargo ships and super tankers, they would have been controlled by a master clock...
Category
1970s English International Style Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Chrome
S.S. United States Aluminum Grand Stairway Hand Rails
Located in Hudson, NY
These aluminum handrails which once graced the center of the grand staircase of the
S S United States exemplifies the sophisticated sleek aesthetic of Mid-Century American design. When launched in July 1952 the S S United States was the culmination of years planning and design. On the heels of WW II, the U S Government saw the need to have modern ships that could be easily converted to troop transport ships in wartime constructed with safety and speed as the top priorities. They worked in partnership with the United States Line and underwrote a great deal of the liner's finished cost of 72 million as well as the future operating and maintenance cost of this proud symbol of her country and her age. The designer of the ship William Francis Gibbs had to incorporate the requirements of the government into his designs for the great liner. From her knife-edge bow across the superstructure and a pair of massive blue white and red raked funnels to the perfect arc of her stern, she sat proudly in the water and conveyed a sense of movement and speed even when still. His design incorporated a "secret" hull, numerous bulkheads which limited the grand open spaces of most liners of the time, no flammable material used in construction and fitting out other than the Steinway grand piano...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Aluminum
1970s American Crouse Hinds / Pauluhn Cast Aluminium Flameproof Tube Light
By Pauluhn, Crouse-Hinds
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
This is a 4ft flame proof strip light manufactured by Crouse Hinds / Pauluhn, Texas, USA.
These rare examples were made in the 1970s for use in hazardous areas on super tankers an...
Category
1970s American Industrial Vintage Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Premium Ships Binnacle by Whyte Thomson
Co’s
Located in Norwell, MA
Absolutely rare and beautiful ships binnacle by Sir William Thomson of Glasgow. With a substantial varnished base. Polished and lacquered mushroom style hood and compass cowl. Very rare dry card compass...
Category
1860s European Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
American Darting Gun Toggle Iron Harpoon, Marked Macy, for Bark Sunbeam
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique American Darting Gun Toggle Iron Harpoon, made by E.B. and F. Macy, New Bedford, for the Larboard Boat on the Whaling Bark Sunbeam (1856 - 1908), having an improved toggle head with acute barb (standing nearly at a right angle), and an unusual ridged cheek, with the maker's mark MACY stamped on the right cheek (the mark of E.B. & F. Macy, blacksmiths of New Bedford: 1861-1904), the ship stamp BK SB on the left cheek (for the Bark Sunbeam, and the dot punched boat mark L B (for the Larboard, or Second, or Port-side Stern whale boat); mounted on a round shank slightly kinked from use, ending in the spike end necessary for use with a darting gun, and the loop for splicing on the iron strap. An amazing artifact retaining a tremendous amount of historical documentation.
The harpoon remain in very good condition with a still very sharp cutting edge and deep brown patina and no corrosion. The head is frozen, but in the absence of rust it would very likely free up with a little lubrication if so desired. The tip of the front barb has a small chip off tip. The slight kink to the shank comes from use and is considered by most to be a a good feature.
The Bark SUNBEAM was built in Mattapoisett in 1856 and enjoyed a long career in the New Bedford whale fishery of 17 voyages to the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Clifford Ashley...
Category
1860s American Other Antique Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Steel
Late Century Japanese Cast Aluminium Industrial Flameproof Table Lamp, Edison
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Reclaimed Kokosha aluminium flame proof ceiling light circa 1998, made by Kokosha of Osaka, Japan
Originating form super tankers and cargo ships this lamp has been expertly stripp...
Category
1990s Japanese Industrial Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Ship
s Brass Porthole Coffee or Side Table by Deborah Lockhart Phillips
Located in Nantucket, MA
Solid brass working nautical porthole window from a decommissioned ship with great patina. This has been polished, the rivets put back in and the table base designed by Deborah Lockh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Ship
s Model "Spanish Fragata Espanola/Ano 1780" in Acrylic case
Located in Miami, FL
Ship's Model "Spanish Fragata Espanola/Ano 1780" in Acrylic case
Offered for sale is a probably 1970s ships model "Spanish Fragata Espanola/Ano 178...
Category
20th Century American Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
$337 Sale Price
73% Off
Elegant Wall Barometer in Brass
Glass by Taylor
By D. Taylor
Located in San Diego, CA
The beautiful design on this wall barometer by Taylor in patinated brass and glass can be hung on the wall or table top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
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