Archive for 4 November 2021

WWII Navy training, Japanese ship recognition models, Comet diecast model set

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Vintage United States Navy Identification/recognition training models. This set was used to train Navy personnel how to properly identify different Japanese Navy ships during WWII. The models were made by Comet Metal Products of Richmond Hill N. The wooden boxes have heavy overall wear and the hinges are in need of replacement. These cases were… (read more)

USS Douglas H. Fox DD-779 Destroyer WWII / Postwar Photo Collection Navy Ship

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Collection of Original Photographs. WWII and/or Postwar Images. Pair of (2) undated colorized 8″ x 10″ photographs of the DD-779 in original twin cardboard folding frame. Postwar 7″ x 9.5″ print on glossy photo paper, 1947, entitled “Ricordo di Venezia” (“Memory of Venice”) featuring the DD-779 docked in Venice when it was there for repairs… (read more)