Archive for June 2023

Binnacle, E. S. Richie and Sons, circa 1930’s

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Richie and Sons, circa 1930’s. This binnacle is the definition of “salty”! The copper is clearly visible on the brass piece and blends to send the message I’ve lived a long and useful life and have helped my owner’s successfully navigate their voyages… ” Height – 40″ Custom native hardwood base diameter – 14. Custom… (read more)

Takom 1/72 US Navy Battleship Missouri 16 inch 50 caliber gun Mk. 7 3 twin gun fi

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Thank you for visiting our page. Takom 1/72 US Navy Battleship Missouri 16 inch 50 caliber gun Mk. 7 3 twin gun fi. We want all buyers to understand there is possibility that. A plastic model that requires assembly painting. Separately, adhesive, tools, paint, etc. 1/72 scale unpainted plastic assembly kit Base, etched parts, 2… (read more)

1870s 1880s USS ESSEX US Navy SLOOP Ship 6 CREW PHOTO Named ID’d BROTHERS

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I HAVE OTHER LOTS OF VINTAGE/ANTIQUE PHOTOS. THESE, AND THE OTHER LOTS LISTED, ALL CAME FROM AN ESTATE IN MISSOURI. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PHOTOS. I’M PUTTING THEM IN LOTS OF SIMILAR AGE/TYPE. Thank you and enjoy browsing my store! Here is a RARE photograph! This is a photo of 6 crew members of… (read more)

Uss Leviathan 1918 Rare Censored Us Troopship Card From France

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UNITED STATES WORLD WAR ONE MILITARY & POSTAL HISTORY. “RECD FROM ARMY BORDEAUX” SEP 3 1918 MACHINE CANCEL DIE I. Ultra-scarce Vintage 1918 Censored U. Leviathan Troopship Post Card. POSTCARD ON OFFER (SEE ALL IMAGES). Published by American Art Publishing Company, New York. Sepia printing (1917) before “dazzle” paint camouflage applied in early 1918. Company… (read more)

Sextant, WWII Ball Recording 1944

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Sextant, WWII Ball Recording 1944. This piece was made in 1944 by the Mergenthaler Linotype Corp out of Brooklyn, NY. The serial #6183 matches the one on the box, the celebration document and on the instrument. It is very rare to have the serial numbers match. The box also contains a transfer letter from the… (read more)

New York Shipbuilding Corporation A Record of Ships Built, 1921 ORIGINAL

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New York, NY, 1921. 9 x 12 paperbound, 61 pages. Please not this is an ORIGINAL, not a reproduction. The front cover and flyleaf are detached from the rest of the text block. All pages are clean and free of marks, and are yellowed slightly. There is no foxing, and the pages are just slightly… (read more)