Group of three (3) 19th century scrimshaw carved whale teeth, one carved with a portrait of a gentleman (6 1/2" L), one carved with a portrait of a lady holding a parasol, flanked by two female heads (4 3/4" L) and one inscribed with a poem reading, "Oh, the rare old whale amid storm and […]
Lot 786: 4 Vintage Dive Accessories: wrench, knife, cutting torch, flashlight
Group of four (4) vintage dive accessories. 1st item: Bonze Morris Mark V spanner wrench for 1939 Mark V dive helmet, marked "D". Please note: This wrench fits the nuts on dive helmet in Lot 785 in this sale. 7-3/8" L. 2nd item: KA-BAR deep sea diving knife (6-7/8" L blade) with turned wooden grip […]
Lot 785: 1939 U.S. Navy Morse Dive Helmet & Full Dive Suit
Four (4) piece US Navy dive helmet and dive suit consisting of Morse Diving Equipment Co. Mark V copper and brass diving helmet with air hose, diver's canvas suit, leather weight belt with 10 lead weights and pair weighted shoes. Plaque on helmet marked "US Navy Diving Helmet/Mark V/ A.J. Morse & Sons Inc./Boston, MASS/No. […]
Lot 784: Compensating Binnacle Type MBF Lionel Corp.
Lionel Type MBF compensating brass ship binnacle with maker's specification plate reading "Compensating Binnacle Type MBF The Lionel Corporation New York, N.Y. U.S.A. /Serial No. 11816/ 1942". Fitted with U. S. Navy Standard gimbaled compass, No. 37897/Nov. 1909, manufactured by Ritchie, Boston, hood with handles and compensating balls, varnished teak base. Keys included. 51 1/2" […]
Lot 783: Telford, Grier & Mackay Ltd. Anchor Lantern
Telford, Grier, and Mackay, Ltd. brass and copper anchor lantern with maker's specification plate reading, "Telford, Grier & Mackay Ltd./ Patent No 28334-1923 16/Carrick Street/ Glasgow". Stamped 1859 above instructional plaque and glass Fresnel lens, body of lantern with original oil lamp, handle and punch-hole markings, top of lantern. 20 1/4" H x 11" dia. […]
Lot 782: Meteorite Port & Starboard Lanterns, 2 items
Meteorite brass and copper port and starboard lanterns, 2 items total. Maker's specification plate, Meteorite P93891 (Port), P28892 (Starboard) Patent No 546575 and others pending. Red and blue glass Fresnel lenses, brass port and starboard badges, body of lanterns with original oil lamps and parabolic reflectors, brass carry handles, round lids with metal clasp, top […]
Lot 781: WWII Era Ephemera inc. Rockwell Poster, 22 items
Pre War and WWII era ephemera including Norman Rockwell Poster and propaganda publications, 28 items total. 1st Item: Norman Percevel Rockwell (New York/Massachusetts, 1894-1978) poster titled OURS…to fight for freedom from fear, OWI poster No. 46, U.S. Government Printing Office, after the painting from the "Four Freedoms" series that appeared in "The Saturday Evening Post", […]
Lot 779: Post WWII Archive of Charles Weiler, 47 items total
Post World War II archive of Charles L. Weiler, 47 items total. Charles Louis Weiler was a member of the 397th Military Police Service Battalion, US Army, WWII, from January 3, 1946-January 24th, 1947. 1st item: 2nd Model Luftwaffe dagger, having pommel with swastikas on both sides, each surrounded by oak leaves against pebbled background […]
Lot 777: 2 American Flags, 38 Star & 46 Star
Two (2) American flags. 1st item: 38 Star flag, linen, with printed stars and patent date of April 26, 1870. Additional handwritten inscription: Camp Rochelle/ Aug. 3rd to 19th/ 1901, Oakland Beach, to one grommet seam with hand stitched initials" L.F.T." and handwritten inscription: SPARTA 88, en verso. 56 1/2" H x 36 1/2" W. […]
Lot 775: 3 GA Reconstruction Broadsides, inc. KKK
Three (3) Georgia Reconstruction era single sided broadsides. 1st item: 1874 Anti- Ku Klux Klan broadside, published by Sarah E. Carter of Fort Valley, Georgia, originally of New Jersey, recounting the attack on her by members of the Ku Klux Klan in Montezuma, Georgia. In an account written in both the first and third person, […]