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Antique Ships Telegraph

Solid Brass Ships Telegraph By Cory
Located in Norwell, MA
Charles Cory and Son Ships Telegraph. The glass faceplate displays commands stop, all clear, not
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1920s North American Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Ships Telegraph with Portuguese Commands
Located in Norwell, MA
Splendid ships engine order telegraph that has been meticulously polished and lacquered. The
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1910s Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Rare Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships telegraph by Scottish maker Mechans Limited of Scotstoun Glasgow. With porcelein
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1920s North American Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Antique Rare Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Rare Ships Engine Order Telegraph
H 14 in W 12 in D 8 in
1920’s Era Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Art deco style ships telegraph by English maker Chadburns. Twin face design with 2 handles. The
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1920s English Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Ship's Engine Order Telegraph by Charles Cory and Son of New York
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship's engine order telegraph with faceplates from Charles Cory and Son Patentees, New
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1920s American Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Engine Order Telegraph from a Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships engine order telegraph. This style has often used on yachts and tugboats. Showing
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1910s American Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Engine Order Telegraph in the Chadburns Style, England Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Large and exceptional solid bronze ships engine order telegraph Made in the Chadburns style, with
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Late 19th Century English Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass, Bronze

Young Gentleman Portrait by American Samuel Morse inventor of Telegraph Code 19C
Located in Stockholm, SE
progress, he is the captain of his own ship, navigating through life with determination and purpose... His
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Early 19th Century Realist Antique Ships Telegraph

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

19th Century Oil on Panel of the RMSPC Steam Ship LA PLATA. dated 1876
Located in TEYJAT, FR
19th Century Oil on Panel of the steam ship LA PLATA owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Ships Telegraph

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Wood, Paint

A silver Royal Navy racing cup presented by H.M.S. Curaçao
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Navy ships’ crews. An article from the Hampshire Telegraph of 2nd November 1923 refers to the final
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Early 20th Century English Antique Ships Telegraph

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Silver

SS Lord Kelvin Vintage Life Ring Buoy
Located in Montreal, QC
The British SS Lord Kelvin was a cable-laying ship which served during the Second World War
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1910s English Antique Ships Telegraph

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Canvas

English School, A Rare Portrait of John Scott Russell and "The Great Eastern"
Located in New York, NY
Great Eastern, (depicted here in this painting) then the world's largest ship, which would make history
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19th Century Antique Ships Telegraph

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait After John Constable, Sotheby's Provenance
By John Constable
Located in Larchmont, NY
owned his own small ship, The Telegraph, which he moored at Mistley on the Stour estuary and used to
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19th Century English School Antique Ships Telegraph

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Canvas, Oil

"San Francisco, Upper California” 1851 Antique Map of San Francisco
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
image is a view of San Francisco from Nob Hill east to the Bay. Telegraph Hill is to the left and a
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1850s American Antique Ships Telegraph

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Paper

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Solid Brass Ships Engine Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships engine order telegraph by Joseph Harper and Sons of New York. With ahead and astern ships commands. Mounted to a wood base. Cracked Face. Overall dimensions: Wei...
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1930s American Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Salvaged Aluminum EIWA Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Milan, OH
Experience the authenticity of maritime history with the EOT-19 Salvaged Aluminum EIWA Engine Order Telegraph. This rare and original piece was once used to transmit orders from the ...
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Mid-20th Century Antique Ships Telegraph

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Aluminum

Aluminum Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships bridge telegraph by Japanese maker. Twin face design manufactured by Nunotani Keiki Seisakusho Co. Ltd. Circa 1981. Probably from an oil tanker. Polished aluminum case. The com...
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1980s Japanese Antique Ships Telegraph

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Aluminum

Aluminum Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships bridge telegraph by Japanese Maker. Faceplate shows ships commands in english with astern and ahead, slow, half, full, finished with engines and stop. Also on plate: Manufac...
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1990s Asian Antique Ships Telegraph

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Aluminum

American Maritime Copper and Brass Deep Sea Divers Helmet on Stand, NY C. 1930
Located in Hollywood, SC
American maritime copper and brass deep sea divers helmet with the original three glass cross hatched windows, latching bonnet, air line intake with hose, and exterior mounted rear v...
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1930s American American Craftsman Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass, Copper

Engine Order Telegraph. Fenya, Ferrol, Spain, circa Mid-20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Engine order telegraph. Fenya, Fabricaciones Eléctricas, Navales y Artilleras, S.A., El Ferrol, Spain. Ca. Mid 20th century. Metal, glass, carved wooden base. Electric control bridge...
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20th Century Spanish Modern Antique Ships Telegraph

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Metal, Other

Coester Ship's Engine Order Telegraph - Portuguese, 1960s
Located in Milan, OH
This is a Coester Ship's Engine Order Telegraph. This telegraph was used for communication between the bridge or pilothouse and the engine control room. We've tried to locate another...
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1960s Portuguese Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel

Authentic Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass engine room telegraph with commands “hard left”, “hard right”, “steady”, “course” etc. Telegraph has one face-plate and brass handle. Mounted on a spun wooden base. No chimes. ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Authentic Engine Order Telegraph
Authentic Engine Order Telegraph
H 51 in W 12 in D 8 in
Solid Brass Ships Telegraph by English Maker Chadburns
Located in Norwell, MA
Twin faced head with ships commands is mounted to a sturdy brass column. Meticulously polished and lacquered. Astern and ahead commands with slow half and full are shown. The bells a...
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1940s European Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Antique Wood and Brass Ship's Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Eight spoke varnished wood ship's wheel with brass hub and brass trim ring. The brass hub cap is mounted to an iron hub. Warm patina on this maritime relic. Circa 1910. American made...
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1910s American Antique Ships Telegraph

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Wood

Engine Order Telegraph, Aluminum
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic aluminum engine order telegraph from the 1950s.
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20th Century Antique Ships Telegraph

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Aluminum

Engine Order Telegraph, Aluminum
Engine Order Telegraph, Aluminum
H 48 in W 14 in D 14 in
Yacht Binnacle from Italy Circa 1880 with Dry Card Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Yacht binnacle of a very unique and rare design. With Italian compass on gimbals. Mushroom style hood with hinged doors. Ornate pedestal with wood base. Overall dimensions: Dimens...
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1880s Italian Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Solid Brass U.S. Navy Ship's Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass battleship binnacle with gimballed compass. Iron compensating balls are mounted to brackets. Quite heavy. from the US Navy. Torpedo base. Great polish job. Overall dim...
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1940s Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Antique Oak & Brass 8 Spoke Ship Boat Steering Wheel Nautical Maritime
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique oak and brass boat or ship wheel featuring rounded form with turned posts. Measure: 41"11.
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Early 20th Century Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Rosewood Ship's Navigators Octant
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's octant with rosewood frame, brass filters, mirror and peepsight. Unsigned. Overall dimensions: 3" x 13" x 16". 2 pounds.
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1840s Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Rosewood Ship's Navigators Octant
Rosewood Ship's Navigators Octant
H 16 in W 13 in D 3 in
Ships Engine Order Bridge Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
American ships bridge telegraph by Henschel of Amesbury Mass. The solid brass head has two faces with ships commands including ahead, astern, full, half, slow, stop, etc.. Highly pol...
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1950s North American Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

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Antique English Mahogany and Brass Ship's Telegraph Table Lamp, circa 1860
Located in Houston, TX
Antique English telegraph custom mounted as a table lamp; the white and black enamel dial signed by
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Late 19th Century English Antique Ships Telegraph

British Bridge/ Wheelhouse Telegraph
By A. Robinson & Company
Located in Bedford, NY
A turn of the 20th Century bronze and brass ship's bridge/ wheelhouse telegraph manufactured and
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Ships Telegraph

Edwardian Ships Telegraph
By A. Robinson & Company
Located in Norwich, GB
Edwardian ships telegraph, c.1900 Brass ships telegraph standing on a later turned
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Edwardian Ships Telegraph
Edwardian Ships Telegraph
H 44 in W 14 in D 14 in
Ships Bridge Telegraph by Chadburns of England
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships engine order telegraph by Chadburns ship telegraph company limited of Liverpool
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1920s English Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Solid Brass Ships Course Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare solid brass ships "Course Telegraph" by Siemens Brothers and Co, Limited London with
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1920s Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Solid Brass Ships Course Telegraph
Solid Brass Ships Course Telegraph
H 52 in W 21 in D 17 in
Solid Brass Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Bridge telegraph by A Robinson of Liverpool. Pedestal is marked with numbers 41413 and 1730. White
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1920s European Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Solid Brass Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass bridge telegraph with command face plates of New York. Highly polished and lacquered
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1920s Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Ships Course Telegraph by Siemens and Sons
By Siemens
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships course telegraph by the notable firm Siemens and Company Ltd of London. This substantial
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1920s British Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Antique English Brass "A. Robinson & Co." Ship's Working Telegraph, Ca. 1920's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English brass ships Engine ordered telegraph Signed "A. Robinson & Co." Liverpool and
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Early 20th Century English Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Pair of Nautical Desk Top Cigar or Cheroot Cutters
Located in Conwy, GB
Modelled as a ships engine order telegraph and the Captains wheel. Turning of the ships wheel or
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Early 20th Century German Antique Ships Telegraph

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Metal

Scrimshaw Turban Shell Carved with the Leviathan
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
floral scrolls, vases and flags, a panel on the back within the outline of a ship’s stern reads ‘The
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1850s English Antique Ships Telegraph

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Shell

Charles Cory & Son Engine Room Signal Bell Double Hammer 18
Located in Surrey, BC
the Charles Cory Company fabricated brass ship's railings, bells, bell pulls, speaking tubes and the
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

English School, A Rare Portrait of John Scott Russell and "The Great Eastern"
Located in New York, NY
Great Eastern, (depicted here in this painting) then the world's largest ship, which would make history
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19th Century Antique Ships Telegraph

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Oil, Canvas

"San Francisco, Upper California” 1851 Antique Map of San Francisco
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
image is a view of San Francisco from Nob Hill east to the Bay. Telegraph Hill is to the left and a
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1850s American Antique Ships Telegraph

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Paper

A Chinese Oil Painting of the Sinking of the CSS Alabama
Located in Downingtown, PA
Semmes intention to dry dock his ship and receive repairs at the French port. The Confederate Navy vessel
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ships Telegraph

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Canvas

Ships Telegraph Cigar Cutter in brass, early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Rare and funny Ships Telegraph Cigar Cutter from Elzit, Geramny in early 20th Century. The cigar
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Early 20th Century German Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass, Chrome

English Mid-20th Century Nautical Table Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage nautical ships telegraph table lamp The ships telegraph is mounted as a lamp, on a
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Early 20th Century English Folk Art Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass, Iron

Brass Ship Engine Telegraph with Chime
Located in New York, NY
Small brass ship's engine telegraph with movable arm and working chime.  
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19th Century American Country Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

San Francisco in July 1849 from present site of San Francisco Stock Exchange
By After George Burgess
Located in Fairlawn, OH
San Francisco looking toward Telegraph Hill, complete with men camping at the lower right and a harbor
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Late 19th Century Antique Ships Telegraph

Vintage Stereoscope by Verascope Richard, Early 20th Century
By Jules Richard
Located in Roma, IT
). He, after working as a watchmaker and working as a technician in the French telegraph company in 1871
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Early 20th Century French Antique Ships Telegraph

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Metal

Period Printed Broadside of the Titanic Catastrophe, Published on April 15, 1912
By Tichnor Brothers Inc.
Located in Nantucket, MA
of the “Titanic” on the high seas, with her history and statistics, ship’s course, and description of
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Ships Telegraph

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Paper

Landscape View of Knaresborough Yorkshire United Kingdom in the 19th Century
Located in Hallowell, ME
. They shipped out from Liverpool on the 15,000 ton American Liner Republic, bound for New York. By
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19th Century Antique Ships Telegraph

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Canvas, Oil

French Couaillet Freres Carriage Clock of Saint-Nicolas-D'Aliermont, Russell's
By Couaillet Freres
Located in Soquel, CA
field telegraph systems. History of Russell's Ltd: Thomas Russell 's name is synonymous
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Golden Autumn, Greenwich Connecticut
By Mary Louise (Low) Fairchild
Located in Missouri, MO
operator at the Western Union Telegraph Company, and Mary Augusta, a painter of miniatures. She earned
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Ships Telegraph

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Canvas, Oil

Nautical Antique Ship Telegraph Instrument Brass, 1900s
By A. Robinson & Company
Located in Notteroy, NO
Original 1900s English solid brass telegraph in good working order from a vessel dated around the
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Nautical Ship's Engine Telegraph Lamp
Located in Summerland, CA
Nautical ship's engine telegraph made into lamp. Chaboam's Liverpool, England.
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1920s Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Miniature Brass Ships Telegraph, circa 1920
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
A Chadburns (Liverpool & London) miniature brass ships telegraph with a brass handle for directing
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Early 20th Century English Antique Ships Telegraph

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Brass

Miniature Brass Ships Telegraph, circa 1920
Miniature Brass Ships Telegraph, circa 1920
H 17.72 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
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Antique Ships Telegraph For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique ships telegraph available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of brass, metal and bronze, every antique ships telegraph was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique ships telegraph — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available.

How Much is a Antique Ships Telegraph?

Prices for an antique ships telegraph start at $1,200 and top out at $118,000 with the average selling for $5,095.
Questions About Antique Ships Telegraph
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    How a ship's telegraph works involves two components: one in the bridge and one in the engine room. The captain turns the dial to a desired command on the bridge side. This causes a bell to ring in the engine room and the dial to move to the corresponding position to share the captain's orders. On 1stDibs, shop a range of ship's telegraphs.