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Tug Boats
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
One of the rarest paintings from American artist Ron Blumbergs New York series, "Tug Boats", has
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1930s American Realist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Oil

"Three Tugs"
By Charles Rosen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to offer this piece by Charles Rosen (1878 - 1950). Charles Rosen was born on April 28, 1878, in Reagantown, Westmoreland County, Pen...
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1930s American Impressionist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Brooklyn Tug Boat
Located in Norwell, MA
The harbor tug Brooklyn was designed and built in 1910 by William Cramp and Sons at Philadelphia
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20th Century Vintage Tugs

Vintage Brooklyn Tug Boat
Brooklyn Tug Boat
H 21 in W 33 in D 13 in
Texas Tug, Screenprint by Ron Kleemann
By Ron Kleemann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ron Kleemann, American (1937 - ) Title: Texas Tug Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph on Somerset
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1980s Photorealist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Screen

Tug Boat in New York Harbor
By Reginald Marsh
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Tug Boat in New York Harbor Screen print, c. 1942 Signed in the screen lower right (see photo
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1940s American Realist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Screen

Tug Hill, Abstract Silkscreen by Darryl Hughto
By Darryl Hughto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Darryl Hughto, American (1943 - ) Title: Tug Hill Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and
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1980s Abstract Vintage Tugs

Materials

Screen

New York Harbor Tug Edmond J. Moran
Located in Norwell, MA
Moran Tug in display case of glass and brass trim. Model details include stack, helm, wheelhouse
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20th Century Vintage Tugs

Vintage New York Harbor Tug Edmond J. Moran
New York Harbor Tug Edmond J. Moran
H 21.5 in W 33 in D 12 in
Tug of War - Vintage B/W photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Tug of war is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. With
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1930s Modern Vintage Tugs

Materials

Photographic Paper

Old Tug under Brooklyn Bridge New York Skyline Magenta
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A captured moment of Old Tug Boat as it passed under the Brooklyn Bridge and set against the 1970
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1970s Post-Impressionist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink

Tug of War Original Watercolor by Walter M. Baumhofer
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1904-1987). From the archives of the Murphy "Calendar" Company. Well-listed early illustrator, " picked up" for Hy Hintermeister and Emmett Watson - continuing their Humorous Fishin...
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paint

Jack Laycox Mid Century "Tug Boats" Oil Painting c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jack Laycox Mid Century "Tug Boats" Oil Painting c.1960 Original oil on panel Dimensions 36" wide
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage Tugs

Materials

Oil, Panel

L. K. James - Framed 20th Century Oil, Steam Tug Under Repair
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking maritime study of a steam tug under refurbishment. Well-presented in a complimenting
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20th Century Vintage Tugs

Materials

Oil

Vintage PM Craftsman "Tug of War" Brass Children Playing Figural Bookends - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage PM Craftsman "Tug of War" Brass Children Playing Figural Bookends - a Pair. Circa 1980s
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1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Tugs

Materials

Brass

A. I. Charles - Framed 20th Century Oil, Tug Towing Two Barges
Located in Corsham, GB
An impressive nautical work in oil. Signed to the lower left. Presented in a substantial gilt-effect frame. On wood panel.
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20th Century Vintage Tugs

Materials

Oil

Leslie Moffat Ward (1888-1978) - Early 20th Century Etching, Among the Tugs
Located in Corsham, GB
industrial town beyond. Figures onboard a steam ship look out onto the river as smoke rises from the tug
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20th Century Vintage Tugs

Materials

Etching

English Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Sailing Yacht at Sea with Tug Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
J. Wingate, British mid 20th century signed & dated oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 21.5 x 27.5 inches canvas: 18 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, English condition...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Oil

US Coast Guard Manitou Harbour Cutter Orange Tug Boat Life Preserver Ring 30"
Located in Dayton, OH
110-foot tugs built and launched by the Coast Guard Yard in 1942, the other being Kaw. They differed
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Tugs

Materials

Foam, Paint

River Seine Paris Tug Boats Moored 1960’s French Post Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Banks of the Seine signed by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) dated 1959 or 1960 framed oil painted on canvas, beautifully painted. very good condition framed: 30 x 23 inches canvas:...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Oil

Original Vintage LNER Train Travel Poster Kings Lynn Norfolk Havens And Harbours
By Frank Mason
Located in London, GB
dock by a warehouse building, a man in a rowing boat and people in a tug boat in the foreground with
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1930s British Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paper

Blonde Wood Double Sided Storage, 1990s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, you’ll be playing tug of war with a member of your household, fighting over who gets to use the drawers
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1990s Post-Modern Vintage Tugs

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Metal

Antique Sterling Silver Presentation Bowl, 1937
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
, high jump and tug of war. The bowl is fitted with two exceptional planished handles, ornamented with
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1930s British Vintage Tugs

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster French Line Plymouth New York Art Deco
Located in London, GB
tug boats on the calm blue water and a French flag flying against the cloudy sky background, the text
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Tugs

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Paper

Steeple Scene, Mixed Media on Paper Colorful Paris City Scene
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Parisian City Square, Mixed Media on Paper Colorful Paris City Scene
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Tugs

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Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

We'll Always Have Paris, Mixed Media on Paper Colorful Paris City Scene
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Tugs

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Mixed Media, Paper, Watercolor

On The River, Mixed Media on Paper Colorful Paris City Scene
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Tugs

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Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

The River Seine, Mixed Media on Paper Colorful CItyscape of Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Tugs

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Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

French Rooftops, Mixed Media on Paper Colorful CItyscape of Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Tugs

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Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Parisian Stroll, Mixed Media on Paper Colorful Paris City Scene
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Pal Fried 'Hungarian, 1893-1976' Towboat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boats being pulled by tug boat up canal - signed lower left - Framed dimensions: 36.5 in x 30.5
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paint

High Tea, Framed Oil on Canvas Colorful Still Life With Pink, Fruit, Teapot
Located in Atlanta, GA
provenance. Others are just exquisitely painted oils, pastels, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage 9 Karat Gold Interactive Jester Pendant
Located in Braintree, GB
tugged up and down to reveal the jesters eyes and tongue. Dimensions - Weight: 14.44 GRAMS Size: 3 x 2
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1970s European Vintage Tugs

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Gold

Notre Dame by Jacques Endzel, Oil on Canvas Colorful CItyscape of Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Tugs

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Canvas, Oil

Port & starboard dredge control by Simons Lobnitz of Renfrew
Located in London, GB
the Renfrew yard finally closed in 1964 after some 1300 dredgers as well as barges and tugs had been
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Mid-20th Century Scottish Industrial Vintage Tugs

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Aluminum, Steel

Earrings with Faceted Lime Citrines in Hammered Yellow Gold by MAZ
By The Mazza Company
Located in San Rafael, CA
pair weighs just over 15 grams - a nice, substantial weight, but not so heavy as to tug on the ears
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Late 20th Century American Contemporary Vintage Tugs

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Citrine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Graffiti, Neo-expressionist black and white figurative artwork on paper
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

"Seine Scenery" by Thurston Hopkins
By Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
Paris and a tug boat on the river belches smoke from its funnel. Original Publication: Picture Post
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1950s Modern Vintage Tugs

Materials

Black and White

Mid 20th Century Oil - Dutch Canal Boats
Located in Corsham, GB
A rustic, impressionistic Dutch School canal scene showing a tug boat and other traditional canal
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20th Century Vintage Tugs

Materials

Oil

Ink and Watercolor of Royal Navy Ship "H.M. Bridge Badger" Frank R. Crevier
Located in New York, NY
father and brothers build the side wheel tug Young America and other vessels just north of Algonac. His
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20th Century North American Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paint

On the Beach by Blasco, Contemporary FIgurative French Painting on Board
By Isidro Blasco
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Vintage Tugs

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Mixed Media, Board

“New England Homestead”
Located in Southampton, NY
. Leech’s ‘Coal Tug,’ which depicts a dingy old tug boat with somber, snow covered mountains in the
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1950s Modern Vintage Tugs

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

Ink and Watercolor Steam Paddle-Wheeler "Idlewild" Built By The Detroit Dry Dock
Located in New York, NY
build the side wheel tug Young America and other vessels just north of Algonac. His grandfather, William
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20th Century North American Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paint

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Chrome Scoop Seat Lounge Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Wilmington, DE
. The upholstery has some tugs and loose fabric. They are unsigned. Dimensions: 25" W x 34" D x 36
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tugs

Materials

Chrome

Urban Edge, Neo-expressionist black and white figurative artwork on paper
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Snow Day, Impressionist Painterly figurative oil painting on board
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Oil, Board

Brooklyn Bridge Tugboat (1953) Archival Pigment Print - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
Brooklyn Bridge Tug Boat (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong
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1950s Modern Vintage Tugs

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Nude II by Jacques Nestle Petite, blue and white modern nude painting on paper
By Jacques Petit
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Nude III by Jacques Nestle Petite, blue and white modern nude painting on paper
By Jacques Petit
Located in Atlanta, GA
, or drawings that tugged at our hearts and needed to come home with us. All were purchased because we
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Original Vintage Travel Poster Isle Of Wight Steam Railway Train Summer Holidays
Located in London, GB
August including vintage cars, steam and commercial vehicles, Tug-o-war, Island craft stands, Morris
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1970s British Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paper

Muted Layered Medallion Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug in Taupe, Lt Blue, and Brown
Located in Atlanta, GA
vintage Turkish Oushak tug in taupe, light blue, brown, Keivan Woven Arts / rug EN-1057, country of origin
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Vintage Tugs

Materials

Wool

Draped Abstract Sculpture in White Marble, Signed M. Marlow
Located in New York, NY
movement of drapery, tugged up. Markings include the artist's signature [M. Marlow] to the bottom. The
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Tugs

Materials

Marble

1939 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
By T.S. Eliot
Located in Bath, GB
poems, including 'The Rum Tum Tugger', 'The Song of the Jellicles', 'Old Deuteronomy', and 'Mr
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1930s British Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paper

MCM Gold Spun Fiberglass String Swag Pendant Hanging Light Fixture or Lamp
Located in Topeka, KS
extends a bit at the top and bottom where a wonderful teardrop wood pull switch hangs in wait of a tug
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tugs

Materials

Metal, Wire

Ship GLORY OF THE SEAS
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
passenger liners, tugs and tankers. For the painting above he chose one of the greatest American sailing
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Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Rare Italian Bar Cart by Angelo Ostuni vintage, published
By Angelo Ostuni
Located in Milano, IT
delightful secret. With a gentle tug, it effortlessly transforms into a portable serving tray, inviting you
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tugs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Warm Colored Layered Medallion Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug in Taupe, Gray, Brown
Located in Atlanta, GA
Warm colored layered medallion sub-geometric vintage Turkish Oushak tug in taupe, gray, brown, rug
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1940s Turkish Oushak Vintage Tugs

Materials

Wool

Original Coppertone suntan lotion vintage poster - Italian
Located in Spokane, WA
tugged down by a small dog has become an American icon. Her 3-year-old daughter Cheri Brand was used as
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1960s American Modern Vintage Tugs

Materials

Offset

"Alien" Framed Theatrical Release Vintage Poster Print
Located in London, GB
O'Bannon. Based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial space tug
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1970s Modern Vintage Tugs

Materials

Color

Levi (Twelve Tribes of Israel)
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
ship is adorned with beautiful engraving and marks. There are large masts catching the wind and tugging
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20th Century Surrealist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Etching

Harbour's Skyline of New York, 1956 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
skyscrapers in the winter mist, as foreground one of those tugs which tirelessly ensure the placement of
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1950s Photorealist Vintage Tugs

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Vintage Tugs For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage tugs available for sale. Browse a selection of modern, abstract or Impressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 8 modern, 5 abstract, 1 Art Deco and 1 Impressionist examples available. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Vintage tugs available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes beige, gray, black, green and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Allison Meyler, Charles Edward Dixon, H. Armstrong Roberts, William Jack Laycox and Fred McDarrah produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paper, lithograph and oil paint — can elevate any room of your home. If space is limited, there are small vintage tugs measuring 8 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 60 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.

How Much are Vintage Tugs?

Vintage tugs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,055, while the lowest priced sells for $173 and the highest can go for as much as $11,789.