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Period: Mid-20th Century
1930s Antique Project of the Ship Ortac Morgan Giles Shipyard Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Project of the ship Ortac; launched in 1937 at the Morgan Giles shipyard, length 10.68m overall, width 3.39m, it has a mast rather tail-heavy and it won many races of RORC class. Mea...
Category

British Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Rare Table Lamp Natural Specimens Shellfish Shells & Resin, Original Midcentury
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
It is very rare, nothing usual. Midcentury resin table lamp with shells seafood inside. Crab and Shellfish, natural sand crab preserved in a b...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Resin

1930s Antique Nautical Print Depicting Oceania ship by Adolfo Barabino Genova
Located in Milan, IT
Lithograph on paper published by S.A.I.G, Adolfo Barabino Genova depicting the Oceania steamer. Title of the lithograph “America and Oceania Steamboats of the La Veloce Company, Auxi...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Paper

Large Nautical Copper Sculpture, Originally Part of a Ship's Antenna
Located in Nantucket, MA
An unusual large copper sculpture which was originally part of a very large ship's antenna. It has been mounted onto a round, teak base. Easily used outside or in. Dates to aroun...
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Industrial Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Copper

Original Yacht Blueprint P-201-2 by John Wells
Located in Norwell, MA
Original blueprint of a one hundred foot yacht by John Wells Incorporated of New York. The plan is a top view showing the top deck and cabin level. The top deck shows dining saloon, pilot house...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Fishing Trawler Blueprint
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships blueprint for a 127 foot Booth Fisheries fishing trawler the legend plate reads Gielow Incorporated, Naval Architects and Engineers, New York. Mar...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Engine Order Telegraph with German Commands
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships telegraph with German commands. With engraved maker’s plate on top marked: "Lubecker, Maschinenbau - Gesell shaft, or LMG, Ship...
Category

European Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Yacht Cabin Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass ships lantern with polished and lacquered finish. Rewired with socket for home use. Hinged door and carry handle. Shipboard mounting bracket on box. Measures: 12" H x 8" H x 6"...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Sign "Appia" Model for Società Adriatica di Navigazione, Venice, 1960s
Located in taranto, IT
splendid and very rare LUMINOSA sign from the 1960s of the Adriatic shipping company of Venice, which belonged to a travel agency, with, inside, a real scale model AND IN METAL, of the appia ferry, used for the Bari-Durres-Bari line the sign lights up both in the lower part, in correspondence with the writings, and behind and around the model of the ship, with a vintage electrical system still miraculously functioning, as can be seen from the attached photos plastic vintage car models...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Fabulous Solid Brass Ships Porthole Table
Located in Norwell, MA
Fabulous solid brass ships porthole table with a highly polished and lacquered finish. Completely restored relic that has been fitted to a mahogany table that is 39 inches tall, perf...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Charming Vintage Cast Brass Ship Doorstop
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful decorative vintage cast brass doorstop, sculptural and masculine, in the shape of a Spanish Galleon.
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Worden Wood Painting of USS WASP
Located in Norwell, MA
Gouache painting showing the iconic aircraft carrier USS WASP as painted by legendary Marine artist Worden Wood. The WASP is shown in great detail with cre...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paint

Brass Yacht Lantern with Fresnel Lens
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass marine lantern with Fresnel glass lens. Protective brass cage. This lantern has been meticulously polished and lacquered. It has been...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Boat Blueprint of the Runabout Vamoose
Located in Norwell, MA
1930's boat plan by Naval Architect William Atkin of the V bottom runabout "Vamoose". The plan is in great detail showing hull lines, profile, deck plan, et...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Highest Quality Engine Order Telegraph by Bendix
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships engine order telegraph by Bendix of Brooklyn New York. This bridge telegraph has been meticulously polished and lacquered. This one also has brass face plates which...
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

John Alden Blueprint No. 583 of an Auxiliary Cruising Yawl
Located in Norwell, MA
Exceptional and stunning original yacht blueprint from John G Alden of Boston. The legend panel reads “Auxiliary Cruising Yawl” cabin plan. March 21, 1934. C.A. Alberg John G. Alden ...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Original 1930 Blueprint of a Motor Launch by B.T. Dobson, Naval Architect
Located in Norwell, MA
High-quality blueprint of a motor launch by B.T. Dobson, naval architect of New Bedford, Mass. The vessel features a saloon roof, benches, bow cockpit with steering station, floor gr...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Yacht Club Commodores Flag
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical boat flag in frame. Yacht Club Commodores flag showing three stars surrounded by a knotted rope. White hoist with brass grommets. Set into a custom frame. Weight: 5 lbs Ove...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Linen

Four Step Wood Ships Deck Ladder
Located in Norwell, MA
Four step mahogany deck ladder. Overall dimensions: Weight is 15 pounds. 46" T x 18" x 6".
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Pedestal Binnacle by Kelvin Bottomley and Baird LTD
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships Bridge Binnacle by Kelvin Bottomley Baird Limited of Glasgow and London. The entire Binnacle has been meticulously polished and lacquered. The gimballed compass is engraved 027...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Polished Ship’s Taffrail Spinner Logs
Located in Norwell, MA
Vintage ship’s speed and distance taffrail log spinners. One is hallmarked Negus, MILF, New York, and the letter “S”. the second brass spinner has a blade...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Ships Telegraph By Bendix of Brooklyn NY
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished brass ships engine order telegraph by Bendix of Brooklyn N.Y. Serial number CB-13402-5A is also shown. Ships commands slow, half, full, stop, astern and ahead are the displa...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair, Maison Lancel Gilt Bronze Sconces Ruffled Opaline Glass Shade France, 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of Maison Lancel gilt bronze sconces, wall lights with original white ruffled Opaline glass shade. These animal sculpture lighting was made in the style of E. Guillemard...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Vintage Pulley by Merriman of Boston
Located in Norwell, MA
Double sheave yacht pulley with ash case and tobin bronze pins, two polished and lacquered pins and steel "Side sister Hooks". Awesome restoration of this ...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Aluminum Ship's Porthole Table
Located in Norwell, MA
Pub height aluminum ships porthole table. Varnished wood base with ships grating style shelf at base. Shelf has foot trim. Overall Dimensions: Weight...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-century French Cast Stone Shepard Garden Dog Sculpture c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A vintage distressed cast stone sculpture depicting a Shepherd, seated attentively. Made in France in the mid 20th century. The piece is roughly life-sized with a glazed paint...
Category

French Industrial Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Cast Stone

Two Solid Brass Taffrail Spinners with Couplings
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of solid brass ships taffrail spinners with rope and coupling. With original ropes in fact, look at images. Incredible weaving and serving. These have been highly polished and l...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Boston Harbor Steam Ferry Blueprint Built by Eldredge McInnis
Located in Norwell, MA
Boston Harbor ferry blueprint from the firm of Eldredge McInnis, dated October 1931. Legend panel: Proposed hull, scale 1/8 inch to a foot, drawn by R.E.W. (Ralph E. Winslow) & W.M. ...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Thirty Six Foot Speedboat Blueprint from George Lawley and Son from 1931
Located in Norwell, MA
1931 original boat blueprint for a thirty-six-foot launch. Drawn to a scale of one-half inch equals one foot. Dated September 23, 1931. Plan is for a handsome craft with a double coc...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Chrome Yacht Winch
Located in Norwell, MA
Chrome yacht winch mounted to a wood block. Classic boat winch with chrome over bronze. Still retches. Quite decorative. Weight: 11 LBS Overall Dimensio...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Chrome

Nautical Ship's Bronze Porthole Converted to Side Table. Industrial Marine
Located in Nantucket, MA
A bronze ship's porthole converted to a side table by Deborah Lockhart Phillips. It has been designed to come apart leaving the porthole free of the legs and base. The rivets have be...
Category

Industrial Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Bronze

WWII Navy Fritz Bendix Aviation, Baltimore Barometer in Leather Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
WWII Navy Fritz Bendix Aviation, Baltimore Barometer in Leather Case 6.75" x 4"H
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Sailboat Blueprint of the Sloop Turnover
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed blueprint of the sailboat turnover, designed by William Atkin for Motor Boating Publishing. Showing hull lines, deck, and profile. Circa 1937....
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Large Naval Pulley Table Lamp with Flintlock Pistol, Barometer & Horn
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large early 20th Century naval pulley converted into a table lamp with gentleman’s flintlock pistol, bullets, barometer and powder horn.  
Category

English Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Metal

Georges H. Laurent Art Deco Period Seagulls Bronze Animal Sculpture France 1930
Located in Miami, FL
Green patina bronze Art Deco Animal Sculpture featuring two seagulls, signed G H LAURENT, Reveyrolis Paris, FRANCE 1930.  
Category

French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Wood Table Ship's Door
Located in Norwell, MA
Unique table fabricated from a great old ships door with built in brass porthole with door handle and hinges. Arts and crafts trestle base. Overall dimens...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Seascape with Portrait of a Schooner-Rigged Yacht, Signed and Dated 1937
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Vintage Seascape with Portrait of a Schooner-Rigged Yacht, signed and dated Carl Schroeder, 1937, an un-tutored oil on canvas seascape painting with a port side view of a large schooner rigged racing yacht with all canvas aloft including topsails and staysails, smartly uniformed crew, captain and first mate visible on deck, a lookout posted on the foremast crosstrees, a burgee, pennant and flag flying on the fore and main peaks, with a one design class designation A-1 on the mainsail; a low-lying spit of land with red and white cottages is visible near in background beyond the bowsprit; signed and dated Carl Schroeder, 1937 in the lower right. The painting is in near excellent condition, with only a stretcher line visible down the left side and one small pin hole on the right side. The painting is mounted in a contemporary carved an gilded frame. The artist has not been identified, but the style and subject is consistent with either the American or Danish schools. The 1930s was a golden age decade for the J-Boats and other great ocean racing yachts. The A class designation suggests very large...
Category

Danish Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas

Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships bridge telegraph with highly polished brass head and printed iron base top of unit has brass plates from Donkin and Company, New Castle on the TYNE, rings well. Ships commands ...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Original Aluminum Ships Porthole with Solid Door
Located in Norwell, MA
Massive ships porthole built of solid aluminum with glass window and hinged solid aluminum door. Industrial design at its best. Circa 1955.
Category

European Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished aluminum ships porthole fitted with a mirror and teakwood backing ring. Top notch restoration of an authentic oil tanker porthole with hanging flange and hinged door. 6"H x ...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Rare Starling Burgess & Morgan Yacht Blueprint No. 52-06
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare starling burgess yacht blueprint of a fifty four foot ketch dated March 1930. Construction plan showing hull framing, stubbed masts, hatches, cabins, skylights, etc. One can spe...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Brass Bow Light from a Boat
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass bow light, early twentieth century. Door on rear is embossed Universal Metal Spinning and Stamping Company of New York. With Fresnel glass lens. ...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Yacht Blueprint of a Fifty Foot Yacht by Howard Chapelle
Located in Norwell, MA
Original blueprint drawing of a fifty foot "Express Cruiser" from the workshop of Eldredge-McInnis Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts. Interesting design...
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Ships Telegraph From Oil Tanker
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished aluminum ships engine order telegraph by Nunotani Keiki Seisakusno Lto, Amgasaki Japan. Twin face design. Faceplate commands are full, half, slow, dead slow, stand by and st...
Category

Asian Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Navy Five-Star Admirals Signatures, United States World War II
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This amazing piece of U.S. Naval history features signed items from all four World War II Navy Admirals to ever wear the five-star rank. All are cons...
Category

American Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Pair of Nautical Brass Port & Starboard Sconce or Table Lights with Fresnel Lens
Located in Nantucket, MA
A fabulous pair of nautical and marine port and starboard brass running lights from a decommissioned ship. These were originally wall/side mounted and can be used that way as a scon...
Category

Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Super Rare U.S. One Design Racing Sloop Blueprint
Located in Norwell, MA
U.S. One-Design blueprint with legend plate titled "U.S. One Design." "One Design Racing Sloop" cabin construction plan, scale 1" equals 1 foot, drawn by C.A.A., traced by J.W.D., Jo...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Lawley 225 Racing Yacht Lines Drawing Blueprint
Located in Norwell, MA
Hull lines and profile plan for the Lawley 225 Racing Yacht from George W. Lawley of Neponset, Mass. Showing all hull sections and deck profile. We have a second Lawley 225 blueprint...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

Rare Pulley Block from the USS Constitution
Located in Norwell, MA
Block and tackle from 'Old Ironsides,' the U.S.S. Constitution. A very rare relic removed from the vessel during the restoration in the 1970s, preparing the ship for the bicentennial...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Diving Pump With Copper Tank
Located in Norwell, MA
Copper and brass ocean divers auxiliary fresh air pump. With wood T handle, brass spigot with lever handle. Steel pad feet. Highly polished and lacquered. 27"Hx18"Wx11"Dia 14lbs.
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Aluminum Ships Bridge Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Hammerhead style ship engine order telegraph. Highly polished aluminum unit, twin faceplate design with ships commands, astern and ahead copper makers plate. The head of the telegrap...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Nautical Air Cowls From A Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass marine air intake cowls from a yacht or large speedboat. Great nautical relic. Outer flange is pierced with mounting holes as are the bases. Very large in size. 12"T x 7"...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Yacht Club Secretary Flag
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical flag in frame with glass. Blue flag with crossed feathered quills. Blue field with white applied letters. White hoist with brass grommets. Weight: 4 lbs. Overall Dimensions...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Linen

Brass Ships Navigators Rolling Rule of Enormous Size
Located in Norwell, MA
Monumental nautical rolling rule in very good condition. Highly polished. Smooth wheels and gears. Finger knobs are present. This is a big, heavy instrument. Circa 1930. 18 lbs. 36'H...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Nautical Signal Flag in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
A nautical signal flag representing numeral "1" one. The flag has a sturdy canvas hoist that is fitted with a white rope and wood toggle. The linen field is white with a red oval. Fi...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Cotton

Sea Captains Telescope by G Santi Fils Marseille
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century telescope. With engraved focal tube "G. Santi. Fils, Marseille". Leather covered barrel. Nice old maritime relic. 3 lbs. 32"W.
Category

European Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Yacht Model Built Plank on Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Plank on frame yacht model with long cabin. Built to a Basset Lowke plan. Removeable cabin. No engine. Weight is 10 lbs 12" H x 11" W x 50" L.
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Ships Telegraph from Spanish Sub Chaser “Temerario”
Located in Norwell, MA
Spanish ships engine order telegraph. With commands in Spanish, commands include toda, media, despacio, para, etc. With info on what ship it was from. Qua...
Category

European Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Steel

Large Steamship Funnel
Located in Norwell, MA
Incredibly decorative and huge ships ventilator funnel. Painted white with red interior. Also has a red steel screen. Fitted with three handles. Weight: 140 lbs Overall Dimension...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Steel

Vintage Nautical Signal Flag in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed maritime signal flag representing the number “7”, “SEVEN” in the international code of signals. This authentic and ocean used pennant is made of individual panels of yellow an...
Category

North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Nautical Objects

Materials

Cotton

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