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2202 Ship Mechanic Row Galveston, TX 77550 |
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email: piecesofship@yahoo.com |
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flotsam: floating
wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
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+refinished salvaged stowable enamel over cast iron boat sink (we
believe was manufactured by Wilco): pictured in open and stowed positions (appx dimensions - bowl 12" diam, wall height 20") available 
 far above right: from the book Clyde Shipbuilding from old photographs. Introduction and commentaries by John Hume and Michael Moss; caption with photograph states: "The two berth cabin on board the Indian Government troopship Northbrook built at Clydebank in 1906. Note the resemblance to a present-day sleeping car." |
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6/2016
 ride around town in one of these unique rickshaws and you'll be sure to draw attention! authentic Bangladesh (left) and Indonesian (right) rickshaw available |
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7/2016:
Mammoth clam shell
 Mammoth Clam Shell 26 1/2" diameter with nice teeth - available |
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 Tapa cloth from Togo - appx 6' x 5 1/2' available |
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8/15/16: Chainsaw art - carvings of
pelicans, a fisherman and a pirate
 pelicans : medium (appx 29" tall) sold fisherman: appx 48" tall (sold) pirate: appx 47" tall (sold) all are chainsaw carved in Texas... not sure of wood type... |
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10/23/16: vintage bumper, canvas sails,
vintage gauge
 beautiful vintage rectangular fender appx 15" x 17" x 9" thick (sold) salvaged vintage canvas sails by Alan Clarke Co. left to right: 78" x 49" x 92" and 90" x 90" x 67" available |
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2/6/17: salvaged brass 14 1/2" porthole 14 1/2" outside diameter, 10" glass diameter, 1 dog |
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2/17/17: just in:
some great navigational, surveying instruments, aeronautical items, etc..
 above left and center pics: US Army Surveying Compass M2, Serial #12748 by Brunson Instrument Co., Kansas City MO. (no case) - appx 3" x 2 3/4" available above right: US Army Air Corps aircraft instrument panel compass - appx 2 1/4" square face (sold) |
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 Mark VII Model E; Creagh-Osborne marching compass by Sperry-Gyroscope Co., Brooklyn, NY (brass) appx 3 1/2" overall length |
  tiny box compass by Wilcox Crittenden Co., Middletown, CT - box appx 4 3/4" square, compass face appx 2 3/4" - available |
 marching compass in case by Bezard appx 2 1/2" x 3" case, compass face appx 1 3/4" diam |
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  US Army Surveying Compass M2 with case, Serial #102073 by Brunson Instrument Co., Kansas City MO. - appx 3" x 2 3/4" |
 
 Astro-Compass MKII (aka "Sun Compass) - used at the north/south poles where magnetic compasses are unreliable; box appx 10x5x6" tall - available |
  Aircraft compass by The Ontario Hughes Owens Co. Ltd; Type PE7571/44 *no visible card, appx 9 1/2" tall, face appx 5 1/4" |
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 1895 Keuffel & Esser Co. Y-level (aka Wye Level); stamped with "Patented Oct 13 91"; all brass, Serial #2938 - box appx 13" x 5" x 8" tall - available |
  detail pics of Keuffel & Esser piece pictured left |
 Fluoretor (Uranium Test Kit) by Menlo; box appx 13" x 7" x 5" read about this instrument here available |
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  Sextant by H. Hughes & Son Ltd. 59 Fenchurch St. London, Serial #8410, exam paper dated December 1917. box appx 11 1/2 " square |
  U.S. Army Ground Signal Corps Clinometer ML-119-F Serial No. 22 by Molded Insulation Co. - appx 10" tall - available |
 W.S. Darley & Co DIP needle compass Chicago, USA - box appx 4 3/4" square c. 1910 |
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  American manufactured DIP needle compass; front and back brass covers, 4" hanging ring, early 1800s. available |
  U.S. Navy BuShips Stadimeter Mark II, Mod. O, dated 1942 by Ajax Engineering Co. Chicago; box appx 12 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" available |
   USN Bu Ships - Telescopic Alidade, MK III 1943 Kollmorgen Optical Corporation, Serial #9353 box appx 14" x 15" x 6 1/2" - available |
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  Keuffel & Esser Co. Surveyor's Transit No. Y5136F, Serial 88953. box appx 7" x 10 1/2" x 13 1/2" available |
 
 British Bubble Sextant MK IX 6B/151 SN #8507140; original phenolic case appx 10 1/2" x 8" x 7" |
  lifeboat binnacle compass - Japanese manufacturer pre-WWII era, phenolic case, rear view port, side light housing - appx 13 1/2" tall including handle - available |
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  Astro Compass MK II; interior stamp "Examined 1949" - made WWII era: appx 10 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 6 1/2" available |
 
 Surveyor's transit by Keuffel and Esser Serial #3483, original box appx 10" x 8" x 14 1/2" available |
 
 Universal Sun Compass by Abrams Instrument Co Lansing, Michingan, manual dated 1943 appx 9 3/4" x 9 3/4" x 3 3/4" |
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 Bubble type Sextant - US Navy by Bendix Aviation Corporation, Model AN-5851-1, Serial # 6187, box appx 11" x 10 1/2" x 10" available |
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| 3/10/17: Just in: authentic, salvaged Maine lobster traps! | 3/30/17: Just in: new production 22" barrel cannon | ||||
 above left: 8 lobster traps available; appx 35" x 27" x 18" tall *each one is unique and sizes vary! above right 3 images: new production decorative cannon on carriage: appx 21" x 14" x 15" tall, 22" long barrel (sold) |
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4/25/17: Just in: salvaged 42" wood and steel band ship's wheel (sold) |
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6/11/17: just in: various items off US ships, broken up here in the USA;
placards are under 13" wide; These are tiny/small pieces, perfect for over a door, cabinet or locker... |
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 various salvaged keys from the USNS Flint (US Navy ammunition ship built at Ingalls (MS), decommissioned 1995, transferred to Military Sealift Command) 1 plastic fob per chain email for availability |
 "When siren sounds - vacate at once. Carbon Dioxide being released." salvaged brass placard appx 13" x 2 3/4" |
 salvaged placard - appx 13" x7" "Warning Personnel not to enter tank unless the spectacle line blind is in a closed position and the tank has been certified "gas-free" Father's Day gift for the man cave? 1 available |
 brass placards salvaged from U.S. vessels |
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 salvaged from U.S. vessel: "440v. Galley Power Panel Panel No. 1-138-3" - appx 5 1/2" x 2" 1 available |
 salvaged from U.S. vessel: "No. C. 212614 Persons 70 Recert. 8- - 82 Hampton Roads U.S.C.V. Insp. HCR" appx 6" x 3 1/4" 1 available |
 salvaged from U.S. vessel: "Rect. Conn & SW 30 Amp 450 V 3 Ph. Navy Dept. Bu of Ships SYM 915 815-1197066 Rev E Palmer Co., Saucus, Mass." appx 2 3/8" x 1" 1 available |
 salvaged from U.S. vessel: "Marine Safety Equipment Corp. Farmingdale, N.J." appx 5 1/4" x 6 1/2" 2 available |
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5/15/17: Just in: salvaged 36" wood ship's wheel w/brass hub -
sold |
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6/22/17: Just in: salvaged glass Fresnel lenses from the
U.S.S. San
Saba (APA-232): U.S. Navy 1954 spare parts storage *rare find - for all those requests we get for a needle-in-a-haystack lens size, here are a few beauties fresh out of the 1954 dated USN cargo box! 4 lenses total: **ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATE 
 above lenses from left to right: 1. (far left) 225 degree clear glass Fresnel lens: appx 7 3/4" outside diameter, 6 5/8" inside diameter, 7 1/2" tall 1 available 2. (center left) 360 degree clear glass Fresnel lens: appx 5 3/4" outside diameter, 4 1/2" inside diameter, 5 5/8" tall 1 available 3. (center right) 360 degree red glass Fresnel lens: appx 8" outside diameter, 6 3/4" inside diameter, 7 1/2" tall 1 available 4. (far right) 360 degree clear glass Fresnel lens: appx 8" outside diameter, 6 3/4" inside diameter, 7 1/2" tall 1 available 
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