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Nautical
Antiques & Tropical Decor |
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2202 Ship Mechanic Row Galveston, TX 77550 |
409-539-5469 |
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OUR RETIREMENT SALE HAS BEGUN: ALL SALES ARE FINAL!
CURRENT SALE DISCOUNT LEVEL %:
(check the homepage!)% OFF ALL INVENTORY. |
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Ship Salvage - Navigational Instruments:
SEXTANTS, BROMETERS, CLOCKS, ANEMOMETERS,
Anemometers, Barometers, Chronometers,
Clocks, Manual Direction Heading Indicators, Gauges, Hygrometers, Octants, optical tools (binoculars, telescopes, etc), RPM
gauges, ship logs, Sextants, Stadimeters,
taffrail logs / ship logs - most
salvaged from ships.
...And some odds and ends that are
navigational equipment (aeronautical/surveying/etc) but not necessarily
off a vessel...
Order over the phone Thurs.-Sun.;
prices listed do not include shipping
and are subject to change;
see the FAQ section on
the homepage for shipping info. No returns or
exchanges on any items shipped.
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Scopes / optical / other instruments: |
salvaged military style
periscope binocular, dated 1988
appx 20" tall
x 8 1/2" wide. sold out |
Stadimeter by Schick Incorporated
Stamford, Conn. USA. U.S. Navy
- BU.Ships
serial # 14978, dated 1943
available
($350) |
Manual heading indicators:sold out
hand made: used to inform the pilot of the
vessel's heading. |
salvaged ship's navigation / course / correction / heading boards:
G.
Co., T. Co., M. Co., L.W, G. Er.
(Gyro, True, Magnetic, LeeWay,
Gyro Error)
appx 10" x 15" *m |
Barometers, barographs, etc:sold out
scientific instruments used in meteorology to
measure atmospheric pressure which can forecast short term changes in
weather.
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barometer by Sestrel (aluminum case) sold out |
Anemometers and wind accessories:
Anemometers measure and indicate wind speed
and direction.
These are salvaged off of merchant marine vessels and are unique pieces...
sold out |
salvaged anemometer instrument in case
by Ota Keiki Seisakusho, Tokyo
Japan
appx 14" x 5" x 5" case.
sold out |
Ship Clocks:
8-day, bells clocks (chiming) and standard salvaged pieces off passenger
and cargo / working ships. |
salvaged ship's chronometer (functional)
by Thomas Mercer, St Albans,
England
(in a salvaged case, but
case is not original to this clock)
appx 7 1/2" cubed box, appx 12 lbs.
sold out |
Ship Logs
& Gauges
speed measuring devices, throttles, steam gauges,
temperature gauges... |
Union Iron Works - Erie, PA. by Crosby Boston, USA
(appx 14 7/8" OD)
sold out |
Gauge by Ashcroft Mfg Co New York -
serial #05470011 (appx 12" OD)
available ($700) |
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Sextants / Octants / Stadimeters / Optical devices:
Sextant:
instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects, namely
an astronomical object
and the horizon to aid in celestial navigation.
The frame is shaped like a sector, or 1/6th of a circle.
Octant or
quadrant: smaller sextant using a 1/8th or 1/4 of a circle for a frame
Stadimeter: used to estimate the range of an object of known height; like
setants, stadimeters use mirrors to measure
angles between two objects
optics: telescopes, binoculars, etc. |
sold out |
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