Nautical Antiques & Decor
2202 Ship Mechanic Row Galveston, TX 77550
409-539-5469
email: piecesofship@yahoo.com

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New arrival (2-21-2014):   
Something NEW: Look for the descriptions highlighted in yellow; here you'll be able to see a "before" photo with the "after" photo of some of the salvage we've hand picked.

Salvaged, refinished doors: *all dimensions in INCHES are approximate: each door is pictured with 2 sets of dimensions; the first measurement INCLUDES the frame, the second measurement DOES NOT include the frame


above left: Door #1 39 x 69 1/4 & 33 1/2 x 63 1/2 (Left handle)


above left: Door #2 32 x 76 1/2 & 29 x 73 1/2 (right handle) -
above right: Door #3 *Rectangular window 35 1/2 x 70 1/4 & 31 1/4 x 65 1/2 (left handle) -

 

 

 

 


above right: Door #4 *XL hinges* 34 x 68 1/2 & 29 x 63 1/2 (right handle)
above left: Door #5 *XL window** 31 x 67 1/4 & 27 x 63 1/4 (left handle)



above right: Door #6 big hinges 33 1/2 x 68 3/4 & 29 x 63 1/2 (left handle)
above left: Door #7 *XL hinges* 34 x 68 1/2 & 29 x 63 1/2 (right handle)

 

 

above center: Door #8 25 1/2 x 64 3/4 & 23 1/4x62 1/2 (right handle)
*center RIGHT: "BEFORE" shot of door #8 as we picked it from the breaking yard.

above right: Door #9 25 1/2 x 64 3/4 & 23 1/4x62 1/2 (left handle)
 

 

 

 


Barograph, French manufacturer


Barograph salvaged from the MV Santa Suria - made in the GDR (East Germany) -
salvaged from the MV SANTA SURIA, a bulk carrier ship built 1977, scrapped 2010


 
above left: Inclinometer brass on wood (), right: 1943 Plath sextant


above left: Dobbie-McInnes ship's binnacle, made in Glasgow (appx 62" tall)
above center: Kelvin & Hughes ship's binnacle (appx 62" tall)
above right: unmarked salvaged binnacle (compass date 1975) appx 52"tall

above: gorgeous brass Sestrel Binnacle;  far right: "before" shot of the binnacle. (appx 55" tall)

Sestrel Compass No 5703N - Type No90327MS - Henry Brown & Son
, Ltd.  Station Works - Barking - Essex


above left and center: Danforth binnacle
above right: RDF antenna (radio direction finder) salvaged; brass and aluminum (appx 61" tall)



above: Italian Engine Order Telegraph - an impressive piece and about 400 lbs  appx 45" tall

above left (black face plate): beautiful salvaged and polished aluminum Engine Order Telegraph - 40" tall, 14" diameter face Nunotani Hakuyo Keiki Kogyo Co., Ltd. Transmitter Indicator for Electric Telegraph.  Osaka: 1988.  Serial #5017 2nd photo from left: "before" stripping
center right: 24" tall (body base is 21"x13") Electric Engine Telegraph - Nunotani Keiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd.  1984
right: (white face) 36" tall NZK Electric Engine Telegraph - Nippon Zosen Kikai.  1984


above: salvaged brass Siemens Brothers & Co. London Engine Order Telegraph receiver (app 21" tall x 21" wide not including arm)

above: salvaged brass Engine Order Telegraph by Siemens Brothers & Co Ltd London (appx 44" tall; it dings!)

 



above left: very nice 40" salvaged wood wheel
above center (both): XL large 55" diameter Riverboat wheel
right: salvaged 21" diameter wheel with aluminum band

 
above left: 10 spoke wheel, 55" diameter
above center & right: XL Riverboat/Steamship wheel  by Heinrich Velmer Sohne, Duisburg: 66" diameter, mahogany and maple (detail label)


Above: brass hydraulic steering station by Brown Bros & Co, Ltd - Edinburgh.  Dated March 11, 1959.  Serial #5865.



above: gorgeous Brown Bros & Son Ltd steering station with metered hydraulic stand Serial # 5931, Edinburgh Scotland - dated 1958.
 
Tugboat steering station "John Arthur"

 


Salvaged ship's bells: left to right: Gotalejon 1945 (), Greek bell with anchor detail (), Kriti Champion 1987

left to right: Kriti River 1986, Pantassa Oct. 1977 (), Pataliputra Bombay 1987
far right: Pataliputra bell BEOFRE polishing

above left: Sao Gabriel 1938
*center and right: NEWLY cast solid brass bell arms; because most of our salvaged bells come to us without hanging hardware, we've had some sturdy new solid brass arms cast; "large" (shown center) and "small" (shown on the right).  Bring your bell in to ensure the best fit!

left: bell Giulio Cesare 1911, right: unmarked salvaged bell with green arm

 


salvaged aluminum builder's plates:
Compagnie De Constuction Mecanique Procedes Sulzer Paris plate (appx 31 3/4" x 4") -
Jan. 1975 Sanoyasu Dockyard Co, Ltd. Osaka Japan plate (appx 23 1/2" x 15")
3. Maj-Sulzer - Rijeka Yugoslavia plate (appx 42" x 11")

 

 

 Below: salvaged BRASS Builder's plates and plaques

above left: "Austin & Pickerscill Limited Shipbuilders & Engineers"
above center: "VEB" plate 1966 (DDR = East Germany) (appx 27 3/4" x 17")
above right: the "BEFORE" photo of the IHI plate (below center) and VEB plate (above center) when we picked it from the yard; covered in dirt and paint, this is what these plates look like before we have them cleaned and polished

above left: Greek Fire Station plaque (appx 10 3/4" x 4 3/4"), center: IHI Heavy Industries seal (appx 20" diam), right: KSEC 1978 plaque

above left: Kurushima Dockyard Co, Ltd 1975 (appx 21 1/4" x 11 1/2")
above right: Moss Rosenberg Verft Norway 1982 plate (appx 18 1/2" x 12")

above: Szczecin Poland shipyard plates: left 1976 (appx 15 1/2" x 10"), center 1982 (appx 16" x 10 1/4")
Societa Esercizio Cantieri Viareggio Italia 1987 (appx 18 3/4" x 9 3/4")

above left: heads up all you Alabama fans for the M/V Crimson Tide Hull plate 1982 (appx 14" x 10 1/4")
M/V Lillian Pelham 1979 plate (appx 14" x 10 1/4")


above left: M/V Oryx 1979(appx 13 3/4" x 8 1/2") , center: M/V Southern Moon 1981 (appx 14" x 10 1/4"), right: M/V Willi Tide 1978


above: Mobil Drilling Platform J Storm XVI - Designed and Built for Southern Drilling Co. By Bethlehem Steel Corporation- Beaumont Yard Beaumont Texas - 1981 - Hull 4937 (appx 16" x10")

 


above left: new cast solid brass cleats: large, medium and small. 
above center: newly made wood cleats 13 1/2" long
above left: newly made wood cleats 18" long

above left to right: newly cast solid brass cleats: small 4", medium 10", large 14"


The LARGEST plates we've ever received!  These salvaged ship platters are 15 3/4" diameter and the bowls are 11" across, 3 3/4" deep.  It's so rare to find pieces this large and in great condition!
 
Left to right above: Maersk Line (Danish), Colonial Steamships Line (Mautitian) , Ostasiatiske Kompagni Line (Danish)


Left to Right above: Finmare Line (Italy), F.Laeisz (Germany) Line

left to right above: Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH & Co, K.G., Buxtehude (NSB Shipping Line) (Germany), Nederlandsche Lloyd (Dutch)
 
Above left to right: Max Claussen Line (Germany), SeaFrance (France), undetermined

Above left to right: MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (Swiss), Norna Shipping Lines (Egypt), Oscar-Yankee-Romeo glass mugs, United Arab Shipping Company (UAE)

above left to right:  SCI (Shipping Corporation of India) Line - India (), Kristian Gerhard Aebsen Skipsrederi Line (Norway), Westfal-Larsen Lines (Norway)

Above: left Wilhelmsen Lines (Norway) - , and Master/2nd Officer mugs

above left: copper Anchor lantern, center: copper Not Under Command lantern, right: galvanized (painted) Kilburn Sauer lantern *has been converted to electrical lamp
 
above left: detail of painted galvanized Kilburn Sauer Co lantern, center: galvanized (painted) lantern (*converted to electrical) Staten Island NY, right: detail of center light

left and center: NEW production galvanized anchor lanterns.
right: salvaged galvanized running light
  
above left: salvaged galvanized running lights
above center: salvaged galvanized running lights
above left: salvaged brass "4-bar" lights
   
above left and center: salvaged "4-bar" ship lights (appx 9 1/4" diameter face)
above right: salvaged copper running lights
 
above: salvaged copper running lights *not a matching pair
  
above left: various sized salvaged brass deadlights (portholes that are fixed and do not open; great for making an existing solid-core door into a ship door)
above center and right: various ship's "day markers"; styles vary from woven wicker round to cylindrical and round roped
 
above left: Line cannon (all iron; painted - inscribed with "Heat Transfer Products Incorporated - 90 West Street, NYC)
center: salvaged "Shore Excursion Office"
right: salvaged exit plackard (Swedish) appx 8"x9"

Salvaged rope / line: 1" gage, 2" gage and 2 1/2" gage

above left: Apothecary cabinet salvaged from MV President Adams, center: Fire Hose cabinet salvaged from MV President Adams), right: salvaged ship's "Crew Whereabouts" board

above left: name board "SILO 16" ()
above center: salvaged ship's "Fire Hydrant" hose boxes ( no backs to these pieces)
above right: wall-hung storage from M/V President Adams
 
above left: salvaged ship's sounding boards, center: large "Tank sounding board" 48 1/2" x 55 1/2" (), right: Large deck board 79" x 35 1/2"

left to right: "Quadro de Calado" 31 1/2" x 16" (), medium "Tank Sounding Board" 56" x 39" (), small "Tank Sounding Board" 37" x 38 1/2" ()

above left: "Nippon Star" Sounding Board 47" x 36"
center: salvaged direction heading indicator
right: salvaged "Helicopter Gear" storage bin ()


above: salvaged ship's grates (lots of teak and mahogany pieces in this batch, but all wood grates vary); (those pictured above have SOLD but we have more!)
 

(above) Architectural salvage pieces - left to right: arched windows (), barred bifold windows (), wood and metal swing ()
 
above left: architectural salvage: tiny writing desk ()
above center: Fossilized Sand Dollar 180,000 years old! (not off a ship but cool nonetheless) ()
above right: painted gear wheels ()

above: architectural salvage (left) tiny chest with 4 drawers (middle) 10 wood urn bases; grab a cushion and it makes a great ottoman! () (right): shuttered and barred tall window piece (appx 30 1/2" x 63 tall, 88" tall including extensions)

 
above left: salvaged wood buoy red & white ()
above center left: metal diamond shaped fenders
above center right: small grappling anchor ()
above center left: salvaged wood buoy ()

above left: 10 salvaged wood/leather chairs from the "Habib", Cyrpus registered passenger ro/ro ship (
above center: salvaged (repainted) deckhand's megaphones; brass or painted sheet metal
above right: a SEA of salvaged country, signal and pennant flags

above left t& center: vintage Dominion Line blueprint (appx 28"x21") framed
above right: vintage Navy International Maritime Signal Flags chart (appx 27"x19") framed ()

above: salvaged steamer trunks (#1 Large Blue: appx 46"Wx27"Dx34"H)
(#2 Large Green: appx 45"Wx25"Dx32"H) -

above left (#2 Large Green Steamer Trunk open) -
above center: Small brown #3 steamer trunk (appx: 31"Wx20"Dx24"H)-
above right: Small blue #4 steamer trunk (appx: 32"Wx21"Dx28"H)