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salvaged ship grates
above left 3 photos:
salvaged ship grates
above far right: these same pieces after being
beautifully refinished in-house
salvaged ship grates
above: before (left and center) and after (right) refinishing these grates
in-house.
salvaged sounding boards from the *HMS Excellent |
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salvaged lifeboat bench seat
Brass Engine Order Telegraph receiver
(face appx 16 1/4" diameter) Chadburn & Son Works 11 Waterloo Road
PATENTEES & MANUFACTURERS Office 73 Lord Street LIVERPOOL. circa 1890s -
thanks Chadburn's Telegraph Society for the confirmation!
salvaged wood and aluminum yacht wheel with deadhead - appx 23 1/2"
diameter |
Lifering off the "Pacific" (chipping paint reveals part of the former name
"Pacific Princess")
For "The Love Boat" enthusiasts, here's some brief info on the "MS
Pacific, Nassau":
-originally named the "Sea Venture"
-name changed in 1975 to "Pacific Princess" when Princess Cruises
purchased the ship (city of registration was London, UK)
-sold to "Viagens CVC" in 2002 and "Princess" was dropped from the name,
leaving it simply "Pacific"
-for the duration of "The Love Boat" filming, the ship sailed under the
name "Pacific Princess"
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Lifeboat oars and lifejacket storage bin |
Lot of non-painted lifeboat oars; the darker colored are from the Pacific
Lifeboat jacket storage bench
salvaged liferings from the M.T. Mermaid I and the M/T Sofia |
AFTER:
door #1 BEFORE & AFTER - appx dimensions without frame: 25 x 64 1/4" and
with frame: 29" x68" |
door #2: appx dimensions without frame: 25 x 59", with frame: 29 x 71" |
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door #4: name plate "Inredning". Appx dimensions without frame 25 x 59",
with frame 29 x 70 1/2" -
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above:
door #5 salvaged from the SUVOROVO, a passenger ship from
Phnom Penh
before after (72" x 39 1/2") -
above: door #6 likely salvaged from the ship SUVOROVO, a passenger ship from
Phnom Penh
before and after refinishing: front and back, now a great
dining table or office desk (71" x 35 1/2") |
Double wheel helm station - Polish made, beautiful piece
tag reads:
"Hydroster - Zaklady Urzadzen Okretowvch - Gdansk - Ompa Tlokowa.... Made
in Poland. Build Year 1976" |
salvaged brass/copper and brass/aluminum foxlights - only 6 in this
shipment - appx 24" tall including arm x 15" diameter face
above far left photo: style "A" *brass stack*
above left
center: style "B" *copper and aluminum stack*
*lighting does not come wired; always have a licensed electrician inspect
all parts of a fixture before installing |
salvaged brass pneumatic safety light (appx 7 1/2" face diameter, 13" tall
with arm)
labels read: "The Wolf Safety Lamp Co Ltd - permissible
pneumatic electric lamp" stamped by the US Dept of Labor "Mine Safety and
Health Administration" - Made in England "Air Turbo Lamp - 12 volt - dated
1-12-81" |
salvaged aluminum running light w Fresnel lens (clear and/or port and
starboard sets) - appx 9" tall
far right: brass tag shows serial
no#173, 1986
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salvaged builder's plate: Westinghouse (appx 40" x 6" brass - not
including wood backer)
salvaged builder's plate: Harland & Wolff
Shipbuilders & Engineers Queen's Island. Belfast (appx 20 x 10 3/4" plaque
only - not incl wood) |
salvaged brass propellers: 7" diameter, 8" diameter and 9" diameter
salvaged metal lifeboat
first aid cargo box
salvaged lifejacket bin |
"telltale" overhead compass #C394 - British Navy, fair condition, box 10"
x 10", compass face appx 6" diameter |
telltale overhead compass #C958 - British Navy, good condition, box 10"
square, face 6" diameter appx |
salvaged tiny American compasses (appx 3 1/4" faces) from left to right:
A. Lietz Company (San Francisco, CA) -
Star Pathfinder Boston serial
#60408 (Milton, Mass) -
and Wilcox, Crittenden & Co (Middletonn, Conn)
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British Navy repeater compass: "Admiralty Pattern" stand #4782, hood #637,
compass #8884 MT56 (appx 59" tall with hood, 51" tall w/out hood)
compass serial # R-78-RML-313
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sakvaged aluminum Russian (?) manufacture repeater compass, dated 1980
(appx 50" tall, 18" widest, 9 1/2" compass face diam) |
salvaged 24 1/2" pneumatic brass foghorn
salvaged (not
reproduction) harbor telescope 64" tall - scope is 14 1/2" compressed and
28" extended -
salvaged wood rudder (great wall art) - appx 4' wide x 2' tall as set up
pictured here, rudder blade appx 3' long by itself |
US Navy Mark III Pelorus - we don't come across these very often.
They provided a relative bearing and were used with a compass until
gyro-repeaters were available. The USN piece is made by Kelvin & Wildfrid
O. White Co of Boston, serial #1947" and has a wire that would have been
used to illuminate the face. Box is appx 12" x 12".
"Fields Reversible Dial - patent July 11, 1899 - San Francisco, Cal."
instrument
box 10" x 10", overall height 17" |
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"zeytin" baskets - vintage olive baskets from Turkey (appx 14" tall,
16-18" diameter) -
salvaged aluminum ship's wheel (*1 handle broken)
appx 37" diameter -
XL brass *bell 1980 Liberte (appx 20" tall, 18"
diameter) - |
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top left 2 photos ship's telephone (#2) *small* are appx 12" tall - top
right 2 photos ship's telephone (#19) - "*large* appx 22" tall x 9" wide |
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ship's telephone (#20) appx 22 1/2" tall x 12" wide () |
| We visited Turkey again during our last buying trip November 2014;
photos below are from our travels... |
| One of our favorite parts of the trip was riding one of the Sehir Hatlari
Istanbul ferries along the Bosphorus River. You might recognize the
crossed anchor logos in some of the photos below as one of the salvaged
pieces we just got in. You might also recognize some of the ship doors
used on board the ferry still in operation - they're very similar to those
we've salvaged from other passenger ships... |
above left: "Sehir Hatlari" is the Turkish Ferry Line with the crossed
anchor logo; on board, you can see the liferings around the deck of the
ferry with the binocular set, Michael standing next to one of the sets of
double portole doors, and when open you can see into the parlor of the
ferry. |
 
above left to right: the "funnel" of the ferry line with mast in background,
postlight above the shipping line flag, the ship's bow bell and the rear of
the searchlight (note: onboard it is painted; we typically have the brass
and copper pieces stripped and polished after we salvage them), and the
yellow cowling or air vent on the port bow of the ship. |
left to right: main door to the bridge; note the passageway light to the top
right and the elevated location of the door from the deck, another shot into
one of the parlors on board, the clear double stacked stern light (note:
this is a newer ship, so they've used fiberglass for the navigational lights
rather than brass or copper fixtures which are more expensive), and on the
right a beautiful mahogany hand rail; we've had a few of these in the shop
as well - they're great for residential use too! |
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