*138. ORNATELY DECORATED, SOLID SILVER, BOSUN WHISTLE. Both sides of throat engraved with foliate

designs and one side with full set of Birmingham hallmarks for year 1846. Also has maker mark "Y&W".

Sides of bowl with relief decoration of crown over an anchor. Large silver lanyard ring. Nice large size meas-

uring 6" long. Condition excellent. Comes with

display stand. Extra nice example.

SOLD

*139. PRESENTATION SILVER BOSUN WHISTLE

with engraved inscription in fancy script "Ralph

Earl Sampson/U.S. Cruiser San

Francisco/Christmas,1891". Reverse stamped

"Sterling" and also has maker mark "W&H"

which I believe is for firm Wood & Hughes, New

York. Length 5 1/2". Silver lanyard ring.

Condition excellent. In 1891 the captain of the

San Francisco was Rear Admiral William

Sampson who had a son Earl...this whistle likely

being a Christmas gift given by then Captain

Sampson to his son.

875.00

*140. PERIOD PHOTO OF A YOUNG AMERICAN

SAILOR. Nice crisp image of sailor wearing his

jumper and kerchief. Also around his neck is

bosun whistle lanyard with one end tucked into

his shirt pocket. 2 1/2" x 4". Reverse with photographer's mark "Van Doorn, 242 & 244 Fulton St., B'K'LYN".

Condition excellent. Probably dates from Span Am War era.

48.00

*141. LARGE EBONY OCTANT WITH ENGRAVED ARM. Circa 1780. Length of

index arm 20". Large ivory scale and vernier. Ivory name-plate signed "Benjamin

White". Bone pencil and ivory pad on back of frame. Front and back sights, two

horizon glasses and two movable shades. Index arm boldly engraved with floral

and leaf motif above flags, crown with plume, crossed cannon and other scroll

and border designs. Condition fine noting that the ivory pad on back is replaced.

There are several makers with name White listed but none with name Benjamin

so it could be that Benjamin White was the owner. No case. A very impressive

looking navigating instrument.

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*142. RARE SET OF BRASS CAPSTAN AND WINDLASS

COVERS MADE BY A BATH, MAINE FIRM. Very rare, possi-

bly unique, items that are hand engraved with maker information and marked in bold

lettering "D RY DOCK/N O 2". These letters all very large and deeply engraved in stipple

style and each are bordered with cut lines to create shadow effect. The 15" diameter,

dome shaped, capstan cover weighs 15 lbs. and has dry dock

marking plus maker info "THE `HYDE'/PATENTED/FEB. 13,

1877-AUG. 12, 1879/HYDE WINDLASS CO., MAKERS/BATH,

MAINE". The two windlass covers also with bold dry dock marks and basically have

the same maker markings as capstan cover except there are two more engraved

patent dates "AUG 10, 1880-JUNE 3, 1890".

Each of these 22" diameter covers weigh over 50 lbs. Likely made for

use at a prominent and high profile dry dock where the company felt a

great deal of free advertising would result from the fancy engraved infor-

mation they put on each piece. The Bath Maritime Museum has nothing

like these in their

collection. I've owned these since about 1973 and when I bought them I

was told they came from one of the Todd Shipyards, either in Brooklyn

or New Jersey. A quick bit of research shows that their Hoboken facility closed in 1965 and the Brooklyn

facility inherited most of the equipment and auctioned off the rest. Fabulous and very showy maritime

objects. The set of three

SOLD