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| Star Ship of India Needlework C.1898
This is superb Antique Needlework of Star of India Ship C.1898 in Oak frame. Still in excellent original condition for its age. Read the history of this ship. Star of India was built in 1863 as Euterpe, a full-rigged iron windjammer ship in Ramsey, Isle of Man. After a full career sailing from Great Britain to India then to New Zealand, she became a salmon hauler on the Alaska then to California route. After retirement in 1926[2], she was restored between 1962 and 1963[4] and is now a seaworthy museum ship ported at the San Diego Maritime Museum in San Diego, United States. She is the oldest ship that still sails regularly and the oldest iron hulled merchant ship still floating. The ship is both a California and United States National Historic Landmark.[3] In 1926, Star of India was sold to the Zoological Society of San Diego, to be the centerpiece of a planned museum and aquarium. The Great Depression and World War II caused that plan to be canceled; it wasn't until 1957 that her restoration began. Alan Villiers, a windjammer captain and author, came to San Diego on a lecture tour. Seeing Star decaying in the harbor, he publicized the situation and inspired a group of citizens to form the "Star of India Auxiliary" in 1959 to support the restoration of the ship. Progress was still slow, but in 1976, Star of India finally put to sea again. She currently houses exhibits for the Maritime Museum of San Diego, is kept fully seaworthy, and sails at least once a year. With the many other ships now in the Museum, she hosts frequent docent-led school tours (over 6,000 children a year) and also a Living History Program in which students "step back in time" and are immersed in history and teamwork activities during overnight visits. The 1863 Star of India is the fourth oldest ship afloat in the United States, after the 1797 Uss Constitution, the 1841 Charles W Morgan, and 1854 Uss Constellation, and is the oldest ship in the entire world that still sails regularly. Unlike many preserved or restored vessels, her hull, cabins and equipment are nearly 100% original. In 1926, Star of India was sold to the Zoological Society of San Diego, to be the centerpiece of a planned museum and aquarium. The Great Depression and World War II caused that plan to be canceled; it wasn't until 1957 that her restoration began. Alan Villiers, a windjammer captain and author, came to San Diego on a lecture tour. Seeing Star decaying in the harbor, he publicized the situation and inspired a group of citizens to form the "Star of India Auxiliary" in 1959 to support the restoration of the ship. Progress was still slow, but in 1976, Star of India finally put to sea again. She currently houses exhibits for the Maritime Museum of San Diego, is kept fully seaworthy, and sails at least once a year. With the many other ships now in the Museum, she hosts frequent docent-led school tours (over 6,000 children a year) and also a Living History Program in which students "step back in time" and are immersed in history and teamwork activities during overnight visits.
Circa: 1892 Length: 110 cm Depth: 5 cm Height: 80 cm Price: AUD $995
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Towers Antiques & Collectables, Newtown, NSW
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| Glass fishing float Sold
Sold Green glass fishing float with fantastic rope work .
Price: AUD $295
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Lost Ark Antiques & Collectables Pty Ltd, Williamstown, VIC
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| Shipwrights Mallet
Shipwrights caulking mallet . The handle is made from aok and the head is made from what looks like Kauri hard to tell under the old patina , metal ferrals still intact to either ends of the head . The head measures 300mm long and the handle 500mm . There are no cracks to the head only a few chips ready to use .
Circa: 1920 Price: AUD $195
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Lost Ark Antiques & Collectables Pty Ltd, Williamstown, VIC
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| Vintage Brass oil shiping lamp
This is great solid brass '' port'' shipping oil lamp complete with brass burner with red glass in good condition FREE POSTAGE TO AUSTRALIA !!!
Circa: 1950 Length: 14 cm Depth: 18 cm Height: 32 cm Price: AUD $250
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Towers Antiques & Collectables, Newtown, NSW
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| coper ships PORT STARBOARD lamps c 1900....
fantastick coper brass ships lamps in good cond this are original ships lamps no reprodactions!!!!!
Length: 26 cm Depth: 20 cm Height: 30 cm Price: AUD $650
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Towers Antiques & Collectables, Newtown, NSW
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