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Whaling ship "The Swallow"
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Pre 1900 item# 784645 (stock# 7381)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$2800.00
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The Swallow was an early 19th century whaling ship out of New Bedford, often described as a Barque. Reportedly it was owned by Henry Cooper. It may have been in service in the 1884 when ship under the same name left New Zealand. The model is hand made in the early 1900s and was de-accessed from a New England museum. Very detailed, with a mahogany base and glass case measuring 30.5"W x 24.25"H x 10.5"D; the ship is approximately 27.5"W x 21.5"H x 8"D. Relatively mino ...click for details
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Amillary sphere style garden sundial
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Pre 1920 item# 738283 (stock# 7822)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$1,800.00
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A sundial in the armillary sphere style. Sometimes armillary sundials were made with numerous rings which early astronomers used to observe planets and stars. This simple version will tell time with the sun's shadow when set up correctly. The points of the engraved compass on the base need to be oriented correctly with the actual North. The columnar base, cast concrete, is associated, and the patinated sundial is not attached to the base, but instead attached to a heavy base. A great garden ...click for details
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