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Whaling scene. This is the ship. Wm Hathaway, Finally found my painting that i made for my mother around 1981. I had a professional framer mount this tiny 2 1/8 X 1 1/2 painting, Which looks like it has mold issues. Gifford School Weston Ma.
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Gifford school Weston Ma... New Bedford Whale ship, NIGER Built in 1844 Mattapoisett Mass.
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Whale Ship Wm Hathaway, The trying out. 1840
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I forgot all about this jacket. looking for different things to do with my time in the 80's
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The Byrds, when i first met my wife , she talked about a friend who did jacket painting , i thought i could do it as i painted whaling scenery , this was my only jacket as it was a dying trend in 84/85.
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chicken shit symbol all done by hand ..
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one of three hand made patches i did.
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Woodstock patch . Original patch on the right c.1970? my wife wanted another to wear so she asked if i think i could make one.
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first pattern congress box. 1779, this is the very first box i made . around 1991
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Finished turn buckles. This is a thing that pro blacksmiths would not do for us ... I am not a pro , so ill have to do it.
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1779/ 82, 10th Mass Light Infantry Co . enlisted mans field pack up for sale
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Leather 17th century shot Bottle copper neck insert.
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Two Nice Boxes for a Military Museum in Missouri.
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1st pattern Continental Congress cartrige box's
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Continental Congress pattern cartridge box, 2nd variation
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Continental Congress pattern cartridge box, 2nd variation
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Continental Congress pattern cartridge box, 2 variation
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Life cycle of a U.S. cartridge box .. bar stock.
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then hammer the washer onto the leather flush with the boxes bottom.
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For water protection as well as lubrication i put bees wax on before rivoting the turn buckle to the side of the box.
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A 97% done c.1779. American Light infantry cartridge box, 100% American made.
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ear stiffners. for sides of the box.
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side of the leather box, with hand forged turn buckles, washers and rivots.
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congress pattern cartridge box, U . STATES
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A dead art. Diesinking is not your usual hobby, had i started die sinking a bit younger i think engraving would have been a vocation.
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French red brass mortar about 3 in bore about 17th century . a nice mortar i made that i will be selling .
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Repro Charleville musket 1763 ,, This is the musket i brought to Strawberry bank many years ago where the Massachusetts arms collectors, they were less than pleased in seeing.
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Repro Charlelville musket 1763. Missing regimental U.STATES stamp , stamp is made of shiny steel and is of two pieces The die is held with two pins to the handle. please contact me or the Tenth Mass Regt.
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psedue marks, while the end trunion marking is 3 /32 the others are almost near 1/8 it would great to make them smaller.
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about a 3/32 stamp , my makers mark. i also use as a ownership id for reenacting on my personal equiptment. This is also my peronal manufacturing ID
