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23290-2nd.. Demeter, Andrew and David. CHELSEA CLOCK COMPANY: The First Hundred Years. 2nd edition. 2014.

1831. (photos) Steamship S.S. Portland Passing Deer Island Light, Under Construction, Under Way c.1890.

24102.. United States Life Saving Service / Coast Guard Beach Apparatus Hawser Cutter.

21550d. THIRTIETH ANNUAL LIST OF MERCHANT VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES WITH OFFICIAL NUMBERS AND SIGNAL LETTERS…. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1898. Wash. GPO. 1898. 406 p. Personal Copy of Famed Lighthouse Keeper “Isaac H. Grant”.

8109-155. [flag] U. S. Coast Guard American Flag.c.1966-.

Coast Guard Presentation Collection: Bell-Wheel-Prop 40- CG Utility Boat Station Miami c.1980’s – 1990’s

35033. (body armor) Fragmentation Protective Body Armor. Size medium. c.1969

35025. (photo) U.S. Revenue Cutter Gresham Great Lakes c.1900.

35032. (reproduction overcoat) Lighthouse Keeper Overcoat.

35027. (poster) The Smokies of The Sea – The Lifesavers – U.S. Coast Guard 1790. c.1990’s

SQ-09. (sea bag) Original U.S. Coast Guard Canvas Sea Bag / Popeye Sailor Art c.1940-1980

34030. (set early postcards) Little Phostint Journeys Volume XVIII From Portland Head to Boston Light The North Atlantic Shore. Detroit Publishing Company 1912.

20283-14. (framed set 3 buttons) U.S. Life-Saving Service, early style FD 20B c.1870’s.

34031. (match box labels) Early full color Match Box Labels c.1920’s.

34039. (photo) U.S. Life Saving Station, Brenton Point, Rhode Island c.1909.

34038. (photo) Firing the Life Line – U.S. Life Saving Service Drill c.1910.

34041. (photo) Men Work Pulling Boat (Life Saving / Fishing) c.1906.

35017. (stationery) Rear Admiral, Upper Half of the Coast Guard.

35016. (stationery) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard c.2005

35021. na. All-Service Identification Guide – Rank, Insignia, Decorations, Ribbons and other Important Information Concerning the United States Armed Forces. Illinois Commercial Men’s Association. 18p.

35022. U.S. Coast Guard. COAST GUARD BULLETIN. Volume 2 Number 25 July 1944.

35018 – 19. USCGC POLAR STAR WAGB-10.

35020. (photo) USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725) c.1992 in Hawaii. Large 11” x 14”

35015. (photo prints) U.S. Coast Guard Cutters.

35014. (photo prints) Early U.S. Coast Guard Cutters c.1920’s – 1950’s.

35013. (embroidered jacket insignia) USCGC Polar Star WAGB-10. c.2001-2005.

35012. (wall plaques on wood) U.S. Coast Guard.

10137. U.S. Coast Guard Service Stripes, shields, CGA Patch c.1930’s – 1990’s.

11202. (rating badge) U.S. Coast Guard c.1940’s – 1980’s.

33134b. U.S. Coast Guard Enlisted Petty Officer Complete Cap – Combination Cover c.1980’s.

8109-156. [flag] U. S. Coast Guard Used, American Flag c.1912 – 1959.

35011a,b. (aviator kit bag) U.S. Coast Guard Aviator Kit Bag c.1980’s – 1990’s.

35010. (Flight jacket) Coast Guard CWU COLD WEATHER FLYERS’ JACKET MIL-J-83388D Size 42-44.

23252t. U. S. Coast Guard Petty Officer hat. c.1940’s.

2929b. [flag] U. S. Coast Guard Standard [Flag]. c.1970’s -.

34044. (large matted photograph) Albumen Photograph of a Patent Model of a Portable Light [house] Tower. 10 ¼” x 14”. c.1870-1880.

6364. Johnson, Arnold Burges, Chief Clerk, United States Light-House Board. THE MODERN LIGHT-HOUSE SERVICE. GPO. 1890. 137pp.

34043. (photo on matt board) Grosse Point Light Station, Evanston, Illinois c.1900.

33027b,c. (photos on matt board) U.S. Life-Saving Service Station, Evanston, Illinois c.1900.

34036. (mounted photo) Old Harbor Life-Saving Station, Chatham c.1900.

35002. (mounted photo) Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse – Niagara Co. N.Y. by John W. Horner of Rochester, N.Y.

35003. (lot 5 documents) Fred G. Vogel (1871-1921) Coast Guard Keeper Station #141, Rehoboth Beach DE (1915-1921)

35007b. (movie theatre lobby poster) Fighting Coast Guard with Brian Donlevy, Forrest Tucker, Ella Raines. A Republic Picture. 1951. Marked USA 51-266

6279t. na. United States Coast Guard Bluejackets’ Manual, 1942. Chapters 18 to 22. 48p. Soft wraps.

35008. (photo) U.S. Light House Service Tender WILLOW c.1930’s view.

20238r. (cup / saucer set) United States Revenue Cutter Service “U.S.R.C.S.” Dinnerware.

35007a. (movie theatre lobby card) Fighting Coast Guard with Brian Donlevy, Forrest Tucker, Ella Raines. A Republic Picture. 1951. Marked USA 51-266.

8152.. (powder flask) U.S. Life Saving Service Powder Flask for Lyle Gun c.1880 – 1915. (Copy)

34046. (embroidered patch) “U. S. Light House Service”

35005. na. My Training, Rating, and Duties While in the United States Coast Guard. GPO. 1945. 51p. Soft wraps.