Nautical and Maritime Antiquing in New England

NAUTICAL & MARITIME ANTIQUING IN NEW ENGLAND

There are excellent Maritime Museums in New England, Lighthouses dot the coast, Historic Forts silently stand guard, Windjammer still sail the coast and ,of course, Maritime Antiques.
Antiques from New England Shops & Selected International Shops
You might find The Maritime History of Salem, Massachusetts interesting.

The Lizzie of Auburndale

Also offering Antiquing Books.

Maritime and Seaport Museums
Connecticut

MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM
Located in Mystic, Connecticut (near New London), this seaport museum has a number of ships, and excellent displays on whaling, including a whaling ship.
Massachusetts
USS CONSTITUTION
Berthed in Charlestown (close to Boston) the ship, authorized by George Washington, has been refurbished and recently sailed out of Boston. Great pictures on the Website.

PEABODY-ESSEX MARITIME MUSEUM
Located in historic Salem, Massachusetts, the Peabody-Essex Museum has extensive exhibits of products from "the China Trade" of the 18th and 19th centuries. The Museum houses more than 400,000 objects including a major collection of Chinese porcelaines.
THE AMERICAN MARINE MODEL GALLERY
12 Derby Square
SAlem, MA 01970
Largest collection of fully documented, one-of-a-kind models
by leading internationally acclaimed model artists.
Custom models (historic & yatcht), restorations, appraisals,
display units.
Maine

MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM
Located on a large area on the banks of the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, the Museum has many building devoted to various maritime crafts. The is an outstanding collection of marine paintings.

PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM
Searsport, ME
The Museum is dedicated to the preservation, documentation, and exhibition of the history Penobscot Bay and the maritime history of Maine. It is a unique seafaring village comprised of thirteen buildings - many of them former sea captain's homes. The campus includes eight National Historic Register buildings and the modern Stephen Phillips Memorial Library which has extensive maritime, photographic and geneological holdings.

A nice place to stay in Searsport.

1794 WATCHTIDE™...by the Sea
An updated 18th century Cape once owned by General Knox.

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COASTAL LIGHT HOUSES
New England Lighthouses -a Virtual Tour
A Virtual Guide features almost 200 lighthouses, with hundreds of original photos, antique postcards, extensive histories, tour and cruise information and much more. Also included are a lighthouse-related event calendar and a current news page, plus books, posters and other merchandise.
Editors note: This is an amazing piece of work, with pictures and discriptions, including Boston Light, America's first lighthouse built in 1716, and 60 other Massachusetts lighthouses. Maine pages show even more.
PBS has a detailed website on lighthouses for the country. Below are the
pages pertaining to New England. Much detail is given.
Photo-Gallery of North Atlantic Lighthouses (PBS)
Photo-Gallery of Maine Lighthouses (PBS)
Legendary Lighthouses of Maine
Great Stories of Maine Lighthouses
Lighthouses by Creative-Visions

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WINDJAMMERS and OTHER SHIPS

First some books that might interest you:
The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, and Details
Donald McKay and His Famous Sailing Ships
Ships of the American Revolution and their Models
Colonial Schooner: Seventeen Hundred and Sixty-Three Thru Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-Five

MAINE WINDJAMMER CRUISES
Camden, ME 04843.
Sail aboard the Grace Bailey and/or the Mercantile,
pure coastal sailing vessels built over 100 year ago
-designated National Historic Landmarks. Sailing is
from late May to early October and includes lobster feasts.
info@MaineWindjammerCruises.com

(click on Schooner to enter Isaac H. Evans home page)
PO Box 791
Rockland, ME 04841
877-238-1325
A National Historic Landmark providing excellent Sailing
vacations on the coast of Maine. Our combination of excellent
food, knowledgeable crew, unmatched scenery and a magnificent vessel
with modern conveniences makes for an unforgettable vacation.

E-mail Address:
evans@midcoast.com

TALL SHIPS
Facts about Frigates, Windjammers, Wrecks,
Restored Ships, Tall Ship Picture Collection.
WENDAMEEN -Great Yatching Since 1912
Relive the post-Victorian yachting age with an overnight cruise aboard the
67" schooner WENDAMEEN. Web page contains a detailed history of the vessel.
SCHOONER YACHT WENDAMEEN
PO Box 252, Rockland, ME 04841
Phone: 207-594-1751
WINJAMMER ANGELIQUE
Home Port of Camden, ME
207-785-6036
MAINE WINDJAMMER ASSOCIATION
PO Box 1144
Blue Hill, ME 04614
NORTH END SHIPYARDS SCHOONERS

Heritage
American Eagle

Traditional Maine Windjammers,
offering 3, 4, & 6 day sailing adventures
on Maine's scenic coast.
SCHOONER SYLVINA W. BEAL
PO Box 8
Cherryfield, ME 04622
Sailing out of Boothbay Harbor Maine.
The Sylvina W. Beal was built in 1911, in East Boothbay Harbor.
Launched as a two masted 84 ft. wooden fishing schooner. As one of the
few remaining vessels of her type. To take a stately sail on the Beal is to step back in time.
SCHOONER J. & E. RIGGIN
Rockland, ME 04841
207-594-1875
SCHOONER LEWIS R. FRENCH
Camden, ME 04843
800-469-4635
SCHOONER MARY DAY
Camden, ME 04843
800-992-2218
"The Last of the Windjammers"
Published - 1927 - Glasgow
Over 100 illustrations - 17 plans -518 pages.
Interested? Send e-mail to Ntiquing
National Park Service list of Historic Ships to visit.
"Windjammer Watching on the Coast of Maine" by V. L, Thorndike, gives the history and other info (including a picture) of 15 active Windjammers. It can be purchased from Amazon Books in paper back by CLICKING HERE.

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ANTIQUE SHOPS SPECIALIZING IN MARINE ITEMS

MAINE
JONESPORT NAUTICAL ANTIQUES
Cogswell & Main Streets, Jonesport, ME 04649
Phone 207-497-5655------- FAX 207-497-3083
"We carry nautical antiques, nautical art, and a line of nautical
reproductions of sextants, telescopes and diving helmets.
We also have a selection of ships clocks."
Accepts Credit Cards - Will ship Anywhere
JOHN F. RINALDI NAUTICAL ANTIQUES
Dock Square, Kennebunk, ME.
"Wide range of maritime antiques including scrimshaw and whaling,
ship carvings and figureheads, naval items, navigating instruments,
ship paintings, ship models and more."

MASSACHUSETTS
PAUL MADDEN'S
ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW GALLERY
16 Jarves Street POB 729
Sandwich, MA 02563
"Americana in Great Variety"

KENRICK A. CLAFLIN & SON
NAUTICAL ANTIQUES ONLINE CATALOGUE
30 Hudson Street
Northborough, MA 01532
Phone: 508-393-9814

ANDREW JACOBSON MARINE ANTIQUES
PO Box 437
Ipswich, MA 01938
Phone 978-356-5583
FAX 978-356-8705
A changing inventory of antique ship models, half models, paintings,
vintage photos, scrimshaw, lnstruments, prints, ephemera,
and out of print books.

MARITIME ANTIQUES
205 White Rock Road
Yarnouthport, MA 02675
Phone 508-362-1604
Marine Arts Gallery
135 Essex Street
Salem, MA 01970
Quality offerings of both 19th and 20th century paintings.
HYL AND GRANBY ANTIQUES
PO Box 457
HYANNIS PORT, MA 02647
508-771-3070
LANNAN SHIP MODEL GALLERY
540 Atlantic Ave.
BOSTON, MA 02110
617-451-2650
THE AMERICAN MARINE MODEL GALLERY
12 Derby Square
SAlem, MA 01970
Largest collection of fully documented, one-of-a-kind models
by leading internationally acclaimed model artists.
Custom models (historic & yatcht), restorations, appraisals,
display units.

RHODE ISLAND
Armchair Sailor-Seabooks
543 Thames Street
NEWPORT, RI 02840
401-847-4252
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COSTAL FORTS*
Eastern Forts
This is the most detailed listing of New England's forts
that the editors have seen. (also the rest of USA and Canada.)
Following are some forts that are now state parks.
Fort Knox
Penobscot River narrows.
Prospect, Maine
Fort McCleary
Kittery, Maine
Fort Popham
15 miles from Bath, ME
Fort Edgcomb
Kittery, ME
Fort Griswald, Groton, CT
Fort Revere, Boston, MA
Fort IndependenceBoston, MA

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