Nautical Collection to Be Sold as Fundraiser for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

The Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery -- re-creations of the three vessels that brought America’s first permanent English colonists to Virginia in 1607 -- are the backbone of the Jamestown Settlement sailing program and have been designated “the official fleet of the Commonwealth” by the Virginia General Assembly. The donation of nautical items stipulated that proceeds would support the Jamestown Settlement sailing program. Private funding has an essential role in supporting the largely volunteer nature of this effort. Along with three paid staff members, up to 35 individuals volunteer 10,000 hours each year to maintain and sail these historic ships.

Exceptional quality "Husun" sextant made by “Henry Hughes & Son, Ltd.,
 59 Fenchurch Street, London E.C.”

Each year one of the three ships sails on a goodwill cruise to other ports to participate in commemorative and community events and host educational programs for students. Sailing program volunteer crew assists visitors and students in exploring the ships and learning about the 1607 voyage and 17th-century shipboard activities. For more information on Jamestown Settlement or the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, visit www.historyisfun.org.

Cased dry card compass by F.W. Lincoln, Jr., Boston, circa 1855.

Skipjack Nautical Wares is proud to be selected as this collection's marketing agent to raise funds for the Jamestown Settlement sailing program. There are 30 plus items in this collection ranging from ship models to early nautical navigational instruments. Also, please, donate generously to the Jamestown Settlement to help keep this important piece of our American history flourishing!

Highest quality commemorative/memorial bell, early to mid 20th century

Visit our web store at http://www.skipjackmarinegallery.com/ or go directly to the collection at Jamestown Yorktown Foundation Nautical Collection. 

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Skipjack Nautical Wares

& Marine Art Gallery

620 High Street Portsmouth, VA 23704  ~ 757-399-5012

www.SkipjackNauticalWares.com

"10 Best" Nautical Table Lamps

Skipjack's "10 best" nautical tables lamps created in our lamp studio. Which of these lamps would you find suitable for your home or office?

Photo images are the sole property of Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery and cannot be reproduced without the written permission from Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery!

1. Very salty authentic antique anchor lantern re-purposed into a nautical table lamp. Features a thick, clear glass 360 degree Fresnel lens and an open bottom to access the interior light and the lamp lighting choices toggles between the interior light and the lamp light via the upper light switch. You can use either the upper room light, the interior lantern light or both as desired. Here's the link to Skipjack's nautical table lamps.

Authentic antique ship's anchor lantern re-purposed in to a
 nautical table lamp. Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery.

2.  We've re-purposed this retired mid-20th century ship's navigational light into a handsome and functional nautical table lamp. Made of galvanized metal, the surface retains an old red painted surface and bares the MASTHEAD brass ribbon tag on the front shoulder of the fixture. The glass Fresnel lens survives with a few cracks and rim chips, but is all intact and functional.

We've added all new lamp wires and fixtures and the new lamp lighting choices toggle between the interior light and the lamp light via the upper light switch. You can use either the upper room light, the interior lantern light or both as desired. You gain access to the lamp interior through the hinged back door that locks in place with a wire slide latch. Here's the link to authentic mid-20th century ship's navigational MASTHEAD light. 

 Re-purposed authentic mid-20th century ship's navigational MASTHEAD
light into a handsome and functional nautical table lamp.
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery.

3. Early to mid 20th century Perko combination boat running light that we have re-purposed into a nautical table lamp. The lantern is hinged on the sides and both the port and starboard doors open in front of the light. The oval brass Perko manufacturers label is attached to the back and states "PERKO DE-LITE, PERKINS M.L. CO. BRKLYN. NY. USA". Retains an old black painted surface and brass chimney cap and survives with expected surface wear from years of seagoing use. Fresnel lens are free of chips or cracks.  Here's the link to old Perko port/starboard nautical table lamp.

Antique Perko port/starboard boat navigational light re-purposed into a
nautical table lamp with red and blue Fresnel lens.
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery.

4.  Another favorite authentic items that we regularly re-purpose are vintage wood ships block and tackle into table lamp. This example features an authentic 4-inch double wheeled maple block with hemp rope passing through the purchase and into the round 7-inch wood base. Here's the link to vintage wood ships block and tackle into table lamp.

Handsome nautical table lamp created using an authentic ship's wood block with tackle. Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery

5.  Not all of our nautical lamp conversions are made using vintage and antique light fixtures. For example, This beautiful brass Cargo Lantern table lamp is the perfect light to use in your nautical room and coastal home! The lamp is constructed of solid brass with a polished and lacquered finish to ensure a long lasting shine. Features removable glass panes for easy cleaning and replacement if one accidentally gets broken! The lamp lighting choices toggle between the interior light and the lamp light via the upper light switch. You can use either the upper room light, the interior lantern light or both as desired. The interior bulb is reached through the bottom of the fixture by twisting and removing the interior burner. This high-quality ship's cargo lantern is made to commercial ship standards. Here's the link to Skipjack's brass Cargo Lantern table lamp.

 This beautiful brass Cargo Lantern table lamp is the perfect light
to use in your nautical room and coastal home!
Skipjack Nautical wares & Marine Art Gallery.

6.  This is a pair of vintage made buoy table lamps that we restored replacing all of the old fixtures and wires as well as touching up the old painted surfaces. I like this pair of lamps next to a sofa, on a sideboard and as a pair of lights next to your bed. These lamps are no longer on our web store, but we do find them occasionally and offer them restored for sale, Here's the link to our nautical table lamps.

Vintage marine buoy nautical table lamps that restored.
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery

7.  This 1960’s vintage anchor lantern has been re-purposed into a nautical table lamp, constructed of solid brass and retains a polished and lacquered finish. The glass that protects the burner and font is a Fresnel lens similar to the type used in lighthouses worldwide. This lens amplifies the light from the bulb so that the light appears much brighter than its actual source. Brass wire guards fastened on with copper rivets protect the lens from potential breakage.

The lamp lighting choices toggles between the interior light and the lamp light via the upper light switch. You can use either the upper room light, the interior lantern light or both as desired. A dimmer can also be added to adjust the light intensity for soft ambient light. The interior bulb is reached through the hinged lid of the fixture. Here's the link to vintage brass anchor nautical table lamp.

Skipjack's hand-carved white whale table lamp.
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery.

8.  One of my all time favorite nautical lamps that we've produced was this exceptional pair made from early blocks with tackle that we sold a few years back. These retained their original green-painted surface and gorgeous aged patina. Very large and extremely heavy- unsurpassed quality for those seeking the very best! Contact us to discuss your nautical lamp desires. Our inventory is constantly changing with new items arriving daily. 

An exceptional pair of re-purposed ship's blocks into table lamps.
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery. 

9.   Here's another new and authentic marine navigational light that we re-purpose into nautical table lamps are these beautiful authentic port and starboard brass ship's lanterns converted to table lamps. Each lamp has two sockets, one interior and one above under the lampshade. These lamps are made from brand new, never-used, ship's lanterns by the famous Den Haan Roterdam, The Netherlands. New, UL approved sockets and wiring. One turn knob above the lamp allows either just interior light, just lamp light, both lights, or no lights.  Here's the link to authentic port and starboard brass ship's lanterns converted to table lamps.

New brass port and starboard navigational lights with red and green
Fresnel lens re-purposed into nautical table lamps.
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery

10.  We'll finish up this year's "top ten" with one of my personal favorites-  a classic authentic WWII era US Navy quarterdeck bell re-purposed in to a nautical table lamp. We re-purposed this bell because of an old repaired crack (barely noticeable) but no longer produces a bell ring. See closeup pictures below.

This cast iron bell was made by the "Harvard Lock Company NY" as embossed on the top of the bell and U.S.N embossed on the bell's lower rim. The bell measures a base diameter of 9 1/2 inches and a height of 9 inches including mounting stem and 19-1/2 inches to the top of the lamp shade (as shown). This Navy bell table lamp will make a nice addition to any nautical inspired interior and home. The bell weighs approximately 17 pounds.

Nautical table lamp that we created using an authentic WWII era
U.S, Navy cast iron quartermaster bell.
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery.

These nautical table lamps represent the quality that we produce and offer for sale at Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery. You can peruse our current collection of table lamps and other nautical lamps, lighting, lamp shades and finials our our web store at Skipjack's lamps and lighting. Also, you should take the time to visit all that we have to offer you- here's the link to Skipjack's home page .   

Photo images are the sole property of Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery and cannot be reproduced without the written permission from Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery!

Skipjack Nautical Wares 

& Marine Art Gallery

1172 State Route 32, Round Pond, ME. 04564

207-219-0897 ~ skipjacknauticalwares@gmail.com

www.SkipjackNauticalWares.com

Re-purposing Authentic Marine Lighting into Nautical Table Lamps

Re-purposing Authentic Marine Lighting into Nautical Table Lamps

We offer one-of-a-kind nautical table lamps created using authentic vintage and antique marine ships lights, lamps and lanterns. We also produce nautical inspired table lamps re-purposed from other authentic maritime items such as wood blocks and other shipboard items, handcrafted driftwood sculpture and fancy knot work lamps and as well as colorful coastal creations including painted vintage lobster buoys and hand-blown netted glass jugs and other coastal beach home favorites.  

Check back regularly to view our latest nautical table lamp creations as they are added to the Skipjack Nautical Wares web store or come by and visit us at our showroom in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia! Visit our great selection of nautical table lamps and also our gallery full of everything nautical at Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery.

Re-purposing Marine & Nautical Lamps to Light Your Coastal Home

Authentic marine and nautical lighting is a top choice to use in your coastal home for many reasons. Quality and classic nautical design are top reasons for choosing marine lighting for today’s interior and exterior home use. Here’s a few good reasons for selecting authentic over replicated lighting for your nautical room and coastal home. Nautical Table Lamps For Sale

Design

The best words to describe nautical lighting design is traditional and classic. Some also refer to ship lights as industrial and even steampunk because of it’s antique heritage. I like to envision the light used during the days of tall sailing ships, or maybe the sleek, highly polished marine lights that once adorned beautiful classic wooden yachts. Some prefer the elegant lights that glistened up the skies at night on board the great ocean liners or the virtually indestructible fixtures that were used aboard naval and coast guard ships. Whatever is your taste and desire, these great old marine lights are in high demand today for home décor lighting and use. Nautical lighting

It's very difficult to replicate the look of a true seafaring ships lantern or light. This takes decades of actual seafaring use to retain this old worn patina, which makes these great old fixtures a top choice for re-purposing into table lamps creating an authentic look to your nautical room and coastal home.

Quality

Marine lighting was created to weather the harsh elements that are a constant threat to mariners and ships that sail upon the vast oceans of our world. These exceptional nautical fixtures have proven to withstand the elements and have been tested through centuries. 

An early 20th century galvanized metal anchor lamp retains a pleasing old black-painted surface. The wire guards protect the 360 degree glass Fresnel lens. The lamp lighting selection toggles between the interior light and the outer light by the upper light switch. You can choose either the upper room light, the interior lantern light or both on and off as desired.

In order to survive harsh seafaring use, manufacturers of authentic marine lighting choose to use the best materials for construction. Though materials like wood and tin were commonly used throughout our maritime history, copper, brass and galvanized metal became the top choices for nautical lighting from the late 19^th century and throughout the 20^th century into modern times. Most authentic lamps and lighting that are available today are of the latter. Aluminum fixtures also became popular during the 1960’s, sometimes replacing the more expensive brass and copper choices. From navigational lights to hanging lanterns, quality production and materials were essential to survival on the high seas! Authentic re-purposed nautical lighting and lamps

This exceptional early to mid 20th century large ship's masthead light features an early re-painted surface and thick glass Fresnel lens. The lamp lighting selection toggles between the interior light and the outer light by the upper light switch. You can choose either the upper room light, the interior lantern light or both on and off as desired.

Price

If you seek to own one of these seafaring artifacts of the past, then you should anticipate that they are going to come at a higher price than the replicated fixtures that flood the decorator market today. Yes, you can buy an inexpensive nautical style fixture from your local lamp and lighting stores, even the big hardware stores have marine style lighting that could suffice, but don’t expect these fixtures to survive in a salted air environment like a beach home. They will rust out and become a fire hazard in short order. Also, aluminum fixtures are NOT a good choice for the salty air environment. These should only be used as an interior light fixture and are a good choice for areas like bathrooms where you may have brushed-steel fixtures. Quality nautical lamps, lighting and accessories.

High quality brass boat navigational lights are used to create this beautiful pair of port and starboard nautical table lamps. These classic design lanterns are new but are manufactured for actual boat navigational use. 

Re-purposed For Today’s Nautical Room and Coastal Home

The truth here is no matter what you do with a newly made light fixture, you cannot reproduce the look of an old seafaring marine light and lantern. This comes from years of exposure to harsh saltwater environment to create this natural oxidized patina. On the flip side, when we produce marine table lamps using new fixtures, we choose to use those made for actual boat and ship use because of quality factors not found in a cheap production examples.

The primary lights that we seek for re-purposing are old navigational lights like port and starboard, bow and stern as well as mast lights. Other marine lights would include anchor and cabin lanterns.

The images below demonstrate what can be achieved by using retired nautical lamp and lighting fixtures, re-purposed into beautiful table lamps and lighting for the nautical room and coastal home.To preview the current selection of authentic nautical ship lights and lanterns re-purposed into table lamps, click on the web link here: Nautical Table Lamps

We re-purposed this authentic brass marine bow light into a nautical table lamp. Features thick glass Fresnel lens and retains a wonderful and pleasing bronze patina. The lamp lighting selection toggles between the interior light and the outer light by the upper light switch. You can choose either the upper room light, the interior lantern light or both on and off as desired.

The lamp lighting selection toggles between the interior light and the outer light by the upper light switch. You can choose either the upper room light, the interior lantern light or both on and off as desired.We re-purposed this authentic brass marine bow light into a nautical table lamp. Features thick glass Fresnel lens and retains a wonderful and pleasing bronze patina. 

Authentic ship's brass 90 degree passageway lights are used here in a Florida Keys homes bathroom.

Looking for the best selection of nautical antiques, marine art and nautical decor? Visit Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery for all of your nautical product needs!

Skipjack Nautical Wares Featured on Portsmouth VA Travel & Tourism Show May 2017

Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery was recently featured on the May 2017 video, Portsmouth VA Travel & Tourism Show, episode 2. This video also features Olde Towne Portsmouth's historic Hill House Museum and the Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum. Skipjack's segment begins at 16 minutes 45 seconds into the video. Thank you David Shulte and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia for including us on your  travel and tourism show!

Here's the link to the video at: Portsmouth VA Travel & Tourism Show, episode 2.

Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery, 620 High Street, Portsmouth, VA.

The Hill House Museum, Olde Towne Portsmouth, Va.

Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum, Portsmouth, VA

Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan areas of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S. Navy facility which is actually located in Portsmouth, despite its name. The shipyard builds, remodels, and repairs the Navy's ships of all types.Directly opposite Norfolk, the city of Portsmouth also has miles of waterfront land on the Elizabeth River as part of the harbor of Hampton Roads. There is a ferry boat that takes riders back and forth across the water between Downtown Norfolk and Olde Towne Portsmouth.


Interested in visiting Portsmouth, Virginia, one of America's most historic seaport cities? Here's a few links to tourism information that you might find informative. Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA  and the City of Portsmouth tourism website.