Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery is Everything Nautical

A vignette inside Skipjack's nautical showroom.

Welcome to the world's most unique and diversified nautical store. Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Gallery is an upscale retail store located in historic Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia. The store offers a focused collection of authentic maritime antiques, fine marine paintings, prints, sculpture and carvings, custom nautical furniture and furnishings, lamps, lighting and lampshades, most re-purposed from retired vintage and antique ships salvage. We also carry maritime instruments such as telescopes, sextants, octants, compasses, clocks and barometers.

Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery showroom
window display, spring 2018. Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA.

Our ship model gallery offers a varied selection of antique, vintage and newly made models of boats and sailing ships, half-hulls and ships-in-bottles.

Authentic nautical antiques, marine art, maritime instruments, nautical decor
can be found at Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art gallery

Skipjack also creates their own line of boating apparel, jewelry and other custom nautical/coastal inspired products and gifts too!

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.

The Arthur A. Rebman Maritime Collection at Skipjack Nautical Wares

For sale in the showroom and online

 starting Friday, May 10th, Skipjack is pleased to present the 

Rebman Maritime Collection.

Some of the many nautical items available for sale from the Rebman Maritime Collection.

The Arthur A. Rebman Maritime Collection represents three decades of collecting authentic nautical related items during Mr. Rebman's years working in Hampton Roads shipyards. The collection comprises of a number of ship nameboards, a rare rope driven ship's wheel circa 1840, US Navy and US Coast Guard items, life rings and preservers, wood blocks of varying types and sizes, cleats and bollards, navigational ship lights, a group of Fresnel lantern lenses, wood and metal fids and marlinspikes, country flags, signal flags and pennants including a complete cased signal flag collection, oak lifeboat water keg, anchors, a WWII era boxed compass, Lionel taffrail log in original box, ship's bell, half hulls, vintage lobster trap and wood net floats, boxed fog horn (working order), collection of ship in bottles, vintage working pond boat, coffee mugs and other maritime related porcelain collectibles, old prints and photographs, brass plaques from ships, lots of ship parts and pieces and other nautical collectibles. This is a great opportunity to collect some authentic nautical items, most including the ship provenance!  

Authentic ship's name boards, life rings and vintage ship salvage is part of the Rebman Maritime Collection.

The Portsmouth showroom is now open EVERY DAY*

through the end of year!

Monday-Saturday - 10am - 5pm

Sunday - 1pm - 4pm

Additional times by chance or appointment

Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Gallery 

One High Street, Suite 3

(facing the riverfront)

Portsmouth, Virginia 23704

(757) 399-5012

www.SkipjackNauticalWares.com