An early model, all brass construction, marked BRELCO / 55 VANDAM ST. / NEW YORK, placed upon a deck-mounted pedestal.

39.75 in.

Private Collection of a Lady, Chapel Hill, NC


From the bark "Doon," built in 1870. This classic sailing ship plied the Atlantic until 1920 when she was dis-masted and converted into a lumber barge. Based in Mobile, the "Doon" spent her last days servicing Florida real estate developers on behalf of the Eastman-Gardinier Lumber Co. When she was finally scuttled, many of the "Doon's" elements went into private nautical collections. The items presented here belonged to McWhorter Beers (1886-1969), a Laurel, Mississippi banker who was with Eastman-Gardinier Lumber as a young man. The consignor, whose father acquired these relics from the Beers Estate, aptly states that their present sale will "mark the final disassembly of the 'Doon.'"

Wear consistent with use; mellow old brass patina throughout.

$300 - 500