Avast Mateys ! ....Maidhof Bros. Ltd has been dealing in nautical antiques, collectibles and salvage in San Diego, California since 1968. Thirty of those years from the same location....Over time we have learned a couple of important things. ...First....Our customers usually know more then us, so we keep the mouth shut and the ears open.... Second.... We always treat our customers exactly how we would treat ourselves, it's easier that way......that is how we do business at Maidhof Bros. Ltd.
FYI: This website was created in 1995 when the internet was in it's infancy....At that time it was the first nautical collectibles website in the world. It is designed after the original booklet version of The Cargo List that was produced and mailed to our customers for 25 years.
..... Ship Cooks Law Placque.... Solid thick brass plate deeply engraved with the three "Cook's Laws" at sea... Approximately 4 x 6 inches by 1/8" thick. This is a neavy slab of marine brass made for use aboard ship. Cleaned up to shipshape condition...Hungry Price of.....$ 95.00 ........Photo 2
... USN Mark V WW2 Era Diving Helmet.......This Helmet was sold but we are always on the lookout for vintage or antique divers hardhat helmets and hardware. Keep an eye on our site as you never know when one will appear for sale.......Photo 1....Photo 2......Photo 3..Photo 4....Photo 5.....
.....Ship's Stowaway Rack:..... Vintage stowaway rack salvaged in Australia from the New South Wales Railway & Ferry System. If you look closely at the end brackets you will see the letter NSWR scrolled into the design. Polished brass and mounted on a slab of spar varnished mahogany. Measures 47" overall, you choose the cabin plaque...i.e. "Captain" etc...circa 1910...$ 675.00.......a few more photos... Photo 2.... Photo 3.... Photo 4
....U.S.Navy Diving Helmet MKV Blueprint....A detailed blueprint drawing depicting a U.S. Navy Standard Diving Helmet Mark V Model 1. Text reads Hull Standard Plan U.S. Navy Standard Diving Helmet, General Arrangement, manufactured by Miller-Dunn Diving co. Miami-Florida. Navy Department Bureau of Ships Washington D.C. June 15, 1938….Hull Standard Plan measures 13" x 18" and is produced on standard type blueprint paper…Shipped rolled and in a strong tube....(238)…...$35.00...Photo 2.......Want important looking art for an unimportant price?...Then click here to open up the ...MARITIME BLUEPRINT LOCKER
....Pirate Ship Block and Tackle Rigging... The Maidhof crew has just acquired a huge load of block and tackle pulleys, rope and other movie prop rigging from Disneys Pirates of the Carribean third movie" At Worlds End". We have over 200 different pieces. All pulleys were built and aged in movie prop fashion in order to look good on film. These pulleys will fall apart if you try to use them to lift or hang heavy objects so they are for decoration purposes as well as collectors pieces from the movies. We have many different sizes with different prices. Rope is sold by the foot. Come by or give us a call for more info.........Photo 2...Photo 3...Photo 4...
....Large Shipswheel Helm.... A gigantic 6 foot diameter hardwood shipswheel helm with a solid brass hub in the middle. Painted white and ready for display somewhere salty dog city. Priced to sell at........$750.00.........
.... Ships Damage Control Sign.... A Ten Commandments of Damage Control ships sign recovered by the Maidhof crew. A great sign to be posted on any sea going vessel for its sailors and passengers to read in order to be prepared in case of an emergency. This sign is mounted on marine plywood and covered with plexyglass for protection. Sign measures 11.25 inches x 9 inches........$75.00.........Photo 2...Photo 3...
....Captain's Desk.........A vintage Captains Chartroom table desk. Constructed out of solid oak with brass fowl weather rail. This beautiful little desk measures 40 inches wide x 30 inches deep x 30 inches tall. All brass fittings have been polished to a mirror finish and are lacquer coated. The drawers can be locked to stash away your pistol or hoard of cash... A classy looking hunk of seaworthy glory.......$2,500.00....... Photo 2.... Photo 3.... Photo 4.... Photo 5....
....Vintage Ships Switchboard SS Lady of Mann 1929....
A rare one of a kind telephone collectible... The ships phone switchboard salvaged from the TSS Lady of Mann built in 1929 and scrapped in the early 1970's in Glasgow Scotland. Solid teakwood phone system is big, salty looking and quite heavy. Measures 22 1/2 x 31 by 10 inches deep and is double hinged. The front hinges allow the glass cabinet door to open and the back hinges allow access to the telephone wiring, bulbs, contacts etc..seen in the photos above..The switchboard originally had two telephones that fit in cradles on each side..the one phone in the photos is all that is left and the ear and mouth piece are badly broken..you will have to supply your own vintage operator phones for this unit. The lightbulbs shown in the photos are the back lighting that illuminated the various ships phone stations...the bulbs are 24 volt...This has been in storage for 35 years and condition is unknown....Switchboard weighs 60 lbs....$2000.00....Photo 2...Photo 3...Photo 4...Photo 5....Photo 6....
....Captain's Roll Top Desk.........A beautiful Captains office roll top desk. Constructed out of solid oak. This beautiful little desk measures 48 inches wide x 30 inches deep x 31 inches tall to the writting deck. It stands 48 inches tall when you include the top of the roll top and the brass rail. This is the one you have been searching the waterfront to find so don't let this piece sail away on you. All brass fittings have been polished to a mirror finish and are lacquer coated as is all of our first class only furniture pieces.......$3,250.00...... Photo 2.... Photo 3.... Photo 4.... Photo 5..... Photo 6...
....Captain's Pantry Bulkhead Rack........A unique hand-crafted solid mahogany Captain's Pantry Rack measuring 24 inches wide by 13 inches tall overall...Piece is about 6" deep...Laced with lacquer coated solid brass. Great to display dittys and such.....$275.00......Photo 1....Photo 2....
...Vintage Shatz Weather Station.........A ships bell clock and matching barometer made in Germany by Shatz. Mounted on a solid slab of teak which is varnished like a thing of beauty. The clock rings bells, keeps good time for around 8 days and the barometer works well as far as I can see being that I be docked in San Diego with such fine weather. The dials measure around 6 inches in diameter and the helms measure 12 inches in diameter. The teak backboard measures30 inches long x 15 inches wide. A weather station for a true yachtsman indead.......$1,000.00........Photo 1.......Photo 2.......Photo 3.......Photo 4.....Photo 5.....Photo 6....
....Solid Mahogany Captains Key Box.......A beautiful solid mahogany Captains Key locker fully restored in the Maidhof fashion. This stunning nautical hunk measures 24" tall x 21" wide x 3" deep. It locks shut and comes with two keys. It has twenty hooks in total. This piece would tie any nautical office or room together with its beautiful finish and polished brass hardware...... $575.00.......Photo 1....Photo 2......
.....Cunard Liner Lusitania Ships Telegraph 1906 Blueprint Plan..... Chadburn's ship's telgraph dial blueprint plan. This drawing was for the Chief Engineers office onboard the Lusitania, owned and operated by The Cunard Steamship Company Ltd in 1906. Unique plan measures 20 x 24 inches but could be trimmed down to a much smaller size if desired. Not the original drawing but a blueprint made from a drawing and produced on standard type blueprint paper…....(id#284)…..$ 35.00....Photo 1......Photo 2...
.....Old Hard Hat Diver with Cops 1909 B/W Photo..... A photograph of a hardhat diver with cops in 1909 Chicago. Photo is a high quality scanned reprint< OF AN ORIGINAL AND THE IMAGE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 7 3/8 X 9 3/4 INCHES....(DH1) ...........$ 20.00...
....Lifeboat Fog Horn......... A beautifully polished and lacquer coated solid brass lifeboat fog horn made in Malmo, Sweden by Tyfon. Serial number 2871480. It measures 24 inches tall and stands on a 9" x 13" slab of varnished mahogany. Pull the handle up and push it badk down for a two way blast of air and a loud alarm horn sound. A classic design built to last and look sharp as well..........$750.00..........more photos....Photo 2....Photo 3....Photo 4....
....Glorius Captains Desk......... A very large beautifully restored piece of maritime furniture. This desk is a solid wood and brass hunk of first class glory. All drawers are built right with dovetails and hardwood. Work in style and send orders like an admiral of a giant fleet. This fine piece measures 60 inches long x 34 inches deep. The main deck measures 31 inches from the ground and the overall height measures 36 inches tall........$3,250.00........more photos....Photo 2....Photo 3....Photo 4....Photo 5....Photo 6.....
...Captains Cabin Birthside Stands.........A handsome pair of solid mahogany wood nightstands built right here by hand the old fashion way. Beautifully varnished African mahogany with highly polished and lacquered solid brass hardware. They were designed to stand on the right and left sides of the bed in a captains stateroom to be used as tables and to stow away books, clothing, ships pistol or contraband. They measure 27" to the table top . They are 17" wide and 14 3/4" ...Built to order at $2,750.00 for a pair or.....$1,500 a piece.......Photo 1......Photo 2.....Photo 3....
...Antique Hardhat Diving Air Pump Apparatus Document..........Hand Cranked Diver's Air Pump Sign. This document is a high quality scan of an original Siebe Gorman Diving Apparatus Sign that was attached up and inside the hinged lid or top of my Siebe Gorman two diver's handcranked air pump. Scanned reprint measures approximately 11.5 x 14 inches on good quality paper......$ 24.50........Click the small photo above and see a close up here...... Photo 2....
.....Captain's Service Ship's Bar.......If your the type of person that will only travel, eat, booze and live 1st Class and also demand that the articles you live with on a daily basis befit your position and style in life, this is the liquor station that you should acquire. Need I say more? Take a look at the photos and see for yourself . Porthole windows in the doors light up to show off your booze. Measures 42" in length and 46" when you include the brass towel bars on the sides. She is 37" tall to the main drinking deck and 49" high at the back Captain' Service Designation Plate....she is 22" deep......$4,500.00..... Photo 2.... Photo 3... Photo 4... Photo 5... Photo 6..
.....Engine Room Gauges:.........WW2 era Japanese made engine room steam gauges. Gauges were made by Nagano Keike Seisakusho Co. LTD. Available as a pair mounted on a solid mahogany back board. We also have a few mounted on oak as single gauges for sale as well. The board measures 13" long x 8"tall. The gauges themselves measure about 4 " in diameter and are solid brass.....$150.00....... Photo 2... Photo 3.....
...Ship's Cargo Inclinometer....Solid bronze ship's inclinometer instrument or "clinometer" mounted on a solid mahogany sweat board. This instrument was mounted up in the wheelhouse or bridge on the " dead center" line of the ship. A simple but effective method of keeping the ship level when loading cargo....Good sized setup measures 14x17 inches overall, polished and lacquer coated clinometer itself is 12x14 1/4 and about 1 1/4 inches thick overall. This might sink you yacht but it will sure look good in your den or to measure the tilt of your friends at your bar.....$ 275.00 ......Photo 2..
......US Military Ships Bell....This is a glorius sounding solid brass military ships bell. Navy bells say USN but the army and other braches of the military have ships with bells as well. Measuring 9.75 " in diameter and about 11 inches tall. Mounted on a 2 inch thick slab of mahogany with a solid brass bracket. The back board measures 16" x 8.5" and the bell protrudes about 16" from the bulkhead. A very heavy sturdy ships bell made when they still made things the right way.......SOLD!!........Photo 2...Photo 3...Photo 4....Photo 5.....
....Captains Stateroom Armoire Cabinet....... A first class stateroom armoire cabinet beautifully restored and varnished with a solid brass porthole mirrored door. A classic marine furniture center piece for any room. Built out of mahogany and measures 74 inches tall x 46.5 inches wide. Add 5 more inches of width for the coat hooks on either side. It is 18 inches deep with a double level shelf inside and a skeleton key locking cabinet door .....$2,750.00...........Photo 2......Photo 3.....Photo 4.....
...Treasure Chest......A hand crafted treasure chest built out of solid mahogany and laced with solid brass trim. Built here by Ben Maidhof himself with all his sweat, talents an expertise. Measures 14.5" long x 13.5" deep x 13" tall........$675.00........Photo 2....Photo 3....Photo 4....Photo 5....
...Water Unfit to Drink engine room plate:......Heavy solid brass Ship's Engine Room warning sign that reads "Water Unfit to Drink". Measures 2x6x1/8 inches.....will make an excellent designation plate for your bar or boozing quarters....at..$ 65.00.....I'm losing in style and your boozing in style....Photo 2....
...Ships Binnacle:..... A beautifully restored show piece of nautical ships equipment. The ships binnacle is a finely tuned and adjusted tool of navigation which houses the ships compass. This fine binnacle was made by the Northern Electric Co. in Montreal Canada. The compass inside was made by the Lionel Company with a date of 1944 on it. The base of the binnacle is made of solid teak and solid brass. A very sturdy and heavy hunk of marine salvage. It measures 52 inches tall x 28 inches wide with a mahogany base that measures 21 inches x 22 inches. Price: Make me an offer on this one mateys!!!.......Photo 1....Photo 2....Photo 3 ....Photo 4......Photo 5....Photo 6....Photo 7....Photo 8....Photo 9....Photo 10......
... "Maine Lobster Boat Half Hull".......A 1957 Jonesport style lobster boat half hull mounted on a slab of solid teak deck that has been varnished to a mirror finish. This would look great in any big shot fishermans office wall. The back board measures 28 inches long x 15 inches wide. A glorius looking decor piece.......$350.00.......Photo 2.....Photo 3......
.......Movie Prop from "TITANIC"....An authentic movie prop recovered from the remains of the movie set of Titanic. Fibreglass capstan came from the bow section of the huge life sized ship RMS Titanic filmed at Rosarito Beach, Baja Mexico in 1996. Capstan was built to actual size and measures approximately 41 inches tall x 49 inches diameter across the top and 65 across base.....Probably the only one left in the world at least on dry land.....Make Offer!!! .......Photo 2......Photo 3.....
.....Vintage Captain's Sea Chest....A very handsome camphor wood sea chest handmade for a china trade sailor decades past....it's a fine example of what sailors used to stow there personals in aboard ship in the old days. Open her up and the fresh scent of china trade camphor wood fills the air. Reeks with salt this sturdy sea chest does indeed, so stow your treasures or better yet, lay a sheet of glass atop and you have a first class coffee table.....Measure 38 inches long by 19 1/2 deep and stands 13 1/2 inches high.....$850.00......Photo 2.....Photo 3.....Photo 4.....Photo 5.....
...Ships Tool Chest...A very stury finely crafted wood ships machinist tool chest made out of solid oak, marine ply and brass hardware. All the drawers are lined with felt and built to hold the weight of tools. This would make a fine jewelry box to store your prized Rolex watch collection as well. Measures 22 inches long x 13.5 inches tall x 12 inches deep. Price to sell and there are 2 available.......$325.00 each.......Photo 2....Photo 3....Photo 4....Photo 5....
...Ships Deck Chair.....A solid teak luxury liner deck chair beautifully restored and hand varnished. Chair can slide back into a more relaxed position and has storage below the arm rests on both sides for reading materials etc.. Measures 30 inches deep at the base and the back is 31 inches tall. It is 26.5 inches wide overall.... A very beautiful piece of nautical furniture that would look boss anywhere.....SOLD!!!......Photo 2....Photo 3....Photo 4....
...USN Sub-Mariner Plaque.....A very high quality solid naval bronze 15" long x 4.5" wide x 1/2 inch thick insignia wall plate. The two large fish face the middle where a submarine is center stage. Sub mariners are the cream of the crop when it comes to naval sailors......SOLD!!!........Photo 2....
...Sea Captains Brass Sign "Who in the crew can I Squander"....A very high quality solid naval brass 5 1/2inch long x 4" wide x 1/8 inch thick Notice to Crew bulkhead ships brass sign plate. Weighs over 3/4 lbs and is
polished to a mirror finish. Deep set engraved or embossed lettering is US Coast Guard approved because the plate can withstand a coat of paint and still be legible....$65.00.....Photo 2....Photo 3....
..... German WWII U-boat Engine Order Telegraph Faceplate.... Created in true Movie Prop tradition this U-boat Telegraph dial is 10.5" in diameter. Made of a thin wood type material about 1/8" thick. Great as nautical decor, or can be used to restore your German telegraph...A solid price.....$ 75.00 ........Photo 2
....Captains Dining Table......... A solid oak dining saloon table with captains chairs in all its glory. Beautifully restored and varnished right here in the USA. The quartersawn oak topped table measures 45 inches in diameter and stands 29 inches tall. The four captains chairs are included and not sold seperately. They have a leather like vinyl covering and measure 31 inches tall x 26 inches wide. A magnificent nautical center piece for any room......$3,750.00.......Photo 2....Photo 3....Photo 4....Photo 5....Photo 6....
...Solid Heavy Brass CHIEF DIVER Plate...A very high quality solid naval brass 6 inch long x 1 1/4 wide x 1/8 inch thick Chief Diver cabin door plate. Weighs over 4 oz and is polished to a mirror finish. Deep set engraved or embossed lettering is US Coast Guard approved because the plate can withstand a coat of paint and still be legible.....$22.50......Photo..
.....USN Hull Standard Plan Mark V Diving Helmet 1938 and 1943 Blueprints........ A unique pair of blueprint drawings depicting the U.S. Navy Standard Diving Helmet Mark V Model 1 of 1938 and a USN Diver in full outfit in 1943...On 1938 plan text reads Hull Standard Plan U.S. Navy Standard Diving Helmet, General Arrangement, manufactured by Miller-Dunn Diving co. Miami-Florida. Navy Department Bureau of Ships Washington D.C. June 15, 1938….measures 13” x 18” in approximate size... The 1943 blueprint depicts a detailed General Arrangement 1943 of USN Mark V Diving Helmet and Deep Sea Outfit. Measures approximately 18 x 22 inches in size....These are not old blueprints but are produced from original drawings on standard type blueprint paper...$75.00...(id#238-297)*e...a few more photos... Photo 2.... Photo 3.... Photo 4
...Ships Heavy Brass 1st Class Only Wall Plate....A very high quality solid naval brass 6 inch long x 1 1/4 wide x 1/8 inch thick 1st CLASS ONLY sign plate. Weighs over 4 oz and is polished to a mirror finish. Deep set engraved or embossed lettering is US Coast Guard approved because the plate can withstand a coat of paint and still be legible......$22.50.....Photo 2....
....California Lighthouse Pt Loma San Diego 1855 Blueprints......... TWO sheets of detailed blueprints depicting the original Lighthouse built on Point Loma, San Diego California in 1855. Each blueprint measures 18 x 24 inches in size and one of the blueprints could be cut in two for separate image framing…even though it is a pair you could create three separate wall displays….produced on standard type blueprint paper. This is not the original plan but a real blueprint made from an original. Awesome looking plan will look fantastic when matted and framed properly for display...$55.00.....(id#260).....more photos....Photo 2....Photo 3....
...Ships Heavy Brass CREW ONLY others fed to sharks sign....A ships heavy brass warning signCrew Only....All Others Will Be Fed to the Sharks...Ben Line Steamers -Captain- ...2 x 5 inches long by 1/8 inch think. Deeply engraved or embossed text can be painted over and still be ledgable.........$65.00........Photo 2....
..... Ships Engine Room Telegraph Face Plate FULL SPEED AHEAD.... Created in true Movie Prop tradition this Telegraph dial is 9 1/4" in diameter. Made of a thin wood type material about 1/8" thick. Great as nautical decor, or can be used to restore your own telegraph...A solid price.....$ 75.00 ........Photo 2
...Ships Heavy Brass 1st Class Bar Wall Plate....A very high quality solid naval brass 6 inch long x 1 1/4 wide x 1/8 inch thick 1st CLASS BAR sign plate. Weighs over 4 oz and is polished to a mirror finish. Deep set engraved or embossed lettering is US Coast Guard approved because the plate can withstand a coat of paint and still be legible.......$22.50....Photo 2...
....Ships Wheel Table ....A beautiful hand crafted shipswheel coffee table built right here by the Dean Maidhof himself in all of his glory. A 50 inch helm/wheel mounted on top of a custom lathed line rolling pin and a large bronze propellar. The base is made of solid mahogany and laced with more brass. This table stands 18 inches tall. Size of the glass table top is your choice. 36" diameter would fit the inside of the wheel and leave the spokes exposed or 51" diameter which would cover the whole table. Glass will need to be ordered accordingly.....$3,500.00.....Photo 2....Photo 3....
.....Authentic Engine Order Telegraph.......A beautifully restored A. Robinson engine order telegraph made of solid brass. A. Robinson & Co. LTD were established in 1760 in Liverpool and Glasgow. This E.O.T still rings bells and measures 50 inches tall from the deck to the top of the lever. It has a 12 inch diameter face and is bolted down to a slab of solid mahogany. All original and in excellent showroom condition......$.P.O.R.$....... Photo 2.... Photo 3... Photo 4...
.....Antique Brass Compass Makers Sign John E. Hand & Sons........ An authentic piece of maritime history on display in the form of John E. Hand & Sons Nautical Instruments actual shop sign. Recovered from a collection acquired in 1997 when the famed compass and nautical instrument maker closed their hatches for good. Solid brass and copper constructed rarity has raised metal text proudly mounted in a handsome brass frame. Measures 10 1/2 x 23 5/8 inches in size and weighs over 8 lbs.......$850.00......a few more photos... Photo 2.... Photo 3.... Photo 4
.....San Diego Bay 1859......... A good quality scanned copy of an original sea chart complete with sailing directions of the San Diego Bay in 1859....Printed on heavy photo paper and very detailed and clear text. Sea Chart measures the original 24x30 inches overall so a stock size frame can be purchased...The image itself is approximately 20x27 inches in size...…...$ 35.00.......a few more photos... Photo 2.... Photo 3.... Photo 4
.... Authentic Ships Porthole........A heavy solid bronze porthole with wind flange. Very heavy and solid measuring about 18 inches in diameter with 12 inch diameter glass. The glass itself has got to be a 1/2 inch thick. I believe the flange is for aerodinamics or for protection when bumping the docks. A rare find as well as a beautiful hunk of marine salvage......SOLD!!!......Photo 2....
.... Glorius Ships Porthole........A heavy solid bronze porthole with bullet proof brass cover. Very heavy and solid measuring about 17 inches in diameter with 12 inch diameter glass. The glass itself has got to be a 1/2 inch thick on this one as well. I believe this was a war time navy ship porthole as it has a thick brass protection cover that opens and closes over the glass. It could also be extra protection from iceburgs or rough weather in frigid seas. A rare find these days in complete and ship shape condition.....$675.00......Photo 2.....Photo 3....
....Stateroom Chest of Drawers....A solid mahogany captains stateroom chest of drawers with beautifully polished brass hardware. Built seaworthy with back board and brass storm rails. Measures 51 1/2 inches tall overall x 34 inces wide x 18 inches deep. The main deck measures 46 1/2 inches from the floor. A beautiful piece of furniture!.....$2,750.00......Photo 2....Photo 3......Photo 4.......Photo 5.......Photo 6......
....Large Brass Turnbuckles....A solid brass pair of ships rigging turnbuckles. They measure about 20 inches long to about 26, weigh 7 lbs each and are about 2.75 inches wide in the middle. Someone has been searching for a pair like these out there.......$175.00 each or $300 for the pair........Photo 2....
....Vintage Ships Chart Plotting Table........ An adjustable seaworthy marine architects work station table has seen 75 years of continued service and deserved to be restored to shipshape condition by Maidhof Bros. craftsman...Shipshape and ready for another 75 years of service....$3,250.00.......Photo 2.....Photo 3.....Photo 4.....
.....WW2 Lifeboat Compass....A US Navy WW2 lifeboat compass made by John E. Hand and Sons. This compass has been decked out for display aboard the finest of yachts and is actually a small compact ships binnacle. It has a door that opens on the side to adjust the true north as ships binnacles do. Originally this binnacle compass was stored in a copper can or a canvass bag aboard a lifeboat for emergency use. They were also painted navy flat black. There are no makers marks on this one as it was customary for the US Navy to hide the makers for war time contracts. Measures 4.5" in diameter and 5" tall. Add 3/4" of height including the mahogany base. Solid bronze and brass and built to last......$450.00.........Photo 2.....Photo 3.....Photo 4.....Photo 5....
.....Ships Door Table....A solid teakwood ships door built into a magnificent marine coffee table. Salvaged by Captain Vicin Scotland during the late 60's and used as a door to his office at one of the early store locations. Measures 72 inches long x 26.5 inches wide x 18 inches tall. Complete with lower deck storage and original brass door hardware. That of which is marine period enough said.......$3,500.00.........Photo 2.....Photo 3.....Photo 4.....Photo 5....
.....Ships Boxed Compass ....A Solid brass compass made in the USA by Dirigo, Seattle.. Gimballed and fitted into a solid teak box. This is a compass designed to be on a lifeboat or smaller vessel and ready to be used in case of an emergency or backup, hence the safe keeping teakwood box.. A classy looking instrument fully restored to better than its original factory condition. The compass face measures 5.25" in diameter and in a box that measures 8" x 8" x 4" with the box top on.........$550.00.........Photo 2.....Photo 3.....
...Why buy from Maidhof Bros. Shipware Ltd..?.......We work with 41 years experience and skill to repair, refinish, polish, and restore our way through all the nautical antiques and collectibles we gather. "Shipshape Condition" and "1st Class Service" is what we sell. Look at our shipwares then compare their condition with that of any other maritime dealer ...well...there really is no comparison... In our restoration workshop stand two metal turning lathes, two metal grinding machines, a giant double wheeled 14 inch diameter polishing mandel, two vintage USN surplus table saws, two well used band saws, two types of hardwood planers, two air compressors, two floor belt sanders, three drill presses, two wood cutoff saws, one metal cutoff saw and about ten hundred hand tools...some days they all seem to be running all at the same time too ....We refinish all our hardwoods by HAND....NO SPRAY..We perform BRIGHT WORK, not quicky spray work...We do it the old fashioned way and there are no shortcuts. We grind, sand then polish our brass and then... we painstakingly lacquer coat it to protect all of our work... I.E. this porthole with ships steel bulkhead still attached...well... when where finished with performing our magic...hold on to your slickers matey, because It will be transformed into a piece of maritime furniture that will make your landlubber eyes water with delight......Like I said, we sell only collectibles in shipshape condition with 1st class service....nothing less.
...More photos of our nautical establishment..............Photo 1......Photo 2......Photo 3......
...SHIPS MASCOT and CAPTAIN of the DOGWATCH.....
Photo of my dad...Capt. Lou Maidhof....(aka Captain Shaft)....
....tough as anchor chain and a great teacher... 1919-1989...
PHOTO OF SHIP'S OFFICERS DESK under restoration in our workshop !......Photo of old Captains' Desk.
TRADER VIC & CREW :...Photo
CAPTAIN KAREN...The real boss of this whole outfit....Photo
OUR DOCKING TALENTS ON DISPLAY:...Photo
CAPT. CARLOS JIMENEZ, Warehouse Boss and Restoration Expert:...Photo
I, Victor J. Maidhof ( AKA "Trader Vic" ), promise to "walk the plank" for my esteemed Customers and provide "1st Class Service" befitting the traditions of maritime heritage. I further agree to personally provide honest and seaworthy service to each and every one of my customers, and may I catch the Cape Horn fever if I fail to treat each and every one of you with some occasional respect, whether you deserve it or not, so help me King Neptune. Fairweatherly more, I hereby promise, that purchases you make from this CARGO LIST, (or over the squawk box), are absolutely guaranteed to satisfy you handsomely.
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