Treasures Past: SOLD!!! Items

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II era patriotic submarine bracelet made at the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard (Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME). This simple cuff-style bracelet was made either for a war worker or a submarine crew member. There is a small 3-D sub...

ARTIFACT: This is a fantastic circa World War II submarine letter opener made at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME. The blade and the body of the sub detail are copper: the conning tower and ballast tanks are in brass. Some of...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II letter opener with a submarine-shaped handle. The opener was made at Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 7-7/8" in length and 13/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare 1930s submarine commissioning model for the USS Squalus (SS-192). The Squalus was launched from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on September 14th, 1938 and sunk off Rye, NH on May 23, 1939 during a test dive. A rescue...

ARTIFACT: This is a "New" USS PERCH SS313 Launched Postal Cover Commemorating Lost Boat: US Submarine Perch SS17In Honor of David A. Hurt, held prisoner by Japs. Commander of the 1st USS Perch. Courtesy of www.Hazegray.org: The second Perch (SS-313) was...

ARTIFACT: This is a US Submarine Unicorn SS436 Keel Laid, Electric Boat Co. Postal Cover. Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: The contract for the construction of Unicorn (SS-436)-a Tench-class submarine laid down on 25 April 1945, at Groton, Conn., by the...

ARTIFACT: This is a US Submarine Gunnel, SS253, Laying of Keel, Groton, Conn. Postal Cover. VINTAGE: Circa 1943. SIZE: About 6-1/2" in width by 3-3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Printed paper with green ink. ATTACHMENT: None...

ARTIFACT: This is a US Submarine Sailfish Lieut. Comdr. McMumma, JR. USN, Commanding Shakedown Cruise postal cover in black and white. Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: The first Sailfish (SS-192), a diesel-powered attack submarine, was laid down on 18...

ARTIFACT: This is a postal cover for the USS Wasp dated April 25, 1940 and stamped "First Day In Commission". The postal cover is nicely illustrated with an image of the ship and is addressed to a Mr. Warren D. Liebmann of Eliot, Maine. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II launch tag for a lost boat, the US Submarine Herring SS 23Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: HERRING's eighth war patrol was to be both her most successful and her last. Topping off at Midway 21 May 1944, HERRING headed for...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II USS Finback SS-230 submarine launch badge. Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: Finback (SS-230) was launched 25 August 1941 by Portsmouth Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. A. E Watson; and commissioned 31 January 1942, Lieutenant...

ARTIFACT: This is a WWII Lost Boat USS Grenadier SS 210 Launch button. The first GRENADIER (SS-210) was laid down by Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H., April 1940; Launched 29 November 1940; sponsored by Mrs. Walter S. Anderson, wife of the Director...