The purpose of this page is to educate and advise on the rescue and preservation of artifacts and to share these recoveries with fellow wreck divers, historians and collectors.
Wreck Museum Exhibits
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Bridge Telegraph from Varanger
Helm from Silas Papoose |
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| Taking apart and restoring telegraph |
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| 25 feet of brass chain |
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| helm being restored |
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| 1979 Philadelphia Bulletin |
Identification of Shipwreck Artifacts
This is a shipwreck identification pictorial and description of unique shipwreck discoveries. Many times an unusual artifact is recovered with no determination of it's purpose or use. This section may help. Some typical finds have been left out such as portholes, dead eyes, bottles etc... and other sections will be devoted to their identification and type.
If you have something unusual to share please email Atlantic Divers with a picture.
Compasses, stands and binnacles
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| brass work light with wooden handle |
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| compensation ball and bracket for compass |
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| brass binnacle from Varanger |
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| compass in box |
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| small compass with dome glass |
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| boxed compass |
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| gyro compass repeater |
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| gyro compass repeater stand |
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| compass in mahogany binnacle stand |
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| deviation box with magnets |
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| compass azimuth |
Small oddities
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| lead sealed pickle lid - cargo |
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| condenser relief |
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| cherub taft rail log indicator- navigation instrument |
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| copper spikes and nails with copper sheathing- ship hardware |
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| Homestead sewing machine threader- cargo |
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| faucet- fuel tape measure- silver serving spoon in clump of coal |
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| perfume lid- San Saba |
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| carbon rods, jelly jars, coffee mug, shot gun shells, 22 bullets- San Saba |
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| spoons San Saba |
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| bone toothbrush |
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| pipe with brass cover |
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| doll heads |
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Black Bertha doll head - cargo
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| chronometer |
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| grinding wheels |
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| brass double pulley |
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| brass hand made bilge or draft marks |
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thermometer for boiler relief
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| manual bilge pump |
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| wooden binnacle base |
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| fuel tape measure |
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fuel instruction plaque (vice versa) and directions explaining how to discharge oil overboard.
This helps with dating the wreck as this is no longer legal. |
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| wooden life ring holder (upside down) |
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| brass lock with seal |
Guns, projectiles and cannons...
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| gun sight |
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| projectile timer |
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| bronze signal cannon |
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shot for small arms
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hedge hog ( do not recover )
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Helms and Telegraphs
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Hasties factory
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| telegraph base |
Lanterns and Lights
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| turtle light |
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| cage lights |
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| cage light lowell |
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| goose neck cage light |
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| cage light |
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| goose neck cage light |
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| cage lights oceanic |
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| over head light |
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| overhead light base |
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| over head light interior |
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| desk lamp |
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| compass lantern |
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| search light 36" |
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| perko mast light |
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| 360 degree mast light |
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| mast light |
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| copper running light |
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| copper mast head 360 light |
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| brass mast light |
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| fishing mast head light |
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| 28" starboard running light |
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| perko 24 " all round tow light |
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Note: All artifacts legally rescued and restored by Atlantic Divers.
Please check with current laws prior to recovery of any shipwreck artifacts.
