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Documents & Charts, Plans, etc. Cape Cod (Highland) light station
10171. (document) Light House Establishment Repair Voucher, Cape Cod (Highland) light station, North Truro, Massachusetts c.1860. Early pre- civil war document details cost and payment to laborer to transport ventilators and stove from provincetown and to install the ventilators at Cape Cod (Highland) Lighthouse. Dated December 31, 1860, document is signed by the laborer James Collins and Charles N Trumbull, Engineer, 1&2 LH Districts. Document is in good condition, slight tear at original fold. Measures 7 x 8 ¼”. Rare early Highland Lighthouse piece. (VG). $112.
10318. [chart]. Eldridge, George W. HARBOR CHART #36 NEW BEDFORD, FAIRHAVEN AND SOUTH DARTMOUTH. 1901. Scale about 3” = 1 mile. Original printed chart measures 15” x 20”, on paper. Includes all of New Bedford Harbor, as well as Little Bay and South Dartmouth. Includes all lighthouses including Wamsutta Mill, Palmer Island and Butler Flats. Also includes some roads, all shoals and bars, and much more. Eldridge, whose father George started him in the chart business, is probably best known as the compiler of Eldridge’s Tide and Pilot Book, still in use today. His charts were compiled from his and his father’s own surveys. Chart is generally clean and bright, with only light wear to margins, no folds. These very early coastal maps are most desirable for display and bring a premium, particularly on the Massachusetts coast. Wonderful for display. (VG). $78.
10177. (journal)
10199. [Topographic Map]. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK AND VICINITY. Hancock County, Maine. Edition 1942. U.S. Geological Survey. 1942 edition, from surveys done in 1934-1935 and 1939. Size 35”w x 38”h. 4-color. The scale of the map is 1:31,680, with contour lines at 20-foot intervals. Beautiful, early, four color topographic map shows the important contours and features of the area including the harbors, roads and important town buildings, etc. Also includes all roads, railway lines, shoals and bars, and much more. The area is bounded by Eastern Bay and Frenchman bay on the north, Bartlett Island and Western Bay on the west, Blue Hill Bay and the Atlantic Ocean on the South, the Atlantic on the east. This map includes the complete towns of Southwest Harbor, Bar Harbor as well as Cranberry Islands, Mt. Desert Island, Bartlett Island and more. Map is quite desirable for framing and is overall clean and bright - would be wonderful matted and framed. Light wear and toning to margins, otherwise most presentable. These early coastal maps are most desirable for display and bring a premium, particularly in this area. (VG). $110.
10152b,c. (documents) Lighthouse Keeper Pay Vouchers, Seguin Island Light Station, Maine c.1869. Documents are dated January 6, 1870 and are filled out in hand by 1st. Assistant Keeper Obed B. Crane (1868-1871)and 2nd. Assistant Joseph B. Crane (1868-1874). For more than two centuries, this lighthouse has been an important guide for mariners traveling along the Maine coast as well as those entering the Kennebec River toward Bath and other ports. These documents relate to the third light tower at this location, built in 1857 of stone at a cost of $35,000. Because of the heavy maritime traffic in the area, a first-order Fresnel lens, Maine’s most powerful light, was installed in the lantern. Each document measures 6 ½” x 8 ¼” and is overall clean. Documents indicate the amount paid for the period October 1st to December 31st and are signed and witnessed. Superb pieces on these early keepers would make an exceptional addition to any collection or display. Sold individually or as a lot. (VG+). $110 each ($195 for lot of 2 documents).
27425c. (document) 10131. (document) 10132. (document)
10130. (plan on velum) Sale Plan Cruising Yacht. c.1930. Scale ½” = 1 ft. Measures 24” x 26”. Hand drawn in India ink on velum. Wonderful clear, close view of yacht, sails and rigging in great detail. Would be beautiful framed for your wall. No mention of yacht name. Some soiling and wear to margins, original folds but will frame well. (VG-). $120.
10106. (document) U.S. Light House Establishment. Payment Voucher. Keeper Enoch Dyer, Cape Elizabeth Light Station, Maine. December 31, 1869. 6 ½” x 8 ¼”. Signed in hand by Keeper Dyer. To help mark the entrance to Portland's harbor, a 50-foot stone black and white pyramidal day beacon was erected in 1811 at Cape Elizabeth, about five miles southeast of Portland Harbor. The stone marker was torn down in 1828 to make way for the first pair of Cape Elizabeth lighthouses, built for $4,250. The east light was built on the former site of the marker, and the inner or west light was built directly to the west. The two 65-foot rubblestone towers served as range lights; mariners approaching Portland Harbor would line them up to know they were on course. The lights were considered among the most important on the coast. Fresnel lenses were installed in the towers in 1855. The lights were repainted in 1865 in an effort to make them easier to recognize in daylight. The west tower received one large vertical red stripe, while the east tower was painted with four horizontal red bands. Enoch Dyer, Keeper at Cape Elizabeth from 1869-1872, was born about 1815 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Me and died before 1880. Document measures 6 ½” x 8 ¼” and is overall clean with one original fold. Document is signed in hand by Keeper Dyer in three places. Superb piece relating to these well known lights would make an exceptional addition to any collection or for display. (VG+). $145.
29392. (Pay and Receipt Roll Form No. 13) U.S. Lighthouse Tender Iris c.1870. Original pay voucher is signed in hand by each member of the crew in receipt for wages paid for the month of February 1870. Includes the Master E. W. Johnson ($90), Mate Alexander Day ($60), and all other members of the crew including Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Firemen (2), Cook, Seamen (5), ordinary seamen (1), and Waiter. Pay and Receipt Roll is also signed in hand by the Lighthouse Inspector, 1st District, J.B. Hull. Built in 1863 as a private steam tug, the Iris was obtained by the Navy in 1863 and served until 1865, when it was sold to the Light House Establishment for use in the 1st LH District. She was the first propeller lighthouse tender in the Service and was used as an engineering tender. In 1871 she was rebuilt and lengthened to 115 feet and continued to serve in the 1st LH District until 1892 when she was replaced by the USLHT Lilac. This rare document measures 9 ½” x 24” and is overall clean with original folds, some toning, edge wear. Superb early piece on this interesting Light House Establishment vessel would make an exceptional addition to any collection or display. (VG). $225.
1021. (document) U.S. Light House Establishment, Inspector, 5th District c.1897. 4p folded. Very interesting letter written on Light-House Establishment, Office of the Light-House Inspector, Fifth District, Baltimore, Maryland, stationery, dated July 11, 1897 and written in the hand of, and signed by, [Lighthouse Inspector] CDR Benjamin P. Lamberton USN (1844-1912) to his Uncle (unidentified). The content reads, in part, as follows: "Had I known your address, I would have telegraphed you yesterday to join us. Us means Uncle Charlie & myself on an official trip of inspection of the lights of the Chesapeake Bay. We are now at Annapolis and will probably go down the Bay tomorrow, Monday. Will reach Old Point [Comfort, Virginia] during the trip, perhaps Tuesday or Wednesday & will look for a message from you. If you can come, telegraph me at the 'Chamberlain Hotel, Old Point Comfort, Virginia.' You can come down to Cape Charles City by rail and we will meet you whenever you say. By rail, you take at Philadelphia the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk R.R. and come through to Old Point, or, Penna. R.R. to Baltimore, then steamer to Old Point, reaching there next morning. In either event, you get there, and we will be delighted to see you. Come of you can, but wire me anyhow. I do hope the sea air is doing Aunt Maggie a great deal of good. Give her and Margaret a heap of love from us all. My little family is here and have been with me today. Uncle Charlie is resting and enjoys this kind of sea outing ... [signed] B. T. Lamberton." Before becoming Light-House Inspector, CDR Benjamin P. Lamberton was formerly the Chief of Staff on the USS Olympia, the flagship of Admiral George Dewey, during the Battle of Manila Bay, Philippines, in the Spanish American War. Lamberton had begun his naval career during the Civil War, when upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1861, as a midshipman, he was assigned to USS AMERICA, which pursued the Confederate sea raiders CSS FLORIDA and CSS TALLAHASSEE in 1864. In 1865 he was posted to USS SUSQUEHANNA, serving with the Brazil Squadron. He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 1868, and in 1885 was promoted to Commander and assigned to the U.S. Lighthouse Board in Charleston as an inspector, which was then a function of the Navy. In 1898 Lamberton was ordered to command the cruiser USS BOSTON on the Asiatic Station, but upon his arrival in Hong Kong, he was immediately promoted to Captain, based on his over thirty years of experience, and assigned to USS OLYMPIA. He was promoted to Rear Admiral on Sep 11, 1903 at Washington DC, where he lived with his wife Elizabeth Stedman Lamberton, with whom he had three children. His final post was as chairman of the Lighthouse Board from which he retired on his sixty-second birthday. After his retirement CAPT Lamberton spent time duck hunting and fishing with his friend President Grover Cleveland. Overall clean save some soiling to last page. (VG). $114.
1063. (envelope from) Arnold Burges Johnson, Chief Clerk, U.S. Light House Board, Washington, DC. c.1895. Intact envelope addressed to a Washington address bears a return address of “Arnold Johnson and Hattie [in pencil], Treasury Department, Office of Light House Board”. Envelope is postmarked November 6, 1895. Arnold Burges Johnson, was born in Rochester, Mass., June 17, 1834. He was married May 12, 1857, at Brooklyn, N. Y., to Harriet [“Haittie”] M, Barrows. Mr. Johnson was educated at the Rochester Academy in Putnam, Ohio, at Madison College in Pennsylvania, and the Columbian College Law School, from which last he was graduated in 1886. He served as Chief Clerk of the Light-House Board from 1869 to this date, except for a year, '73-74, when he was editing the Republican at Hackensack, N. J., and practicing law. He returned to the Light- House Board in March, '74, at the request of the Department, being allowed to finish up afterwards the cases he had pending in the U. S. Supreme Court. He was a member of several scientific societies and and has written somewhat on scientific subjects, much of which has been published in England, France, and Spain. He is the author of The Modem Light-House Service, a wonderful account of the work of the Lighthouse Service, and many Magazine articles. An interesting piece from this important Light House Board official. (VG). $34.
1005. (maritime charts) Massachusetts
– New York. 1929. a) Massachusetts. NANTUCKET SOUND AND APPROACHES. Includes all of Nantucket and most of Martha’s Vineyard. December 1919. $44. b) New York. SHINNECOCK LIGHT TO FIRE ISLAND LIGHT. August 1919. $34. c) Connecticut & New York. LONG ISLAND (EASTERN PART) STRATFORD POINT TO GOSHEN POINT (NEW LONDON). August 1921. $34. d) Connecticut & New York. LONG ISLAND SOUND (WESTERN PART) N.Y. TO STRATFORD. May 1929. $34.
29408. [Topographic Plate]. COAST LINES: PART OF SANDY HOOK, NEW JERSEY – NEW YORK. US Geological Survey. c.1908. Size 11”h x 17”. Scale 1:62500 (one inch equals one mile). From Professional Paper #60, “The Interpretation of Topographic Maps” by R. D. Salisbury and W. W. Atwood. Government Printing Office, Washington. 1908. Contour interval is 10 feet. Double page plate from early report. Beautiful, early, three color topographic map shows the important contours and features of the area including the Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations, as well as roads, harbors, rivers and important features. This is an excellent early map of the New Jersey coast from Point Comfort and Sandy Hook in the north, to Long Branch in the south. Lighthouses and Life-Saving stations include Point Comfort Beacon, Conover beacon, Navesink Twin lights, Sandy Hook Light House, Hook beacon, South beacon, Sandy Hook Life Saving Station, Spermaceti Cove LSS, Seabright LSS, Monmouth Beach LSS, and Long Branch LSS. Other locations include Port Monmouth, Belford, Hopping, Middletown, Leonardo, Leonardville, Navesink, Chapel Hill, Fairview, Oak Hill, Redbank, Fairhaven, Oceanic, Little Silver, Tinton Falls, Anthonystown, Oceanport, Long Branch City, Highland Beach, Fort Hancock, as well as roads, trails, Central Railroad of New Jersey lines and more. Plate is quite desirable for framing. Unusually clean and crisp, blank on the backside. Excellent condition with only light age-toning to the paper, single fold across middle, as issued, is solid and lays flat. A beautiful piece. These early coastal maps are most desirable for display and bring a premium. (F). $88 net.
1004. (document) Light House Establishment Repair Voucher, Narraguagus [or Pond Island] light station, Maine c.1860. Early pre- civil war document details items purchased and delivered to Lieut. C. N. Trumbull, Light House Engineer, for repairs made at Narraguagus light station. Items listed include wood shingles, laths, boards, lime, nails, etc. at a cost of $49.04. Dated November 30, 1860. Document is signed by the supplier in receipt of payment. Narraguagus lighthouse was built in 1853 and is located north east of Bar Harbor, on Pond Island. It is now privately owned. Document is in excellent condition. Measures 7 x 8 ¼”. (VG+). $78.
29351. (document) Long Branch Life Saving Station c.1896. Rare letter on U.S. Department of Justice stationery, with envelope, notes that a bill has been filed in the Court of Chancery to “quiet title” to land at Long Branch (NJ) which the Government has condemned, for the construction of a life-saving station. Dated March 10, 1896 and signed in hand by the U.S. Attorney. Clean, crisp, as originally folded. (VG+). $48.
29399. (reproduction chart) Wreck and Casualty Chart of the Great Lakes - 1894. This chart contains copious details of shipping in the Great lakes for the year of 1894, including: The date of each shipwreck that occurred on the Great Lakes in 1894, the mapped location of these wrecks, a categorized listing of shipwrecks by lake, ship casualty information, and an accounting of hands lost. Such charts were apparently an annual undertaking by the Weather Bureau, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. From this chart, all told, 1894 saw 112 ship casualties, of which there were 44 ships totally lost. Total damage & cargo loss was about $1 million. Additionally, 68 lives were lost on the lakes that year. You'll also find out other interesting info, such as there were heavy forest fires in Northern Michigan that year, the smoke from which severely hampered shipping. This is a reproduction, produced on fine quality paper and will be wonderful framed. Beautifully reproduced in three colors on buff background. 23” x 32”. $48.
28119a. (architectural drawing) Cat Head. U.S. Light Vessels Nos. 51, 52, 53 and 54. December 8, 1891. F. W. Wheeler & Company ship-builders of West Bay City, Michigan. Original architectural drawing on linen measures 23 ½” x 36" and is hand drawn in two colors. Two views, one from top and one from side, show Cat Head as mounted on the deck of the lightship. The cat head is a beam projecting from each side of the bows of a ship, almost horizontally. It is designed for the purpose of raising the anchor from the surface of the water to the deck without touching the bows, and for carrying the anchor on its stock end when suspended outside the ship's side. It is furnished with sheaves at the outer end, and the inner end (which is called the cat's tail) fits down on the cat-beam. This original architectural drawing represents a great view into the design and construction of a portion of this style of lightship. The drawing is quite beautiful and would be wonderful for research or to frame for display. Extremely scarce. Verty good condition, clean crisp, no tears. (VG+). $68 28119b. (architectural drawing) Awning Stanchion, Full Size Sketch. U.S. Light Vessels Nos. 51, 52, 53 and 54. October 20, 1891. F. W. Wheeler & Company ship-builders of West Bay City, Michigan. Original architectural drawing on linen measures 11 ¾” x 28 ¾” and is hand drawn in two colors. Four views, one from top and one from side as well as views of brackets, show stanchion that was mounted on the railing to support the canvas awning on the stern and midships of the vessel. This original architectural drawing represents a great view into the design and construction of a portion of this style of lightship. The drawing is quite beautiful and would be wonderful for research or to frame for display. Extremely scarce. Very good condition, bright, clean crisp, no tears. (VG+). $68 Similar: 28119c. (architectural drawing) Full Size Mooring Chock. 17” x 27”. (VG+). $68 28119d. (architectural drawing) Copper Ventilators. 16” x 26”. (VG+). $68 28119e. (architectural drawing) Sluice Valves. 11” x 24”. (VG+). $68 28119f. (architectural drawing) Sheaves for 5/16 Chain. 14” x 18”. (VG+). $68 28119g. (architectural drawing) Sheave. 10” x 14”. (VG+). $68 28119h. (architectural drawing) Gasket for Barrel of Steering Gear. 14” x 16”. (VG+). $68 28119i. (architectural drawing) Lips for Scuppers. 11” x 11”. (VG+). $68 28119J. (architectural drawing) Stand for Boilers. 11” x 11”. (VG+). $68 28119k. (architectural drawing) (misc pieces) 11” x 47”. (VG+). $48
29182. (chart) EAST
PENOBSCOT BAY (MAINE). 1882.
27335. (document) Keeper of the Lighthouse at New London, Connecticut, to Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Treasury c.1839. Herein is a letter from the Keeper of the Lighthouse at New London, Connecticut, to Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Treasury in the administrations of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. Measures 8” x 9 ½” , four pages of which the inner two are blank, fine condition, easy to read, and datelined at New London, Connecticut, August 15, 1839. The New London lighthouse dates from the colonial period, and the author of this letter, John G. Munn, is listed as being the Keeper in the late 1830's. In this letter Munn, who signs with his title "Light Haus Keeper", writes in part - "...I am induced to recommend to your favorable notice Mr. Charles French of this place who is desirous of being favoured with the appointment of 3rd Lieutenant in the Revenue Cutter service. Mr. French is the son of Major John French present Surveyor and Inspector of this Port, a meritorious Officer of our State Artillery during the late war against Great Britain, and having been long acquainted with young Mr. French I have no doubt he would discharge the duty required with Credit to himself and Honor to his Country. He is also a warm friend of the past and present Administration and has much influence in our Elections, a good Seaman and an active man and I know of no one more deserving and better qualified for that station than Mr. French...." During this era, the Light House Establishment was a politically driven organization. Keepers were appointed (and removed) according to their political party affiliation and they too pressed for appointments of their family and friends into prominent positions. Excellent condition, clean and crisp, a fine example of an early lighthouse keeper’s document. (VG+). $164. Lot of original U.S. Lighthouse Service, Letters of Appointment as Keeper, Humboldt Light Station, Point Hueneme Light Station, Point Conception Light Station, California, to Charles F. Allen c.1890’s.
2992b. (document) Original official Treasury Department document promoting and appointing Mr. Charles F. Allen as keeper of the light station at Point Hueneme, California. The document is dated April 6, 1894, and features his new rate of pay and the acting secretary's (Curtis) signature. It is stamped as received by the Light House Board, April 7, 1894. Charles F. Allen was a lighthouse keeper on the West Coast at stations including Humboldt Bay and Point Hueneme, California for thirty-eight years. For 15 years he was keeper at the big government station at Point Conception. Size: 8” x 10 ½” on official letterhead Form No. 13. Light expected wear, some wear at folds, misc. occasional light foxing. (VG-). $148. 2992c. (document) Original official Treasury Department document transferring, promoting and appointing Mr. Charles F. Allen as keeper of the light station at Point Hueneme, California. The document is dated January 23, 1894, and features his new rate of pay and the acting secretary's (Curtis) signature. It is stamped as received by the Light House Board, January 24, 1894. Charles F. Allen was a lighthouse keeper on the West Coast at stations including Humboldt Bay and Point Hueneme, California for thirty-eight years. For 15 years he was keeper at the big government station at Point Conception. Size: 8” x 10 ½” on official letterhead Form No. 82. Light expected wear, some wear at folds, misc. occasional light foxing. (VG-). $148. 2992d. (document) Original official Treasury Department document promoting and appointing Mr. Charles F. Allen as acting first assistant keeper of the light station at Humboldt, California. The document is dated October 8, 1892, and features his new rate of pay and the acting secretary's (Spaulding) signature. It is stamped as received by the Light House Board, October 10, 1892. Charles F. Allen was a lighthouse keeper on the West Coast at stations including Humboldt Bay and Point Hueneme, California for thirty-eight years. For 15 years he was keeper at the big government station at Point Conception. Size: 8” x 10 ½” on official letterhead Form No. 82. Light expected wear, some wear at folds, misc. occasional light foxing. (VG-). $148. 2992f. (document) Original official Treasury Department document absolutely appointing Mr. Charles F. Allen as first assistant keeper of the light station at Humboldt, California. The document is dated November 10, 1892, and features his new rate of pay and the acting secretary's signature. It is stamped as received by the Light House Board, November 11, 1892. Charles F. Allen was a lighthouse keeper on the West Coast at stations including Humboldt Bay and Point Hueneme, California for thirty-eight years. For 15 years he was keeper at the big government station at Point Conception. Size: 8” x 10 ½” on official letterhead. Light expected wear, some wear at folds, misc. occasional light foxing. (VG-). $148. 2992g. (document) Original official Lighthouse Service document reinstating Mr. Charles F. Allen as keeper at the light station at Point Conception, California. The document is dated June 11, 1915 and notes that he is to report by June 30th to accept the transfer of the station from Keeper Hussey. Letter is signed in hand by Superintendent A. C. Anderson, San Francisco. Charles F. Allen was a lighthouse keeper on the West Coast at stations including Humboldt Bay and Point Hueneme, California for thirty-eight years. For 15 years he was keeper at the big government station at Point Conception. Size: 8” x 10 ½” on official Lighthouse Service letterhead. Light expected wear, some wear at folds, misc. occasional light foxing. (VG-). $138. 2992e. (document) Original official Treasury Department, Office of the Light-House Board document advising Keeper Charles F. Allen at Point Hueneme Light Station that on the last inspection his station was “found to be in excellent condition”, and commending him for his faithful and interested service. Letter is signed in hand by W. Maynard, Naval Secretary. Charles F. Allen was a lighthouse keeper on the West Coast at stations including Humboldt Bay and Point Hueneme, California for thirty-eight years. For 15 years he was keeper at the big government station at Point Conception. Size: 8” x 10 ½” on official Treasury Department, Office of the Light-House Board letterhead. Light expected wear, some wear at folds, misc. occasional light foxing. (VG-). $225.
29114.
(U.S. Patent / advertisement) U.S. Patent
document of Charles F. Allen (M.E.) for Tire for Vehicle
Wheels c.1901. Five page stamped and sealed patent document for
improvement for a pneumatic tire for vehicle wheels. Also included is
his advertising brochure with photo of this steel-clad pneumatic
automobile tire. Mr. Allen was a mechanical engineer and a thorough and
competent machinist. Some years later Mr Allen would become a lighthouse
keeper on the West Coast at stations including Humboldt Bay and
28379. (chart) Barnstable
Harbor, Massachusetts. c.1861.
29167. (chart) FISHERS
ISLAND SOUND. Rhode Island-Connecticut-New York. 12th Edition
August 6, 1962. With pasted on correction to Nov. 9, 1963.
27436. (document)
2705. (document) U. S. Life Saving Service. Establishment of a Life Saving Station on Block Island. February 2, 1872. Original one page official manuscript document on Treasury Department stationary, dated February 2, 1872, whereby George S. Boutwell , Secretary of the Treasury, and Sumner Increase Kimball , the chief of the Treasury Department’s Revenue Marine Division, orders Captain John Faunce , United States Revenue Marine , to proceed to Block Island for the purpose of reporting upon the necessity for the establishment of a Life Saving Station at that point. Initialed in the upper left hand corner by Kimball, and signed in hand by Boutwell. Document reads: “S.I.K. Treasury Department February 2d, 1872. Sir: Previous to your return to New York from your tour of examination of the coast of Cape Cod, Mass., you will visit Block Island and ascertain and report to the Department as to the necessity for the establishment of a Life Saving Station at that point. I am, Very respectfully Geo. S. Boutwell, Secretary. [to] Capt John Faunce U.S.R.M. Room 33, No 64 Broadway, New York City.” One page document; 7 7/8 x 9 3/4; previously folded in horizontal thirds; remnants of indistinguishable light pencil notations at upper left and upper right; One, 1/4" burn hole on line three; chipping to upper & lower right margins. One, 3/8" to 3/4" wide strip of discolored backing material on verso that extends the entire height at right margin from being bound in original letter book. Light foxing and expected age toning. Script is slightly blurred. (VG-). $325 net
26324a. (Keeper appointment package) U. S. Lighthouse Service Keeper Appointment Letters and forms. Whitefish Point Light Station, Michigan c.1911. Lot contains four pieces relating to the appointment of George Frederick of Shelby, Michigan to the position of Second Assistant Keeper of Whitefish Point Light Station, Michigan. The appointment letter is from the Inspector, 11th Lighthouse District and signed by the inspector appointing Mr. Frederick to the position. The second piece is signed by the Acting Chief Clerk, Washington and is the official probationary appointment, which would become permanent after six months on the job. Also included are official Circular No. 215 relating to political activity of officeholders. These three items are contained in the official franked envelope of the Light-House Establishment, 11th District and addressed to Mr. Frederick. Pieces are clean and crisp, with original folds, except envelope which has some early staining and light expected soiling. Extremely rare keeper’s appointment, suitable for framing or display. (VG). $245.
2913. (documents) Charles F. Geiss, Assistant Supervisor, Telephone Lines, U.S. Coast Guard, 1917-1918. Early lot includes over 175 pieces relating to the construction and repair of U.S. Coast Guard telephone lines connecting stations in Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin and New York during the wartime period of 1917-1918. Lot includes 91 telegrams and 84 letters, on official Coast Guard stationery, many signed by Captain Commandant E.P. Bertholf, Acting Captain Commandant D. P. Foley, R. R. Waesche (later Commandant of the Coast Guard), and more. All are addressed to Charles F. Geiss, Assistant Supervisor, Telephone Lines, U.S. Coast Guard and are dated 1917 or 1918. Geiss was based in Green bay, Wisconsin but spent considerable time in Florida overseeing projects there. These items are sewn into early letters received binder for his files. Subjects covered include laying cables to lighthouses in the Florida Keys, connecting Coast Guard Stations and 8 Houses of Refuge, as well as lighthouses along Florida’s east coast, as well as connecting stations and Weather Bureau offices on the Great Lakes, and more. Some of the stations mentioned include: (Florida) Jacksonville, Key West, Miami, Fort Pierce, Titusville, houses of refuge (8), Cape Canaveral, Hillsboro Inlet, Fowey Rocks, Carysfort, Sombrero Key, American Shoals, Mosquito Inlet; (Great Lakes) White Fish Point, Sleeping Bear Dunes [Point], Beaver Island, Glen Haven, Manitou Islands; (New York) Orient Point, Long Island, Plum Island. Documents are sewn into an early letters received binder. Some are a bit brittle or worn but have overall been protected. Binder is well worn, covers present but one detached. Lot provides a most interesting look into this aspect of early Coast Guard communications between stations, particularly during wartime. (G+). $195.
29224. Map of Property at Smith’s Point Coast Guard Station Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, N.Y. c. 1950. Scale 1” = 100’. 18” x 19 ½”. Map is well drafted on blue-print paper, blue on heavy yellow-tinted paper. Contains typical plot plan information including dimensions and directional information, location of Coast Guard station and boathouse, watch tower, as well as property boundary markers, abutters, telephone lines, flowing well, property owner names penciled in; mean high water line, base of the dunes and giving a specific ownership tally to the left of the map proper, eg. ".B. Land Occupied by the Smith's Point C.G. Station and Quit Claimed by Eugenie A. T. Smith, Heir of Egbert T. Smith to Curtis J. Davis and Wife Lillian M. & recorded on Nov. 17, 1949 & July 31, 1950." etc.. Overall clear, some closed edge-tears; occasional light soiling; otherwise in very good condition and interesting Long Island historical ephemera concerning the area. Good for reference of framing. (VG). $74.
26159.
(chart) U. S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau. COASTAL
WARNING FACILITIES CHART. 1962. Great for framing, these charts
show in good detail all of the U. S. Coast Guard light stations
(lighthouses), lifeboat stations and light vessels that displayed
day and / or night weather warning signals. Also includes in color a diagram
if the weather signals, as well as a complete listing of weather broadcast
stations. Two color red-black maps have beautiful contrast and are perfect
for framing. Pick the map of your area to locate those old Coast Guard
lifeboat stations that no longer exist. Clean, crisp, with original folds
but will mount nicely. All measure 12” x 19” unless otherwise noted. a.
Eastport, Maine to Montauk Point, NY. $24 c.
Cape Hatteras, NC to Brunswick, GA. $24 d.
Eastern Florida from Brunswick, GA to Cedar Key,
FL. $34 e.
Morgan City, LA to Apalachicola, FL. $24 f.
Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. 12” x 12” $16 g.
Hawaiian Islands $16
2942. (document)
2858. [chart]. Eldridge, George
W. ELDRIDGE’S CHART “J” BUZZARDS BAY.
Vineyard Haven & Boston. 1916 [Rev. 1904). Scale about 1” = 1 mile.
Original printed chart measures 24” x 28”, on paper. Includes all of
Buzzards Bay from Dartmouth and New Bedford north to Mattapoisett, Marion,
Wareham, and then south to Falmouth and Woods Hole, Naushon, Nashawena and
Cuttyhunk in the Elizabeth Islands. Includes larger scale inset of Woods
Hole. Includes all lighthouses, Life-Saving Service and Mass Humane
Society stations, lightships, and more. Also includes many roads, all
shoals and bars, and much more. Eldridge, whose father George started him
in the chart business, is probably best known as the compiler of
Eldridge’s Tide and Pilot Book, still in use today. His charts were
compiled from his and his father’s own surveys. Chart is in c.1970
gilded frame but has worn and could use reframing. Chart has some soiling
and sunning, a bit of wrinkling, but remains striking and will be
wonderful for display with a bit of cleaning up. These very early coastal
maps are most desirable for display and bring a premium, particularly on
the 6744
[Topographic Maps]. qq-1.
Squibnocket, Mass Quadrangle.
Includes Gay Head, Chilmark and Nomans Land, Marthas Vineyard. 1944. 16
½” x 21”. $24. qq-2.
Tuckernuck Island Quadrangle.
Includes Tuckernuck Island, Muskeget Island, Smith Point, Nantucket.
1940. 16 ½” x 21”. $24. qq-3.
Monomoy Point Quadrangle. Includes
Monomoy from Shooters Island to Monomoy Point. 1953. 22” x 27”. $24. qq-5.
Marion Quadrangle. Includes
Mattapoisett and parts of Fairhaven, , Marion, Rochester, Buzzards Bay.
1943. 22” x 27”. $24. qq-6.
Sagamore Quadrangle. Includes most
of Plymouth, Cape Cod Canal, part of Bourne, Sandwich, Cape Cod Bay.
1951. 22” x 27”. $24. qq-8.
Dennis Quadrangle. Includes most of
Yarmouth, Dennis, Lewis Bay, part of Nantucket Sound, Cape Cod Bay.
1949. 22” x 27”. $24. qq-9.
Hyannis Quadrangle. Includes most of
Barnstable of Centerville, Yarmouth, part of Sandy Neck, Barnstable
Harbor, Hyannis Barbor, Nantucket Sound, Cape Cod Bay. 1950. 22” x
27”. $24. qq-10.
Cotuit Quadrangle. Includes most of
Mashpee, Osterville, Great Neck, part of Barnstable, Nantucket Sound.
1949. 22” x 27”. $24. qq-11.
Sconticut Neck Quadrangle. Includes
Sconticut Neck, Fairhaven, West Island, Buzzards Bay. 1940. 16 ½” x
21”. $24. qq-12.
Plymouth Quadrangle. Includes most
of Plymouth, part of Kingston, Plymouth Bay, Saquish Head. 1950. 22” x
27”. $24.
6744r,v,gg. [Topographic
Plate]. COAST LINES: PART OF MARTHA'S 6744s,ii. [Topographic Plate].
COAST LINES: PARTS OF Additional areas and locations available in same 1908 series including: Boothbay, Maine, Deer Isle, Maine, Morro Bay, Ca., Great South Bay, NY., Atlantic City, NJ., Sandy Hook, NJ., Presque Isle Bay, PA., San Francisco Bay, Ca., Bolinas Bay, Ca., Sodus Bay, NY., Cape Blanco, Or., Oceanside, Ca., Chesapeake Bay, Md., Buzzards Bay, Ma., Niagara Falls, NY., East Delta, La., Williamston, NC., St. Louis, Mo., Yosemite Valley, Ca., Yellowstone Canyon, and more. Pricing $44 - $78 each.
See below for additional coastal topographic maps. U.S. LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT. Original hand drawn architectural drawings for a: Screw Pile Light House for 4th, 5th, and 6th Order Lenses [octagonal style] . Engineer Secretary, U. S. Light House Board. 1880-1906.
We have been very fortunate to come across a large lot of original U. S. Light House Establishment architectural drawings for the construction of various lighthouses, keeper’s dwellings, oil houses, range beacons and more This lot originated from the Lighthouse Establishment Engineering Offices and includes many one of a kind items. This portion includes 11 drawings for a Screw Pile Light House for 4th, 5th, and 6th Order Lenses. Octagonal Screw Pile Type lighthouses represented in this lot include: Mathias Point, VA., Hooper’s Straits & James Island, MD. & Laurel Point, NC., Windmill Point, Shark Fin Shoal, Lower Cedar Point, MD., Wade Point, NC., Pages Rock, VA., and Maryland Point, MD. Light Houses. There were two basic styles of screw-pile lighthouses – square and octagonal. Most lighthouses of each shape were from the same basic plan, in fact many plan sheets have multiple lighthouse names on them and they were reused over the years. Drawings are hand drawn or printed, ink on paper and are done in from one to four colors each. These original architectural drawings represent an unprecedented view into the design and construction of this style of lighthouse. The drawings are quite beautiful and would be wonderful for research or to frame for display. Condition varies but as you might expect being early paper, the edges on many have chipping and some small tears. Many have been tape reinforced both originally and recently. Eleven superb architectural views include: Sheet # Full elevation and sectional view labeled Mathias Point, VA. c.1883. hand drawn, 3-color ink on paper. 24" x 37". Sheet # Plans First Floor Framing, Lantern Deck, Lantern labeled Hooper’s Straits & James Island, MD. & Laurel Point, NC. c.1883. hand drawn, 4-color ink on paper. 24" x 37". Sheet # Details of Iron Work, Repair of Windmill Point Lighthouse, labeled Windmill Point. c.1883. hand drawn, 2-color ink on paper. 24" x 37". Sheet # Plans First and Second Story, labeled Shark Fin Shoal LH. c.1883. hand drawn, 3-color ink on paper. 24" x 37". Sheet # Soundings and Sectional Elevations, labeled Lower Cedar Point, MD. c.1906. hand drawn, 4-color ink on paper. 24" x 37". Sheet #5 Details of Iron Work. 16" x 24" printed on paper. b/w. Wade Point, NC Sheet #1 Half Plan Showing Framing First Floor I Beams. 16" x 24" printed on paper. b/w. Pages Rock, VA Sheet #3 Details of Iron Work, ladders, etc. 16" x 24" printed on paper. b/w. Pages Rock, VA Sheet #2 Details of Iron Work, etc. 16" x 24" printed on paper. b/w. Pages Rock, VA Sheet #4 Details of Iron Work, smoke pipe, etc. 16" x 24" printed on paper. b/w. Pages Rock, VA Sheet #5 Lantern Apparatus of the 4th, 5th & 6th Orders. 16" x 24" printed on paper. b/w. Pages Rock, VA [Maryland Point, MD. #23240 Set 11 drawings $3,295 net. Priced individually on request. Photos available.
25322b. (Circular No. 83) REDUCTION OF SALARIES OF LIGHT-KEEPERS. Light-House Board. Circular No. 83 of 1889. August 5, 1889. One page 8” x 10” printed Circular as issued, refers to Circular No. 38 necessitating the reduction in salaries, indicating that Congress was ill-advised as to the nature and amount of the deficit by the Light-House Board, and that Congress did make an appropriation to meet the anticipated deficit based on the facts presented to it, but said appropriation was insufficient, hence the necessity for the reduction in salaries for the fiscal year 1889. A most interesting piece that smacks of politics of the time. It appears that Congress was unwilling to accept the blame for the deficit and subsequent reduction in keeper’s salaries, and I suspect that they “suggested” to the Light-House Board that they retract earlier statements and accept responsibility for the errors. In excellent condition, near fine. (F-) (similar to above) $385 net.
27383. [document]
25320a,b,c. (lot three disciplinary letters) Keeper Conrad Hawk, Pecks Ledge Light Station c.1913. A lighthouse was proposed in 1896 to mark Pecks Ledge at the east end of the Norwalk Islands in Norwalk, Connecticut but it wasn't until 1906 that the light was operational. The lighthouse was of a common caisson “sparkplug” type, made of cast iron plates and fitted to accommodate two keepers. The lantern was initially fitted with a fourth order Fresnel lens and exhibiting a flashing white light. The interior had three stories of living space, topped by a watchroom and lantern. There was also a basement containing cisterns for the storage of rainwater. In February 1913, Keeper Conrad Hawk was working on his lobster traps and left a receptacle of tar near the firebox side of the kitchen stove. Jeremy D’Entremont notes in his’ history of the station that ”…Keeper Hawk then noticed that the nearby lantern at Grassy Hummock was out and rowed over to relight the navigational aid. On his way back to Pecks Ledge he saw smoke pouring from the windows in his light tower. Thinking quickly, Keeper Hawk climbed to the tower roof and managed to get inside the lighthouse. He blocked a kitchen window with a quilt, stopping the draft that was feeding the fire. He then repeatedly drew seawater with a bucket and managed to put out the flames”. Although his carelessness caused the fire, the keeper's fast thinking may have saved the lighthouse from destruction. However, considerable damage was suffered by the station. Offered here are the three official specification of charges and disciplinary letters issued by the Bureau of Lighthouses with one signed in the hand of Commissioner George Putnam.
The
first letter, dated February 25, 1913 details two charges against the
keeper and details the fire incident. It further directs Keeper Hawk to
reply with any statement that he wished to make. Signed by J. Y. Yates,
Office of Lighthouse Inspector, 3rd District, Tompkinsville, N.Y. The second letter, (not shown) dated February 26, 1913 notes that “…while it is considered that the fire was a result of carelessness on your part, this office is gratified to know that upon discovering the fire, you without assistance, used all available means at your command to extinguish the fire until it was out.” Signed by J. Y. Yates, Office of Lighthouse Inspector, 3rd District, Tompkinsville, N.Y.
The
third letter, dated March 15, 1913 is from the Bureau of Lighthouses,
Washington and is signed in the curse hand of Commissioner George
Putnam. Putnam notes that although the keeper used all available means
to extinguish the fire, in view of the seriousness of the incident he was
cautioned to avoid a reoccurrence, and notes that copies of the letter
have been filed in the keeper’s personnel file. In
view of the seriousness of the incident, it is extremely rare in my view
for the Lighthouse Service to have retained the keeper whereas in prior
years, far smaller infractions had resulted in more serious consequences
including dismissal. This three letter lot on such a subject, including
one letter from the Commissioner himself, in original and in such
good condition, is an unprecedented find. Documents
measure 8” x 10 ½” and are on original printed stationery of the
Lighthouse Service (two different styles). Documents are overall bright
and clean, only light foxing or soiling and one stain. Each with two
original folds. (VG+).
Lot three (3) documents $785 net. 25330. (document) U.
S. Lighthouse Service, Superintendent of Lighthouses, 3rd District,
Thompkinsville Lighthouse Depot, New York. May 11, 1921. 4p.
Original proposal / order signed by F. W. Ockenfels, 1st Assistant
Superintendent, requests 144 fishing lines, 150 feet in length , from
the Hall Rod Works in Highland Mills, New York. Typed LHS form No. 110
includes complete specifications for same. Nice example of early
Lighthouse Service documentation. Only light use. (VG). $64.
2692. (cover) Official U. S.
Lighthouse Service return envelope. Original official envelope from the Office
of Inspector, 13th L. H. District, Portland, Oregon
6744x,z. [Topographic Plate]. COAST
LINES: PART OF
6744r,v,gg. [Topographic Plate]. COAST
LINES: PART OF
25171. (stationary) U.
S. REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE LETTER SHEETS. Cover sheet includes
Revenue Cutter Service letterhead with subject information on back.
Second style is blank on front, with subject information on back. (35
sheets available) Light moisture to one corner. $5 each 25345. (stationary) U.
S. COAST GUARD LETTER SHEETS. Early c.1916 letter sheet includes
early letterhead comprised of Treasury shield with crossed anchors. $10 each
25149. HARBOR OF
REFUGE AT NANTUCKET, MASS. Engineers, U.S.A. 1903. b/w.
8” x 11”. Includes soundings, east and west jetty. And inset map of
Nantucket Island and Sound showing location of the harbor. With two
light original folds, fine for matting and framing. Very clean. (VG+).
$48. 27401. (architectural drawing) U. S. Coast Guard. Chesapeake Light Station, Cape Henry, Va. c.1964. Full size original copy measures 29” x 40” and shows structural elevation views of the tall “Texas tower” type light structure. View shows north and west elevations and pile detail. The tower is located halfway between the northern and southern channels leading into Chesapeake Bay, about 14 miles away from Cape Henry. It was built in 1965 and is 120 feet high. The 33-inch concrete-filled steel pilings were driven 180 feet into the ocean floor. The actual light tower stands 37 feet above the helicopter deck. The station was automated in 1989. Great for research or framing. Blue on buff, period blueprint copy. (VG). $28. 27399. (architectural drawing) U. S. Coast Guard. Diamond Shoal Light Station, Cape Hatteras, North Carolina c.1964. Full size original copy measures 29” x 40” and shows structural elevation views of the tall “Texas tower” type light structure. View shows south and east elevations and pile detail. The Diamond Shoal "Texas Tower" was originally constructed and placed in operation in 1966 and was automated in 1977. Since that time the structure deteriorated to such an extent that the light was formally extinguished in December of 2001. Great for research or framing. Blue on buff, period blueprint copy. (VG). $28. Decorate
Your Wall With An Original Vintage Nautical Chart Of Your Favorite New We have discovered a wonderful selection of
vintage c. 1919-1943 U.S.G.S. coastal navigation charts covering
1.
Quoddy Roads to Petit Manan Is. 1941 (42 ½ X 32 ½). 3.
5.
Cross Is. To Nash Is. 1943 (41 x 29) Nash Is. Lt., Moose Peak Lt., Libby
Is., Avery Rock Lt. Shows many islands and details of shoreline, etc.
$24. 6.
Nash to Schoodic Is. 1939 (27 ½ x 41) Shows Columbia Falls, Addison,
Harrington, Cherryfield, Millbridge, including Prospect 7.
Frenchman Bay & E. Part Mt. Desert Is. 1942 (28 x 42) Bar Harbor and
8.
10.
Moose Cove to 11. 13. Deer
Is. Thoroughfare & Casco Passage 1938 (35 x 22) Mark Is., 14.
Hussey Sound & Vicinity ( 18. 2538. (document) Boon Island Light House, Maine. Letter sheet to Samuel Thompson in Scarborough, Maine, dated York, Maine 29 April 1849, from his brother Inos Thompson, Keeper of the Lighthouse at Boon Island. Document measures 10 x 8, four pages folded lettersheet, of which one is correspondence, inner two blank, and the address leaf to the keeper’s brother Samuel Thompson, Oak Hill, Scarborough, Maine. An interesting letter from Inos Thompson, Keeper at the lighthouse on Boon Island in which he refers to his appointment just being received. He writes, in part, "Brother Samuel…. Last Thursday I recvd. a Commission from the U.S. Treasury Department as Keeper of the Boon Island Light Establishment. I am this moment waiting a chance to get there, my things being on board a Vessel. If in your power, it will give me much pleasure to see you there this summer, and to have you spend a few days with me. Appoint a time, and come to York, [and] I will send my Boat for you." Includes additional personal notes: "Susan requested me to say to you that she, with her husband, Capt. Putnam, intend to visit Eastward some time in May, will go first to see you & they will go in their own Carriage - have nothing to do with Rail Roads. Capt. Putnam is building a house adjoining ours. It is well under way, will soon be finished." More family news including "Wife has been very feeble for some time….the very sudden death of Our little Boy.." and much more. A rare personal insight into the life and family of the keeper. Overall clean and nicely readable. Address leaf has had some later accounting notations but do not affect letter sheet. (VG-). $348 net.
20178. [Light-House District Maps]. U. S. Light-House Service. c. 1900-1908. A rare opportunity to obtain early, official U. S. Light-House Service District charts of all district aids to navigation as bound in their Annual Reports. Normally these charts are included within the Annual Reports and we are unable to offer them separately but we have found a lot of disbound charts in wonderful condition. These are perfect for matting and framing for your wall. Charts detail the entire Light-House District in three colors, and show all lighthouses, beacons, light vessels, fog signals, lighted buoys, Light-House Depots, and more. Charts average about 9" x 10 ½" in size with one original fold and are clean and crisp. A rare chance to obtain the chart of your Light-House District for framing. (VG).
FIRST LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From the head of navigation on the St. Croix River, Maine to Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire. Includes all of Maine and New Hampshire. $88. SECOND LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire to Elisha Ledge off Warren, Rhode Island. Includes all of Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. $88. THIRD LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From Elisha Ledge off Warren, Rhode Island to and including a point on the coast of New Jersey opposite Shrewsbury Rocks. $88. PART OF THE THIRD LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Includes all of Lake Champlain. $44.
FOURTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From a point on the coast of New Jersey opposite Shrewsbury Rocks to and including Metomkin Inlet, Virginia. Includes New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. $88. FIFTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From Metomkin Inlet, Virginia to and including New River Inlet, North Carolina. $88. SIXTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From New River Inlet, North Carolina to and including Jupiter Inlet Light-Station, Florida. Includes part of North Carolina, all of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida between the limits named. $88. SEVENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From a point south of Jupiter Inlet Light-Station to Perdido Entrance, Florida. Includes all of the sea and Gulf Coasts of Florida. $88. EIGHTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From Perdido Entrance, Florida to the southern boundary of Texas. Includes all of the Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi River. $88. NINTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Includes all of Lake Michigan, Green Bay and tributary waters. $88. TENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Extends from the mouth of the St. Regis River, St. Lawrence River, New York to the mouth of the River Rouge, Detroit River, Michigan. Includes the waters of Lakes Erie and Ontario, and the upper part of the St. Lawrence, the Niagara, and the lower part of the Detroit rivers. $78. TWELFTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Extends from the boundary between California and Mexico to the boundary between California and Oregon. Also includes the waters of the Hawaiian, Samoan, Midway Islands and Guam Island. $89. FOURTEENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Extends on the Ohio River from Pittsburg, Pa., to Cairo, Ill., on the Tennessee River 255 miles, and on the Great Kanawha 73 miles. $48. FIFTEENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Extends on the Mississippi River from the head of navigation to Cairo, Ill., and on the Missouri River to Kansas City, Mo., and on the Illinois River from LaSalle to its mouth. $48. All districts available, please inquire.........
6744a,k. [Topographic Map]. CAPE COD FROM PROVINCETOWN TO EASTHAM INCLUDING TRURO, WELLFLEET AND EASTHAM. Walker Lithographers & Publishers, Boston. c.1900. Size 20"h x 28 ½".From early Atlas of Massachusetts. Beautiful, early, three color topographic maps show the important contours and features of the area including the Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations, light vessels, as well as roads and important town buildings, etc. This map includes the complete towns of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet and MUCH OF Eastham. U. S. Life-Saving Stations include Race Point, Peaked Hill Bar, High Head, Highland, Pamet River, Cahoon Hollow and Nauset. Lighthouses include Long Point, Wood End, Race Point, Highland, Nauset Beach Lights, Mayo’s Beach Light and Billingsgate. Also includes Marconi Wireless Station, all roads, railway lines, shoals and bars, and much more. Map is quite desirable for framing and is new old stock. Unusually clean and crisp save, never used. These early coastal maps are most desirable for display and bring a premium, particularly on the Cape and the islands. (VG+). $118 net. Other Cape areas available - please inquire. Rare,
Early, Letterpress Copies of Hand-Written Letters from the Secretary of
the Treasury regarding Keeper Appointments, Dismissals, and other
Business of the Day. 1840’s Letterpress
copy was a method in use fairly early in the neneteemth century for
producing one file copy of a hand-written ink document; Thomas Jefferson
made extensive use of it. The process involved dampening the surface of
a freshly written original letter of document, placing over it a thin
sheet of paper, and pressing this sandwich in a special press. Enough
ink from the original would be absorbed by the thin paper for a copy of
the letter to be made. It was possible to produce an excellent reference
copy using this method. Signatures as well as the text are transferred
in this method, producing one copy that is difficult to distinguish from
the original. Since only one copy can be produced from an original using
this method, one can be fairly certain that no other copies and possibly
not even some of the originals exist today. 6548.
(Commonwealth of Massachusetts) AN ACT TO CEDE
TO THE UNITED STATES THE JURISDICTION OF THE TRACT OF LAND WHICH SHALL
BE REQUIRED FOR THE LIGHT-HOUSE, AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS TO BE ERECTED ON
WIGWAM-POINT. June 12, 1800. 1p. One page Act cedes
jurisdiction of the land for the above lighthouse at Wigwam Point (or
Annisquam as it is now known), the oldest of four lighthouse locations
off Gloucester, Massachusetts. One page, disbound, clean and crisp.
(VG). $24.
2115b. [color plate] color
plate UNITED STATES FLAGS. c.1903.
This 1-page 6” x 9” color plate disbound from an early encyclopedia
details 18 types of United States flags. Most interesting are the
Lighthouse Service flag, Revenue Marine Ensign and Revenue Marine
Pennant. Also includes views of Union flag and jack, Secretary of War,
yacht Ensign, Naval Dispatch, Powder Flag, Secretary of Navy,
Admiral’s flag and more. Clean, crisp, great for reference or
illustration. (VG). $18.
24323a. (Lot: document & photo) Keeper C. L. Knight, Goose Rocks Light Station, Maine c.1930. Charles.L. Knight was a lighthouse keeper on the Maine coast for over 30 years. His assignments included Goose Rocks LH, Hendricks Head LH and others. Included here is an original Form 76 filled out by Keeper Knight, Department of Commerce Lighthouse Service, Shore Liberty or Leave of Absence of Keepers dated October 30, 1930. The form is a request for a four day shore leave from Goose Rocks light station, to visit his family. Form is typed and signed in the hand of Keeper Knight, as well as initialed in approval by the Superintendent, First Lighthouse District. 8” x 10 ½”. A fine lot, perfect for your collection of framing. (VG). $248.
23555. [document] Original four-page Form No.
49, Account of Supplies Delivered by the Master of the Light-House
Supply Vessel Pharos, and Those Remaining on Hand Prior to Making
Deliveries, at the Pemaquid Point Light-Station, on the 9th Day of July,
1867. Each page measures 13 ½” by 8 ½” and is completed in
the hand of the keeper and lists countless items on hand or delivered on
this date by the lighthouse tender. Page includes listings of oil,
wicks, chimneys, rouge, whiting, towels, buff skins, soap, various
brushes, paint and more. Notations by the keeper indicate quantities on
hand. Form is in very good condition, light soiling, very little light
browning from age, a few stains. Signed by J. Howland, Master, US
Lighthouse Tender Pharos. Ideal for display and a fine original antique Similar forms available
dated: 8 July, 1865 and 19 July, 1864. Lorenzo
Sitgreaves (ca. 1811-1888) – 23368b. [lot] Lorenzo
Sitgreaves (ca. 1811-1888) –
23536. [chart] QUODDY HEAD TO CAPE COD. U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. 1912 (with engineering back to the 1800s). Original large 36" x 44" chart on paper stock includes the entire coastline from West Quoddy Head to Provincetown and Truro on Cape Cod. Detailed char includes numerous landmarks, as well as all lighthouses marked in yellow, life-saving stations, and navigational aids along the coast. The chart also lists tides, Lighthouses (a long list) with characteristics, Light Vessels, Life Saving Stations, Storm Warning Displays, abbreviations, scales, buoys, authorities, soundings, elevations, and is really fascinating to gaze at and study, whether or not one lives in this geographic region. The chart is very nice with an aesthetically pleasing and rich patina, some light creases but overall clean and beautifully intact, quite nice for framing. (VG). $144 net. 6744p,i. [Topographic Map]. CAPE COD FROM TRURO TO BREWSTER INCLUDING ORLEANS, EASTHAM AND WELLFLEET. U.S. Geological Survey. September 1893 edition, reprinted 1923, from surveys done in 1887. Size 16 ½"w x 20"h. The scale of the map is 1:62,500, with contour lines at 20-foot intervals. Beautiful, early, three color topographic maps show the important contours and features of the area including the Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations, as well as roads and important town buildings, etc. This map includes the complete towns of Orleans, Wellfleet, Eastham, part of Brewster and Truro. U. S. Life-Saving Stations include Pamet River, Cahoon’s Hollow, Nauset, and Orleans. Lighthouses include Billingsgate, Mayo’s Beach, Nauset Beach Beacons. Also includes all roads, railway lines, shoals and bars, and much more. Map is quite desirable for framing and is clean and crisp as original. Unusually clean and crisp, would be wonderful framed. These early coastal maps are most desirable for display and bring a premium, particularly on the Cape and the islands. (VG+). $138 net. 6744h. [Topographic Map]. CAPE COD FROM ORLEANS TO BARNSTABLE INCLUDING MONOMOY. Geo. H. Walker & Co. Lithographers & Publishers, Boston. c.1900. Size 20"h x 28 ½". From early Atlas of Massachusetts. Beautiful, early, three color topographic maps show the important contours and features of the area including the Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations, light vessels, as well as roads and important town buildings, etc. This map includes the complete towns of Orleans, Brewster, Chatham, Harwich, Dennis, Yarmouth and part of Barnstable. U. S. Life-Saving Stations include Nauset, Orleans, Old Harbor, Chatham. Lighthouses include Chatham, Monomoy Point, Stage Harbor, Bass River, Hyannis, Bishop & Clerks, Sandy Neck. Also includes all roads, railway lines, shoals and bars, and much more. Map is quite desirable for framing and is new old stock. Unusually clean and crisp save, never used. These early coastal maps are most desirable for display and bring a premium, particularly on the Cape and the islands. (VG+). $148 net.
U.S. LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT. Original hand drawn architectural drawings for a: Screw Pile Light House for 4th, 5th, and 6th Order Lenses [square style]. Engineer Secretary, U. S. Light House Board. 1880-1896 We have been very fortunate to come across a large lot of original U. S. Light House Establishment architectural drawings for the construction of various lighthouses, keeper’s dwellings, oil houses, range beacons and more This lot originated from the Lighthouse Establishment Engineering Offices and includes many one of a kind items. This portion includes 15 drawings for a Screw Pile Light House for 4th, 5th, and 6th Order Lenses. Screw Pile Type lighthouses represented in this lot include: Neuse River Light House, Long Shoal Light House, Croatan Light House, Lower Cedar Point, MD., Holland’s Island Bay, MD., & Great Wicomico River, VA. Light Houses. There were two basic styles of screw-pile lighthouses – square and octagonal. Most lighthouses of each shape were from the same basic plan, in fact many plan sheets have multiple lighthouse names on them and they were reused over the years. All drawings are hand drawn, ink on paper and are done in from one to three colors each. These original hand drawn in ink architectural drawings represent an unprecedented view into the design and construction of this style of lighthouse. The drawings are quite beautiful and would be wonderful for research or to frame for display. Condition varies but as you might expect being early paper, the edges on many have chipping and some small tears. Many have been tape reinforced. Fifteen superb architectural views include: Elevation Views: Full elevation view labeled Lower Cedar Point, MD. c.1896. 3-color. 25" x 38". Screw Pile Section and Soundings, Corner Steel Castings, Repair of Substructure… Lower Cedar Point Light House, MD. c.1906. Half Sectional Elevation of First Floor & Part of Second Floor, Roof & Drum. Holland’s Island Bay, MD., & Great Wicomico River, VA. Light Houses. c.1889. [following labeled] "Screw Pile Light House for 4th, 5th, and 6th Order Lenses": Sheet #4 Plan for 2nd Floor. 22" x 32" hand drawn, ink on paper. b/w. Sheet #5 Details of House Frame. 22" x 32" hand drawn, ink on paper. b/w. Sheet #6 Lantern Deck, Watch Room Deck, Roof Frame. 22" x 32" hand drawn, ink on paper. b/w. Sheet #7 Details of Wood Work. 22" x 32" hand drawn, ink on paper. b/w. Sheet #8 Details of Wood Work. 22" x 32" hand drawn, ink on paper. b/w. Sheet #9 Details of Wood Work. 22" x 32" hand drawn, ink on paper. b/w. Sheet #10 Details of Gable End. 22" x 32" hand drawn, ink on paper. b/w. Sheet #11 Details of Iron Work. 22" x 32" hand drawn, ink on paper. b/w. Sheet #12Details of Iron Work. 22" x 32" hand drawn, ink on paper. b/w. Sheet #13 Details of Iron Work. 22" x 32" hand drawn, ink on paper. b/w. Sheet #14 Details of Iron Work. 22" x 32" hand drawn, ink on paper. b/w. Sheet #17 Details of Metal Work. 22" x 32" hand drawn, ink on paper. b/w.
#S-01. Set 15 original drawings $3,995 net 22523. [Parliamentary Paper] REPORT OF THE TRINITY BOARD CORPORATION ON ALL EXPERIMENTS MADE WITH A VIEW OF TESTING THE DIFFERENT PLANS FOR FOG SIGNALS….. House of Commons. March 14, 1864. 10 p. A consideration of the merits of various types of fog signals with testimony and results of experiments presented. Includes comparisons of various trumpets, guns, and of particular interest is Daboll’s horn. Comparison tables of results of the various fog signal devices are included. Excellent for research on the subject. Disbound folio 8" x 13". (VG). $22. 2362. [document] Very early Colonial Lighthouse letter dated Treasury Department, Revenue Office, [Washington DC] May 1794. Though original letter is not included, this is the free franked stampless cover from Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue and received and docketed in the hand of William Ellery, Collector of the Customs for the district of Newport, Rhode Island. Tench Coxe [1755-1824] was a merchant, political economist and member of the Annapolis Convention and the Continental Congress of 1788. His promotion of cotton culture in the South earned him the title of father of America’s cotton industry. Coxe was made Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in 1789 and became Commissioner of the Revenue in 1792, in which capacity he signed this cover in lieu of postage [free franking privilege]. William Ellery [1724-1820] was an American patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Rhode Island. In 1776 Ellery succeeded Samuel Ward as a delegate to Congress and noted that when signing the Declaration of Independence which may have been their "death warrant", all the signers displayed only "undaunted resolution". In 1790 he was appointed by Geprge Washington as collector of the customs for the district of Newport. It was in this capacity that he oversaw the operation of lighthouses in the district and thus received this note from Coxe. Ellery writes in the upper corner: "Comm of Revenue conc. Inform respecting the [lighthouse] oil on hand. Dated May 4th 1794, Rec. May 9, 1794, Ans’r the 12th, 1794". EXTREMELY RARE COLONIAL LIGHT HOUSE ITEM WRITTEN IN THE HAND OF SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. Good condition, only light browning at folds, some wear. Excellent penmanship makes this quite readable. An important early Light House Establishment document. $284 net.
[map copy]. United States Life Saving Service. SECOND LIFE SAVING DISTRICT. COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS. 1876. Large 14 ¾" x 26" map shows the 14 life-saving stations that existed at the time along the mainland coast and on Nantucket. Stations are nicely marked with a silhouette of an early station style with the appropriate station number noted. Map details the coastline nicely as well as the major railroad lines at the time. Scale 1" = 5 nautical miles. Map is from the original, issued by the U.S. Life Saving Service in 1876 and would be quite desirable for reference or for framing. Available in two forms: C95111A. 20 lb. Black on white bond paper 14 ¾" x 26". Ideal for reference. $18. C95111B. 24 lb. White semi gloss paper, in color showing brown background as original. Ideal for framing or reference. $24.95. 6744h. [Topographic Map]. CAPE COD FROM ORLEANS TO BARNSTABLE INCLUDING MONOMOY. Geo. H. Walker & Co. Lithographers & Publishers, Boston. c.1900. Size 20"h x 28 ½". From early Atlas of Massachusetts. Beautiful, early, three color topographic maps show the important contours and features of the area including the Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations, light vessels, as well as roads and important town buildings, etc. This map includes the complete towns of Orleans, Brewster, Chatham, Harwich, Dennis, Yarmouth and part of Barnstable. U. S. Life-Saving Stations include Nauset, Orleans, Old Harbor, Chatham. Lighthouses include Chatham, Monomoy Point, Stage Harbor, Bass River, Hyannis, Bishop & Clerks, Sandy Neck. Also includes all roads, railway lines, shoals and bars, and much more. Map is quite desirable for framing and is new old stock. Unusually clean and crisp save, never used. These early coastal maps are most desirable for display and bring a premium, particularly on the Cape and the islands. (VG+). $148 net. 6744i. [Topographic Map]. CAPE COD FROM TRURO TO BREWSTER INCLUDING ORLEANS, EASTHAM AND WELLFLEET. U.S. Geological Survey. September 1893 edition, reprinted 1923, from surveys done in 1887. Size 16 ½"w x 20"h. The scale of the map is 1:62,500, with contour lines at 20-foot intervals. Beautiful, early, three color topographic maps show the important contours and features of the area including the Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations, as well as roads and important town buildings, etc. This map includes the complete towns of Orleans, Wellfleet, Eastham, part of Brewster and Truro. U. S. Life-Saving Stations include Pamet River, Cahoon’s Hollow, Nauset, and Orleans. Lighthouses include Billingsgate, Mayo’s Beach, Nauset Beach Beacons. Also includes all roads, railway lines, shoals and bars, and much more. Map is quite desirable for framing and is clean and crisp as original. Unusually clean and crisp, would be wonderful framed. These early coastal maps are most desirable for display and bring a premium, particularly on the Cape and the islands. (VG+). $158 net. LIGHTHOUSE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS
We have been very fortunate to come across a lot of ten original c.1858 architectural drawings and contract document for the construction of the screw-pile type lighthouses at the Cherrystone Inlet, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia and at Stingray Point, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. This lot originated from the family archives of Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves (1811-1888), of the United States Topographical Engineers, who was closely involved in the design and construction of many lighthouses throughout the country. This lot includes one-of-a-kind items including the original contract documents and nine original full color hand drawn in ink on linen architectural drawings. These represent an unprecedented view into the design and construction of these early lighthouses. The drawings are quite beautiful and would be wonderful for research or to frame for display. Please inquire for more details. US LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT JOURNAL OF LIGHT STATION for the Light Station at Lovell’s Island Range Light, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.
Lovell’s Island Range Lights were erected in 1902 for the accommodation o f mariners coming up the South Channel of Broad Sound, Boston Harbor. The lights were placed in the charge of Keeper Alfred G. Eisener. Known as a poet and a writer, Keeper Eisner is best known for his book Dan, or the Gale of ‘73. In 1919 Eisener was succeeded by Charles H. Jennings, who later transferred to Boston Light. The light was extinguished in 1939 and subsequently torn down. This historic log records the careers of both keepers of this important light station. "….June 30, 1919….This page closes my Light-House life, consisting of 35 years of service, beginning at Cape Ann, ending at Lovell’s Island, Mass. Alfred G. Eisener [Keeper]…." SUPERB Original intact standard issue Light-House Journal: Hard bound folio with half-calf spine and corners. Spine is labeled in gilt embossed letters "306 – Journal of Light Station – Light-House Establishment – Department of Commerce and labor". Volume measures 14" high by 8 ½" wide and contains 202 form pages completed in the hand of Keepers Alfred G. Eisener, and Charles Harold Jennings, covering the period from July 1, 1911 to November 30, 1919. This type of record was kept at all stations and contained daily listings of important events, bad weather and other special notes. Each page is signed in the hand of the Keeper. Some of the special notes include Sept. 30, 1918 when the light was extinguished for the duration of the Great War, November 11, 1918 Great War practically ended today – Armistice signed, and sadly: "This page closes my light-house life, consisting of 35 years of service, beginning at Cape Ann, ending at Lovell’s Island, Mass." signed Alfred G. Eisener. Also noted are the signatures of the District Inspector after inspection of the station with dates of inspection and various notes. Back endpapers used by keepers to record period of absences during the years. Pages are in good condition, generally clean and tight. Binding lightly soiled, with expected light wear. Hinges are worn, front half intact but becoming loose, back intact but worn. and with 3/4 of original paper label. Spine intact and legible. Spine is clearly embossed: "306 – Journal of Light Station – Light-House Establishment – Department of Commerce and labor" (VG). D-03. Please inquire. 21377. [document copy] U. S. Department of Commerce, Lighthouse Service, Keeper’s Annual Property Return, Requisition, and Receipt Form No. 30. 24 pages. 8" x 10". Lengthy form contains spaces for all items needed by the Keeper and is would be filled out in his hand indicating the quantity of each item on hand, received, and used during the year. Each and every possible item is noted, from all sizes of brushes, to boats, burners, lamps, wicks, tools, deflectors, furniture, dinnerware, lamp fittings, paint, books and forms, and much more. Listing covers 24 pages and is a must for researchers working to properly furnish your lighthouse or museum exhibit. Quality photocopy, spiral bound. $8. 2168. [document] U. S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps. June 19, 1908. Typed letter on official stationery of the U. S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps bears a reply by George A. Thormann, General Superintendent of the Corps to Mr. Marcus H. Holcomb, Attorney-General, Hartford, Conn. Attorney Holcomb had apparently requested a report on the organization. Superintendent Thormann explains that since the Corps is a humane institution for the purpose of organizing crews of volunteer life savers, that they do not fall under the Public Acts that Mr. Holcomb had referred. Document is clean and crisp and signed in the hand of General Superintendent Thormann. 8 ½" x 11", with original folds. (VG). $42. 20511-20. [document] This is a 1-page voucher from the files of Light-House Inspector L. Sitgreaves, for the Eleventh Light-House District. Dated 9 November 1854. Payment voucher lists repairs performed on the Waukegan [Harbor, Racine, Wisconsin] Lighthouse during the period March until August 24, 1854 and authorizes payment of $120.45. Some of the work on the lighthouse detailed includes; stovepipe for lighthouse tower, padlock, cordwood, chimneys for lamps, masonry work, materials for staging and repairs detailed, labor for fitting zinc on deck, and more. Document is filled out on official Light-House Establishment form in the hand of Capt. Sitgreaves and is signed by him. Capt. Sitgreaves was Light-House Inspector in the Eleventh District, and designed and built a number of light stations in his long career. This document is part of an important lot of early documents of the period just after the complete reorganization of the Light-House Establishment and institution of the new Light-House Board. During this point many lighthouses were repaired and many new stations established. Document measures 8" x 12", two sides, with 3 original light folds, extremely clean, crisp. A most interesting and scarce early Great Lakes U. S. Lighthouse Establishment Office Light House Inspector, 4th Dist., Philadelphia. Official Correspondence - 1889 Correspondence is on official Treasury Department, Office of the Light-House Board letterhead, signed, and bears official District Office of the Light-House Inspector stamp. 657. From James Gregory, Engineer Secretary to Comdr. J.J. Reed, Inspector 4th. L. H. District, acknowledging receipt of communication showing the amount of hours fog-signals were in use during the year ending 30 June, ‘89. Dated August 20, 1889. $20.
6184. [example shown] From James Gregory, Major of Engineers to Comdr J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District enclosing vouchers for repairs to the L. H. Tender Geranium. Dated June 25, 1889. $18 659. From James Gregory, Engineer Secretary to Comdr. J.J. Reed, Inspector 4th. L. H. District. Acknowledging receipt of Report of Operations for July. Dated August 26, 1889. $18. 674. From Commander George Coffin to Comdr. J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District regarding damages to Light-House property. Dated September 13, 1889. $18. 671. From James Gregory, Major of Engineers to Comdr J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District forwarding contracts with Messrs. Darrah & Elwell for furnishing provisions for 1889-90. Dated June 26, 1889. $16. 6183. From James Gregory, Major of Engineers to Comdr J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District returning proposals for paint for buoyage purposes. Dated August 15, 1889. $14. 6186. From Commander George Coffin to Comdr. J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District acknowledging receipt of inventory for light-vessels and tenders. Dated October 19, 1889. $16. 6188. From Commander George Coffin to Comdr. J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District transmitting Report of Operations for September 1889. Dated October 17, 1889. $18. 6189. From James Gregory, Major of Engineers to Comdr J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District requesting information regarding fog signal operations, equipment in use, hours of operation and amount of coal used. Dated August 16, 1889. $18.
U. S. Lighthouse Establishment Original Reply LettersOfficial Treasury Department, Office of the Light-House Board, Form No. 126 acknowledging the receipt of various monthly supply and equipment forms, reports, statements and returns. These originated from the correspondence file, District Inspector, Fourth Light-House District. All bear official letterhead, are stamped with official Light House Inspector’s stamp and dated and many are signed (*) by George W. Coffin, Naval secretary. Many contain reference to L. H. Tenders or other items of interest.This is a fine opportunity to obtain nice examples of an official document at an affordable price. Quite frameable, 8" x 10½", slight browning from age but overall good condition, tape remnants one edge. 6203. From George W. Coffin, Naval Secretary to Comdr. J.J. Reed, Inspector 4th. L. H. District, acknowledging receipt of reports and returns for the Tender Zizania. Dated September 27, 1889. $17. 6190. From George W. Coffin, Naval Secretary to Comdr. J.J. Reed, Inspector 4th. L. H. District, acknowledging receipt of reports of statements and balances. Dated October 14, 1889. $17. 6207. From George W. Coffin, Naval Secretary to Comdr. J.J. Reed, Inspector 4th. L. H. District, acknowledging receipt of reports of inspection of light-houses. Dated October 25, 1889. $17. 6210. From George W. Coffin, Naval Secretary to Comdr. J.J. Reed, Inspector 4th. L. H. District, acknowledging receipt of reports of inspection of light-houses. Dated October 29, 1889. $17. 6225. From George W. Coffin, Naval Secretary to Comdr. J.J. Reed, Inspector 4th. L. H. District, acknowledging receipt of reports of inventory of the Light Vessel No. 37. Dated October 31, 1889. $19. U. S. Lighthouse Establishment Original Letters of Receipt Official Treasury Department, Office of the Light-House Board, handwritten communications on Official Stationary Form No. 127. These originated from the correspondence file, District Inspector, Fourth Light-House District. All bear official letterhead, are stamped with official Light House Inspector’s stamp and dated and many are signed by George W. Coffin, Naval secretary. Quite interesting, containing various items regarding Light-Vessels, L. H. Tenders, construction projects, keepers, supplies, budgets or other items of interest. This is a fine opportunity to obtain nice examples of official documents at an affordible price. Quite framable. 8" x 10½", slight browning from age but overall good condition. 6221. From Commander George Coffin to Comdr. J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District advising of receipt of Report of Operations for October. Dated November 5, 1889. $16.
6197. [shown] From Commander George Coffin to Comdr. J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District forwarding bids for repairing North East End Light Vessel No. 44. Dated August 5, 1889. $20. 6217. From Commander George Coffin to Comdr. J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District advising of receipt of communication relating to Signal Service, or Life Saving Stations near Light-House Reservations. Dated November 6, 1889. $18. 6216. From Commander George Coffin to Comdr. J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District advising of receipt of communication relating to the characteristic of the fog signal at Fort Mifflin, Pa. Dated October 4, 1889. $18. 6215. From Commander George Coffin to Comdr. J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District advising of receipt of communication and copy of letter from the U. S. Attorney relative to claim of ‘Viola’. Dated October 22, 1889. $18. 6177. From Commander George Coffin to Comdr. J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District advising of receipt of communication requesting copies of the International Code. Dated September 19, 1889. $18. 6194. From Commander George Coffin to Comdr. J. J. Reed, Inspector 4th Light-House District advising of receipt of communication transmitting a record of ocean temperature as observed at Absecon, N.J. Light-Station. Dated October 5, 1889. $16. More Documents.... 7239. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Light Discontinued. "Treasury Department, Office Light-House Board,...October 5, 1859."…The Light-House Board, at its meeting…recommended that the following light be discontinued, viz: The light at New Haven long wharf, (Conn.)….on November next….By order of the Secretary of the Treasury: R. Semmes, Secretary." Slight moisture stain, folded but most presentable. 8"w x 10"h. Matted for framing. (VG-) $195. Rare, Early, Original Hand-Written Letters from the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Keeper Appointments, Dismissals, and other Business of the Day. 1840’s
Light-House at Eagle Island (Maine). January 31, 1848. Rare letter regarding the appointment of the Keeper: [document - original. 7 ½" x 8". 1 page.]. "[to Hon. E. K. Smart, House. of Reps. Treasury Department. 31 Jany. 1848 Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date transmitting the recommendation of James Wyman (sp) and others in favor of the appointment of William W. Laughlin as Keeper of the Eagle Island Light and to inform you that it shall have respectful consideration. I am respy. [initialed] W.C.Y. [McClintock Young] Actg. Secy Tr[easury]." #6379. $158. net. Rare, Early, Letterpress Copies of Hand-Written Letters Rare letter regarding the appointment of the Keeper: [document - letterpress copy. 8" x 11". 1 page.]. "[to Hon.... Francis Granger... House of Rep’s. June 30, 1842. Sir: Your letter without date enclosing a petition in favor of Capt. Eadur(sp) for keeper of Big Sodus Light House was received this morning and shall be placed upon the files of the Department. The appointment for Sodus Bay Light was made on the 22nd inst. I am respectfully your Obd. Servent. [signed] McClintock Young Secry. of Treasury #6395. $84. 6332n. Light-House Board. LIST OF [LIGHTS AND] BEACONS, BUOYS, AND DAY-MARKS IN THE FIRST LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT… FROM THE NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES TO HAMPTON HARBOR, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1897. Wash. 120 pp. Includes descriptions of lights and light vessels, buoys, fog signals as well as other important information. Includes location, height above water, distance seen, candlepower, description of structure, and more. Soft wraps, covers only light wear, spine tape reinforced. Contents clean, tight. Very difficult to find these early lists. (VG) $78. 6332r. Light-House Board. LIST OF LIGHTS AND FOG SIGNALS ON THE ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES. Wash. 1908. 306 p. Soft wraps. Includes over 100 b/w printed photographs of light stations and light-vessels for visual recognition. Covers the coast from Whitlocks Mill, Maine to Point Isabel, Texas. Includes descriptions of lights and light vessels, buoys, fog signals as well as other important information. Includes location, height above water, distance seen, candlepower, description of structure, and more. Overall in unusually good condition for an early list, covers nicely intact with only a few chips, some browning, contents quite clean and tight, all photo views present, a very nice copy. Very difficult to find these early lists with photos and well worth the search. (VG+) $168 net. 6332L. Light-House Board. LIST OF [LIGHTS AND] BEACONS, BUOYS, MONUMENTS AND OTHER DAY-MARKS IN THE FIRST LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT… FROM THE NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES TO HAMPTON HARBOR, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1878. Wash. 45pp. Includes descriptions of lights and light vessels, buoys, fog signals as well as other important information. Includes location, height above water, distance seen, candlepower, description of structure, and more. Soft wraps, covers present but foxed and worn. Contents clean, tight, some edge wear. Very difficult to find these early lists. (G) $78. 6332m. Light-House Board. LIST OF LIGHTS, BUOYS, AND DAYMARKS IN THE FIRST LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT… FROM THE NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES TO HAMPTON HARBOR, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 1909. Wash. 146pp. Includes descriptions of lights and light vessels, buoys, fog signals as well as other important information. Includes location, height above water, distance seen, candlepower, description of structure, and more. Soft wraps, covers present but chipped and stained. Contents clean, tight, some edge wear. Very difficult to find these early lists. (G+) $68. 6332q. Light-House Board. LIGHT LIST ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES. Wash. 1917. 392 p. Soft wraps. Covers the coast from Whitlocks Mill, Maine to Point Isabel, Texas. Includes descriptions of lights and light vessels, buoys, fog signals as well as other important information. Includes location, height above water, distance seen, candlepower, description of structure, and more. Overall in good condition for an early list, light wear to wraps, contents clean and tight. Very difficult to find these early lists with photos and well worth the search. (VG) $68 net. 6332o. Lighthouse Service. ATLANTIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, BUOY [AND LIGHT] LIST. MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. FIRST LIGHTHOUSE DISTRICT. 1916. GPO. 1916. 90 pp. Soft wraps. Covers the coast from St. Croix River, Maine to the Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire. Includes complete descriptions of lights and light vessels, buoys, fog signals as well as other important information. Includes location, height above water, distance seen, candlepower, description of structure, etc. Overall in remarkably good condition for an early list. Scarce list, only very light wear, clean, tight, in excellent condition. (VG+). $54 net. 6332p. Lighthouse Service. ATLANTIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, BUOY [AND LIGHT] LIST. COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS. SECOND LIGHTHOUSE DISTRICT. 1918. GPO. 1918. 68 pp. Soft wraps. Covers the coast Newburyport Harbor to New Bedford and Westport Harbor. Includes complete descriptions of lights and light vessels, buoys, fog signals as well as other important information. Includes location, height above water, distance seen, candlepower, description of structure, etc. Overall in remarkably good condition for an early list. Scarce list, only very light wear, clean, tight, in very good condition. (VG). $54 net. 6666k. Treasury Dept., U.S. Coast Guard. LIST OF LIGHTS AND OTHER MARINE AIDS MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM. CG-161. GPO. 1959. 269pp. Desirable listing includes detailed information on all lighthouses, lightships, post lights and other aids to navigation including location, characteristics, order of light, apparatus or illuminant, height, color and peculiarities, fog signal information, and much more. Soft wraps unusually intact, very little wear. Contents quite clean, tight. (VG+). $16. 686d. Light-House Board. LIST OF LIGHTS AND FOG SIGNALS ON THE ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES. Wash. 1900. pp. 239. Soft wraps. Includes over 100 b/w photographs of light stations and light-vessels for visual recognition. and large fold-out map of First through Eighth Light-House Districts with seacoast lights. Covers the coast from Whitlocks Mill, Maine to Point Isabel, Texas. Includes descriptions of lights and light vessels, buoys, fog signals as well as other important information. Includes location, height above water, distance seen, candlepower, description of structure, and more. About 1/3 of the photographs have been damaged by opening after being damp, causing the surface of the paper to pull off, though many of these still usable. Some of these pages still stuck together but may be separates with steam. Remaining 60 photos intact though a bit wrinkled. Great early views of these vessels and stations. Contents unusually tight, clean and crisp. Very difficult to find these early lists with photos. (G). $98 net. 686b. Light-House Board. LIST OF LIGHTS AND FOG SIGNALS ON THE ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES. Wash. 1898. 175 p. Soft wraps. Includes over 100 b/w printed photographs of light stations and light-vessels for visual recognition. and large fold-out map of First through Eighth Light-House Districts with seacoast lights. Covers the coast from Whitlocks Mill, Maine to Point Isabel, Texas. Includes descriptions of lights and light vessels, buoys, fog signals as well as other important information. Includes location, height above water, distance seen, candlepower, description of structure, and more. Overall in good condition for an early list, covers present but detached, contents quite clean and tight, all photo views present. Very difficult to find these early lists with photos and well worth the search. (G+) $178 net. 7219f. Light-House Board. LIST OF LIGHTS ON THE WESTERN RIVERS. October 1, 1906. Wash. 247 pp. Includes the lights, post lights, floating lights, daymarks and other aids to navigation in the Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Light-House Districts including the Kanawha, Tennessee, Monongahelia, Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Pocket size 3 ¼" by 6 ¼", stiff cloth wraps. Contents clean and tight, very little soil or wear to wraps. Very difficult to find these early lists. Unusually good condition. (VG) $48. 7219g. Lighthouse Service. LIGHT LIST UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER and Tributaries. THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. 1917. GPO. 1917. 269 pp. Soft wraps. Scarce pocket size [3 ¼" x 6 ¼"] covers lights on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Overall unusually clean, tight, in remarkably good condition. Includes lights, aids and their location and color. Scarce list. (VG+). $48. 7219h. Lighthouse Service. LIGHT LIST UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER and Tributaries. THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. 1918. GPO. 1918. 217 pp. Soft wraps. Scarce pocket size [3 ¼" x 6 ¼"] covers lights on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Overall unusually clean, tight, in remarkably good condition. Includes lights, aids and their location and color. Scarce list. (VG+). $48. 6666n. Treasury Dept., U.S. Coast Guard. LIGHT LIST ATLANTIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES – St. Croix River, Maine to Little River, South Carolina. CG-158. GPO. 1981. 529pp. Desirable listing includes detailed information on all lighthouses, lightships, post lights and other aids to navigation including location, characteristics, order of light, apparatus or illuminant, height, color and peculiarities, fog signal information, and much more. Soft wraps unusually intact, only light wear. Contents quite clean, tight. (VG) $16. 6332j. Coast Guard. LIGHT LIST Volume IV GREAT LAKES, UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 1970. CG-159. Wash. 218 pp. Desirable listing includes detailed information on all lighthouses, lightships, post lights and other aids to navigation including location, characteristics, order of light, apparatus or illuminant, height, color and peculiarities, fog signal information, and much more. Soft wraps unusually intact, only light wear. Contents quite clean, tight. Difficult to find lists of this area. (VG) $28. 6724e. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast - Section B. Cape Cod to Sandy Hook. (1926) Edition. Hard cover. 394 pp. Includes sailing directions and description of lights along the coast, identifies approaches, lights, ledges and other coastal features. Good condition, clean, tight, light wear. (VG-) $22. 4255j. Stebbins, N. L., THE ILLUSTRATED COAST PILOT WITH SAILING DIRECTIONS. THE ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING BAYS AND HARBORS. New York. 1902. 225p. Extremely difficult to find. Illustrated with over 320 superb recognition photographic views of lighthouses and light vessels along the coast during the period. Includes sailing directions and description of lights along the coast, identifies approaches, lights, ledges and other coastal features. Much use is made of Stebbins’s photographs, and this work presents an excellent view of the entire east coast from Maine to Texas, as it appeared at the turn of the century. Cloth covers with unusually little wear save light soiling, contents overall clean and tight. Well worth it for the lighthouse and light vessel views alone. (VG). $275 net. 2234. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT - ALASKA. Dixon Entrance to Yakutat Bay. Sixth Edition. 1917. 257pp. With three tipped-in fold-out maps. Includes listing of lighthouses and fog signals, storm warnings, complete sailing directions, and much more. Generally clean, tight, overall only light wear. Good condition for an extremely scarce pilot. (VG) $38. 6724c. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast - Section B. Cape Cod to Sandy Hook. (1940) Fourth Edition. Hard cover. 444pp. Unusually good condition, clean, tight. (VG) $18. 6724. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast - Section B. Cape Cod to Sandy Hook. (1918) Edition. Hard cover. 326pp. Unusually good condition, clean, tight. (G+) $26. 6724d. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast - Section B. Cape Cod to Sandy Hook. (1950) Fifth Edition. Hard cover. 503pp. Includes suppliment to March 26, 1955. Unusually good condition, clean, crisp, tight. (VG) $18. 4221. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast - Section A. St. Croix River to Cape Cod. (1950) Fifth Edition. Hard cover. 410pp. Unusually good condition, clean, tight. (VG) $18. 6724c. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast - Section B. Cape Cod to Sandy Hook. (1940) Fourth Edition. Hard cover. 444pp. Unusually good condition, clean, tight. (VG) $18. 6631. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT Gulf Coast - Key West to the Rio Grande. Second (1936) Edition. Hard cover. 397 pp. Includes laid in chart. Back hinge weak but otherwise quite clean, tight. (VG) $20. 4360b. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast. Parts I-II. From St. Croix River to Cape Ann. Second Edition. 1903. 243pp. With laid-in supplement for 1905. Includes listing of all Life-Saving Service and Mass. Humane Society Stations, complete listing of lighthouses and fog signals, storm warnings, complete sailing directions, and much more. With large tipped in chart Gulf of Maine. Clean, tight, some staining to covers but overall nice condition. (VG-) $38. 4360c. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast. Parts III. From Cape Ann to Point Judith. Second Edition. 1903. 199pp. With laid-in supplement for 1906. Includes listing of all Life-Saving Service and Mass. Humane Society Stations, complete listing of lighthouses and fog signals, storm warnings, complete sailing directions, and much more. With large tipped in chart of the area, loose but present. Clean, tight, overall quite nice condition. (VG) $38. 4360. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast. Section A. St. Croix River to Cape Cod. Second Edition. 1927. 356pp. Covers soiled but tight. With laid-in supplement for 1928. Includes listing of Coast Guard and Mass. Humane Society Stations, Instructions to Mariners in case of Shipwreck, etc. (FR) $24. 8373c. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast - Part III. Cape Ann to Point Judith. (1893) First Edition. Hard cover. 146p. Less the fold-out chart this early volume includes a listing of the U. S. Life-Saving Stations, Mass Humane Society Stations and a complete table of lighthouses and fog signals. Unusually clean, tight, with marbled page edges. Covers only lightly worn, quite clean. Scarce early USGS pilot. (VG). $56. 8373b. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast - Part III. Cape Ann to Point Judith. (1912) Third Edition. Hard cover. 166p. Includes two large fold-out charts including wonderful large 27"w x 20"h chart of the area, clean, crisp [worth the price alone]. Included is a listing of the U. S. Life-Saving Stations, Mass Humane Society Stations and a complete table of lighthouses and fog signals. Light page browning from age, otherwise contents clean and tight. Covers some soiling, front hinge becoming loose. Scarce early USGS pilot. (G). $64. 7350c. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast - Part III. Cape Ann to Point Judith. (1903) Second Edition. Hard cover. 199p. Includes large frameable fold-out 26"w x 34"h chart of the area, worn, some open and worn folds but worth the price alone. Included is a listing of the U. S. Life-Saving Stations and a complete table of lighthouses and fog signals. Good condition, clean, crisp save light foxing to end-papers and first few pages, chart FR.. (G+). $26. 8373. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast - Part III. Cape Ann to Point Judith. (1893) First Edition. Hard cover. 146p. Includes two large fold-out charts including wonderful large 27"w x 20"h chart of the area, clean, crisp [worth the price alone]. Included is a listing of the U. S. Life-Saving Stations, Mass Humane Society Stations and a complete table of lighthouses and fog signals. Includes also 20 page laid in supplement for October 1, 1897. Unusually good condition, generally clean, with light moisture to tops of few pages and only light expected wear. Scarce early USGS pilot. G). $126. 4360. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast. Section A. St. Croix River to Cape Cod. Second Edition. 1927. 356pp. Covers soiled but tight. With laid-in supplement for 1928. Includes listing of Coast Guard and Mass. Humane Society Stations, Instructions to Mariners in case of Shipwreck, etc. (FR) $24. 4434.Second copy without supplement. Slightly soiled, tight. (G) $22. 6464. Navy Department. SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR THE NORTH SEA (EASTERN SHORES). 1933. 128pp. Soft wraps. $13. 708. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT The Hawaiian Islands. Second (1933) Edition. Hard cover. 128pp. Light uniform browning as expected but otherwise clean, tight. Scarce. (VG) $48. 6629. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT 3. Sandy Hook to Cape Henry. Sixth (1953) Edition. Hard cover. 402pp. Includes laid in Supplement for March 10, 1956 as well as partial Pilot Rules for Inland Waters [78p.]. (G) $22. 6326. U. S. Coast Guard. MERCHANT MARINE SAFETY MANUAL. CG-203. 1955. Approx. 400pp. USCG Ring bound. Contains the instructions governing the Coast Guard administration of the laws, conventions, treaties, rules and regulations regarding merchant marine safety activities. Includes inspection and certification of vessels, issuance of licenses, manning of vessels, casualty investigations, etc. Well used. (G-). $12. 450. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. UNITED STATES COAST PILOT. Atlantic Coast. Section A. St. Croix River to Cape Cod. Fifth (1950) Edition. Hard cover. 410pp. $12. 6412. Treasury Dept., U.S. Coast Guard. COMPLETE LIST OF LIGHTS AND OTHER MARINE AIDS PACIFIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. GPO. 1952. 288pp. Soft wraps, clean, tight. (VG) $25. 4132. U.S. Coast and Geodetic UNITED STATES COAST PILOT 2. Atlantic Coast. Cape Cod to Sandy Hook. Sixth Survey. (1960) Edition. Hard Cover. 227pp. $12. 4133. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey . UNITED STATES COAST PILOT 3. Atlantic Coast. Sandy Hook to Cape Henry. Seventh (1961) Edition. Hard Cover. 204pp. $12. 6666b. Treasury Dept., U.S. Coast Guard. LIGHT LIST VOLUME 1 ATLANTIC COAST ST. CROIX RIVER, MAINE TO LITTLE RIVER, SOUTH CAROLINA. CG-158. GPO. 1966. 480pp. Soft wraps, clean, tight. (VG) $19. 6474. Department of Transportation., U. S. Coast Guard. LIGHT LIST VOLUME III PACIFIC COAST AND PACIFIC ISLANDS 1970. CG-162. 309pp. Soft wraps. (VG). $17. 4265. U.S. Department of Commerce. FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL LIST OF MERCHANT VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES WITH OFFICIAL NUMBERS AND SIGNAL LETTERS AND LISTS OF VESSELS BELONGING TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...FOR THE YEAR ENDING 1915. Wash. 482pp. Clean, tight. Includes listings of L.H. Tenders and Light Vessels as well as merchant steam and sail. $65. Procedure to order items: 1. I suggest that you call us or email to check on availability of any item that you would like other than recent books. As items go quite quickly, please call and leave a message to reserve items that you would like. I will return your call, hold the items and await your letter or credit card information. We will also weigh the items and advise postage. 2. You may then call or email credit card information, or forward a check in the mail. Most items are mailed US Priority Mail
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