WW-II Fleet boat deck gun shell base 3-in(76 mm) 50 caliber - USS Drum (SS-228) no google They look as though they

They look as though they were machined from solid metal

Vintage 1960s Boy Scout Award Figure Figurine Statue Taylor instrument companies barometer in Very Good Condition 10" x 3" x 5" " My troop gave this to me in 1967 when I was asst scoutmaster

a young girl lying on the carpet with a spaniel

this pot holds ~ 6 cups

ROME nickel plated 6-quart copper kettle

WW-II Fleet boat deck gun shell base 3-in(76 mm) 50 caliber - USS Drum (SS-228) no google They look as though theyMy Uncle James was a Chief in the submarine force of the United States Navy "Silent Service" during WW II. I would call this trench art, except he was Navy and never served in the trenches. He brought this home after one of his war patrols, and it sat in his den in New Orleans having a 2nd life as an ashtray. I'm sure it killed 10,000 Chesterfields, and the Chesterfields finally got Uncle James. This is the base of a 3in, 50cal shell which was fired