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📷 Lovisa Brämming, Vasamuseet/SMMTF

This is a fascinating piece, as the successful friction match did not appear until 1826, and in 1832 William Newton patented a wax vesta in England. This means that this Vesta Case could have been made no earlier than the 1830s, and probably even later. Whether it was a person who had a personal connection to the captain or whether someone commissioned it in his honour as a memorial is a matter of speculation.

Among the most significant finds are around 30 cannons from various countries, such as England and Sweden, which demonstrate how pirates reused captured weapons, as well as a large anchor weighing around 0.9 tonnes, the barrel hoops visible in the picture, and several other items that remain at the site.

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A cane with a scrimshawed ivory top and a ferrule of dark horn or baleen, used by Samuel Pillsbury, made ca. 1800–1850

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Westport Point: The Whaling Brig “Kate Cory” at her Home Port in 1862, by John Stobart (1929-2023)

The Mason’s Arms, Mayfair A calm, welcoming pub, ideal when the surrounding streets feel a bit too polished. It has long been popular with tailors and nearby shopkeepers.

The Visual encyclopedia of nautical terms under sail, by Basil W. Bathe, 1973

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