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This is
the Charlie Noble from the 1867 wreck of the RMS Rhone.
Bert salvaged
it in the 1960's. There is a photo of the recovery.
It measures
73" tall and 16" by 16" wide at the top
It weighs
30 pounds
I pretty
sure it is copper but I may be wrong.
Bert wanted
to install a light inside it and put it out by our swimming pool
in Florida but it never happened.
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This is
the Tea Pot from the 1867 wreck of the RMS Rhone.
Bert salvaged
it in the 1960's.
It measures
17.5" deep and 18.5" across
It is missing
the handle on the other side.
The handle
measures 3.25" out from the pot and 5.5" wide
The spigot
measures 6.5" out and 2" wide
It weighs
47 pounds
I'm pretty
sure it's copper but I may be wrong.
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Ironstone
China Plate from the 1867 wreck of the RMS Rhone.
These plates
have become very rare. This is the last of Bert's collection.
This plate
has coral covering the front emblem but the underside emblem
and stamp are clearly visible.
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This is the metal part
or top to an oil lamp from the Rhone.
It measures 3
1/2 inches across and is 5 inches tall. It looks to be brass.
Still has coral on it.
One of a kind!
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This is a door latch.
It is flat on the under side. Who knows, maybe it's from the
Rhone Captains Rum locker.
It measures 3
1/4 inches long and the hook is 1 1/4 inches.
One of a kind!
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This is a broken off
piece of a pot lid. Similar to the thumb piece of a beer stein.
I don't know what kind of metal it is but it's heavy for it's
size. Also from the Rhone.
This measures
1 inch and 1 1/2 inch along the length of it and 3/4 inch at
the widest part.
This is one of
a kind!
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There are two of these
decorative bolts from the Rhone. They are probably from a staircase
banister or a railing. The screw ends still work and can be
removed. This one has a slight bend on one end. They are probably
brass.
They measure 4
3/4 inches long and a tiny bit over 1 inch at the widest part.
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This
is a Sword Handle from the 1808 wreck of the HMS Astrea.
Bert
salvaged it in 1968.
It breaks
down into three pieces.
All together
it stands 8.75" tall and is 4.5" by 7"
It weighs
3 pounds 6 oz
I think
this is bronze.
It has
numbers on it.
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Mortar
(without pestal)
From the
wreck of the
HMS Astrea
A 32 gun
British Frigate
Lost on the Anegada Reefs
in the British Virgin Islands
on May 23rd, 1808
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here or on the picture for more info
This comes
with a Certificate of Authenticity
and the
made for TV movie "Virgin Quest"!
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This
is a Dolphin Head found on the site of the 1808 wreck of the
HMS Astrea.
Bert
salvaged it in the 1968.
It has
been broken off of something else. The mouth end is a square
connection end.
It measures
3.5" long and is 1.25" across at the head
It weighs
11 oz.
It feels
like it's made of bronze. Heavy for it's size.
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There
are two of these. Bert called them Picture Frames. He said he
found them on the site of the HMS Astrea in 1968.
Each
one measures about 5.25" across and they are only about
.25" thick.
One weighs
6 oz. and the other weighs 5.5 oz.
I'm not
sure what they are made of. Maybe bronze.
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This
is a Wooden pistol along with what I think are some parts to
another one. I may be wrong. . .
Bert
found these on the 1867 wreck of the RMS Rhone.
The wooden
pistol measures about 8.5" long by 1.5" on it's side
and 3" finger guard to top.
The pistol
alone weighs 7.5 oz.
I'm not
sure what they are made of. Maybe bronze.
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I'm calling
this a Swirl Piece. When someone can tell me what it is I'll
be happy to change the name.
I'm not
sure where Bert found it other than on Anegada reef or the Rhone.
And I don't know when.
It is
made of metal. Maybe brass or bronze???
It weighs
9 oz. and measures 4.5" from the pointed tip the the end
of that square end and about 3.5" top to bottom. There
is a broken off screw in the flat part.
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Buckle
and Button
I'm not
sure where Bert found these other than on Anegada reef or the
Rhone. And I don't know when.
They
are made of metal. Maybe copper or brass???
Together
they weigh 1/2oz.
The buckle
measures 2" by 2"
The button
measures 15/16" by about 1/4" without the loop.
I can't
make out the design on the button. It looks like some kind of
a family crest design.
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Knob
and Hinge
Bert
found these on the RMS Rhone.
They
are made of metal. Maybe copper or brass???
Together
they weigh just over a 1/2oz.
The Knob
measures 15/16" across and about 3/4" high
The hinge
measures 1.5" by about 1/2".
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Lock
Parts, Key and Tag from the 1867 wreck of the RMS Rhone.
I was
thinking of selling these as a collection.
Bert
told me he found these on the wreck of the RMS Rhone.
They
are made of metal. Maybe brass???
Together
they weigh 2oz.
The Key
measures 3" long
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Spikes
Bert
told me these came from the Astrea site.
I was
thinking of selling these as a collection.
They
are made of metal. Maybe copper, brass or bronze?
Together
they weigh 13 & 1/4 pounds
They
measure from 5.5" to 14.5"
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on picture for larger photo with weights and measurements
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Odds
and Ends
In one
of the movies Bert talks about finding odds and ends in a tool
box on the Rhone. I think he was talking about these.
They
are all made of metal. Maybe copper and/or brass???
Together
they weigh about 2 1/2 lbs.
The large
square measures about 5.25" by 5.25"
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Copper
Nails
I have
many many more of these nails.
Bert
told me these came from the Astrea site.
They
are made of metal.
Together
they weigh 13 oz.
The longest
nail measures just over 6 1/4"
The smallest
nail measures 7/8"
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I'm not
sure what this is but I'm calling it the Knot Meter Thing. I'll
rename it when you tell me what to call it.
From
an Unknown Wreck.
It's
hollow and made of metal. Maybe copper and/or brass???
It weighs
a hair under 1 lb.
It's
11" long and about 5" across the flukes
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Knotmaster
From an
Unknown Wreck.
It weighs
4 3/4 lb.
It's 9.5"
long and about 3" across the face.
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Knot
Meter II
From
an Unknown Wreck.
It weighs
3 lb.
It's
8.25" long and about 4" wide
The bottom
spins freely
There
is one screw missing
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Compass
From an
Unknown Wreck.
It seems
to work OK
It weighs
1 lb.
It's 3.75"
across and about 3.25" deep
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Compass
Thing
I'm not
sure of exactly what this is.
It's from
an Unknown Wreck.
It weighs
a hair under 1/2 lb.
It's 6.5"
long open and 2.5" by 3.5" closed
It's 1
7/8" thick closed
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Sextant
From an
Unknown Wreck.
It weighs
9.5 lb.
When it
standing this the viewer straight up it measures 14.5" tall.
It's 9"
x 5"wide.
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Lanterns
From an
Unknown Wreck.
These weigh
6 lb. all together
The one
on the left measures 10.5" by 5" and weighs 2.25 lb.
The one
on the right measures 7.5" by 5.5/8' and weighs 3.25 lb.
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Wall Bracket
From the
Rhone.
It's heavy.
Maybe brass or bronze???
It weighs
just over 1 lb. 2 oz.
It's 6
3/8" long and about 2" wide
The ring
part is just under 1 1/2" inside
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Octagon
Port Hole
From an
Unknown Wreck.
This has
the glass intact. It will not open.
It weighs
14.75 lb.
It's 12"
by 10.5" outside and the glass is 5.5" across
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Port Hole
with Cover
From an
Unknown Wreck
It weighs
a heavy 48 lb.
It's 19"
by 15" and 3.5" thick with 6" thick at the bolt.
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Half Port
Hole
From an
Unknown Wreck.
It weighs
13 1/4 lb.
It's 14
1/2" wide by 10 3/4" and 3" including the hinge.
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4 Large
Signed Japanese Floats
Signed
Japanese Floats
It weighs
11 1/4 lb.
It's 13"
across
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Arawak
Artifacts
Bert said
these were Arawak Indian Artifacts that he found on or near Moskito
Island.
One bowl
came from the ocean as you can see by the coral attached to it.
The larges
bowl measures 8 1/4" by 9" by 3" deep and weighs
1 3/4 lb.
The smallest
tool measures 3 1/4" by 1 5/8" by 3/4" thick and
weighs 1/4 lb.
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Face Pot
Bert called
this his Face Pot. He didn't say where he found this but he thought
it might be Carib Indian
It weighs
4 lb.
It measures
6 3/4" tall by 7 1/4" wide at the top
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Glass Morphine
Ampules
These came
for the real wreck that the movie the deep was loosely based on.
These are the real deal. They made different ones for the movie.
Bert's
second wife, Jakie, was the stand-in for Jacqueline Bisset. They
filmed part of the movie in Bermuda. While filming there Jackie
Kilbride got these ampules. She sent them to Bert in the BVI.
They measures
about 4"
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Over 200
Rhone Bottles
Bert has
lots and lots of bottles!
All told
there are probably 250 bottles or more. They are all nicely packed
away.
I've been
selling the small champagne bottles for $199.00 each with a Certificate
of Authenticity. I've been selling Gift sets for $249.00 each.
See
the gift shop for details.
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Misc. One
of a Kind Bottles from the 1867 wreck of the RMS Rhone.
There are
only one of each of these bottles
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Medicine
Bottles from the 1867 wreck of the RMS Rhone.
There are
only one of each of these bottles
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2 Onion
Bottles
There were
Bert's favorite bottles.
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Ceramic
Bottles
These are
the only ceramic bottles in Bert's collection.
They were
found by Bert and Jaki in the Bay at Bonaire.
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RMS Rhone
China Collection
Bert gave
away so many things over the years there are not many RMS Rhone
Ironstone china items left.
I'm planning
on keeping these few items, but I will be happy to put them in
a museum on loan.
These are
not for sale!
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These are
not for sale!
and
This may
be morbid for some people. but . .
This is
Steve Kenyon. He died on the Wreck of the RMS Rhone during the
hurricane. He went down with the ship. Bert recovered his bones
in the 1960's while he was building Drakes Anchorage. Steve has
been a house guest ever since. It is now time for Steve to go
back to his family.
Can you
help?
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the skull to see more details.
Thanks
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