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1805 British Sailor Heaving The Lead To Check Water Depth c1905 Trade Card
1805 British Sailor Heaving The Lead To Check Water Depth c1905 Trade Card

1805 British Sailor Heaving The Lead To Check Water Depth c1905 Trade Card

$ 2.47

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
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    Description

    1805 British Sailor Heaving The Lead To Check Water Depth c1905 Trade Card
    NOTE:
    THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
    THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
    THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
    AND
    THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
    THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
    2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
    ORIGINAL c1905 TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
    THE TITLE ON THIS CARD IS:
    HEAVING THE LEAD 1805
    "Heaving the lead" was a standard procedure as a ship sailed into harbor. A sailor
    (the "leadsman") would throw the sounding lead as far forward as he could, and
    when the ship came up to where the lead had landed he would count the or markings
    on the lead line and call out the depth of the water to the pilot.
    THE BACK OF THE CARD HAS ADVERTISING
    THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
    2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
    NOTE:
    THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
    TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
    SEE SCALED IMAGE ABOVE.
    THIS CARD IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
    THIS CARD WAS PRINTED c1905
    IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
    SLIGHT PAPER LOSS
    SMUDGING
    ROUNDED CORNERS
    SURFACE CREASE
    SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
    1
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