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A CAPSTAN STYLE PEN HOLDER MADE FROM TIMBERS OF HMS VICTORY

The year 2005 celebrated the 200th anniversary of the great battle known as The Battle of Trafalgar. This particular item is directly linked to the Napoleonic period and to the famous flagship of Lord Horatio Nelson himself ‘HMS VICTORY’. It is a souvenir capstan style pen holder made from the timbers of the vessel itself. The size of the item is 3" (8cm) wide and it is in a fantastic condition. It is an old souvenir piece which is difficult to date.

HMS Victory is a first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, started in 1759 and launched in 1765, most famous as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. She is the oldest naval ship still in commission, and now sits in dry dock in Portsmouth, England as a museum ship.
Item: TT1340 BA150

SMALL SIZE WOODEN BARRELL MADE FROM TIMBERS OF THE VESSEL

This item is a memento from the famous old vessel H.M.S. Ajax. It is a wooden barrel made out of the timbers of the ship. It is in a great condition and has a plate fixed to the base with the wording on as follows: FROM THE TEAK OF HMS AJAX – BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE. The size of the item is 2" (5cm) high. £5

HMS Ajax was a Leander class light cruiser which served with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom during World War II. She was made famous for her part in the Battle of the River Plate, the Battle of Crete, the Battle of Malta and as a supply escort in the Battle of Tobruk.

Built at Vickers shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness, England, she was laid down on 7 February 1933, launched on 1 March 1934, and completed on 12 April 1935. Ajax served on the America and West Indies Station from completion, then joined the South American Division on the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939. There she sank the German merchant Olinda and intercepted the German merchant Carl Fritzen and the passenger ship Ussukuma. Both ships scuttled themselves to avoid capture.
Item: TT1386 BA150

A VERY EARLY MERCHANT NAVY ASHTRAY FROM 1937

This is an early item from the early days of the English Merchant Navy. It is a dish produced for Merchant Navy Week which took place July 17 – 24 1937. It shows on the front of the dish the company flag and the date. The size of this rare to find item is 5"(13cm) and is in fair condition for its age. The English Merchant Navy has some fantastic history and souvenir items from it are very collectable.
Item: TT1380 BA150

WOODEN BARREL MADE FROM TIMBERS OF HMS CHAMPION BUILT 1915

This item is a wooden barrel made from the timbers of a once impressive and famous battleship HMS Champion. The barrel is 2½" (6cm) high and is in a good condition. It has a plaque across the front which reads as follows:

FROM THE TEAK
OF
H.M.S. CHAMPION
(Click on the picture for a closer look)

HMS Champion was a C-class light cruiser of the British Royal Navy. She was part of the Calliope group of the C-class of cruisers. She was laid down on 9 March 1914, launched 29 May 1915 and commissioned into the navy on 20 December 1915. She was assigned to the Grand Fleet upon completion, as the Leader of the 13 Destroyer Flotilla. With a number of her sisters, Champion took part in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May to 1 June 1916. She survived the battle and the war, but was considered obsolete before the outbreak of the Second World War. Champion was used as a test bed for the Royal Navy's first Remote Power Control (RPC) gunnery systems, in 1928. She was sold for scrap on 28 July 1934 to Metal Industries, of Rosyth.
Item: TT1368 BA149

A SILVER CANDLE HOLDER/VASE FROM THE VESSEL HMS RENOWN

This item is a silver candle holder from a once proud and famous battleship HMS Renown. It is 3½" (9cm) high and shows on the front the ships crest and name. This item is a great find and a little bit of history. Click on the picture to see a close up of the crest on the front.

HMS Renown was the lead ship of her class of 26,500 long tons (26,900 t) battlecruisers of the British Royal Navy, the other being Repulse. Both ships were originally to be built as Revenge-class battleships along with a third ship named HMS Resistance, but the orders were suspended after the First World War broke out. A few months later, First Sea Lord Jackie Fisher used his influence to have Renown and Repulse restarted to a new design as battlecruisers.

She was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. at Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. Completed in September 1916, she was too late to serve in the Battle of Jutland but served with the Grand Fleet in the North Sea during the remaining two years of the First World War. The future First Sea Lord John H. D. Cunningham served aboard her for a period as senior navigator. Renown was one of only four battlecruisers to survive the Second World War
Item: TT1367 BA149

A WOODEN NAPKIN MADE FROM THE TIMBERS OF HMS IRON DUKE

This item is a memento from the famous old vessel H.M.S. Iron Duke. It is a wooden napkin ring made out of the timbers of the ship. It is in a great condition and has a plate fixed to the base with the wording on as follows: FROM THE TEAK OF HMS IRON DUKE ADMIRAL JELLICOE’S FLAG SHIP JUTLAND 1916. The size of the item is 2" (5cm) high.

HMS Iron Duke was a battleship of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class, named in honour of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. She served as the flagship of the Grand Fleet during the First World War, including at the Battle of Jutland. For the majority of the Great War, she was based with the rest of the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow, Scotland.

Iron Duke was launched on 12 October 1912 at Portsmouth, England, the first of her class. After commissioning, she joined the Home Fleet as the flagship of Admiral Sir George Callaghan. Shortly before the beginning of hostilities, Callaghan was relieved by Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, who made Iron Duke the flagship of the newly organized Grand Fleet. Her only major combat service during the First World War came in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, where she served in the Fourth Battle Squadron. She later became the flagship for a short time of Admiral Sir David Beatty when he assumed command of the Grand Fleet in late 1916, although he soon moved his flag to Queen Elizabeth.

During the Second World War, she was used as a base ship at Scapa Flow, where she was forced to beach during an air attack in 1939. She was refloated and saw continued service until the conclusion of hostilities. She was sold in 1946 as scrap, and broken up in Glasgow in 1948. Iron Duke's bell is on display at Winchester Cathedral.
Item: TT1356 BA149

A WOODEN ITEM MADE FROM THE TIMBERS OF HMS IRON DUKE

This item is a memento from the famous old vessel H.M.S. Iron Duke. It is a wooden barrel made out of the timbers of the ship. It is in a great condition and has a plate fixed to the base with the wording on as follows: FROM THE TEAK OF HMS IRON DUKE ADMIRAL JELLICOE’S FLAG SHIP JUTLAND 1916. The size of the item is 2" (5cm) high. Click on the view link or on the picture for a closer look at this item.

HMS Iron Duke was a battleship of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class, named in honour of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. She served as the flagship of the Grand Fleet during the First World War, including at the Battle of Jutland. For the majority of the Great War, she was based with the rest of the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow, Scotland.

Iron Duke was launched on 12 October 1912 at Portsmouth, England, the first of her class. After commissioning, she joined the Home Fleet as the flagship of Admiral Sir George Callaghan. Shortly before the beginning of hostilities, Callaghan was relieved by Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, who made Iron Duke the flagship of the newly organized Grand Fleet. Her only major combat service during the First World War came in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, where she served in the Fourth Battle Squadron. She later became the flagship for a short time of Admiral Sir David Beatty when he assumed command of the Grand Fleet in late 1916, although he soon moved his flag to Queen Elizabeth.

During the Second World War, she was used as a base ship at Scapa Flow, where she was forced to beach during an air attack in 1939. She was refloated and saw continued service until the conclusion of hostilities. She was sold in 1946 as scrap, and broken up in Glasgow in 1948. Iron Duke's bell is on display at Winchester Cathedral.

During the Second World War, she was used as a base ship at Scapa Flow, where she was forced to beach during an air attack in 1939. She was refloated and saw continued service until the conclusion of hostilities. She was sold in 1946 as scrap, and broken up in Glasgow in 1948. Iron Duke's bell is on display at Winchester Cathedral.
Item: TT1369 BA149

A WOODEN ITEM MADE FROM THE TIMBERS OF HMS WARSPITE

This item is a memento from the famous old battleship H.M.S. Warspite. It is a wooden Fin/Letter Opener made out of the timbers of the ship. It is in a great condition and has a plate fixed to the front with the wording on as follows: FROM THE TEAK OF H.M.S. WARSPITE. The size of the item is 9" (23cm). Click on the view link or on the picture for a closer look at this item.

One of Royal Navy's most famous ships of the Twentieth Century, HMS Warspite served with distinction in both world wars. At the Battle of Jutland in 1916, Warspite was hit 13 times after her steering gear jammed and she circled in front of the German fleet. Thanks to her excellent construction damage was not severe.

Extensively modernised between 1934 - 1937, Warspite saw extensive action throughout the Second World War. In the Second Battle of Narvik on 13 April 1940 her reconnaissance aircraft bombed and sank submarine U-64 before the battleship and nine escorting destroyers swiftly overwhelmed eight German destroyers.

Warspite was severely damaged by a German radio-controlled bomb off Salerno while covering the landings in Italy on 16 September 1943. Nevertheless she was repaired and played a valuable role in the bombardments supporting the landings in Normandy and against Brest, Le Havre and Walcheren Island in 1944.
Item: TT1223 BA138

A WOODEN NAPKIN RING FROM TIMBERS OF OLDER HMS CORNWALL

This item is a memento from the very old battleship H.M.S. Cornwall. It is a wooden napkin ring made out of the timbers of the ship. It is in a great condition and has a plate fixed to the front with the wording on as follows: FROM THE TIMBER OF H.M.S. CORNWALL LAUNCHED BOMBAY 1815.

HMS Cornwall (first Training Ship) was built as a 3rd rate, 74 gun ship at Deptford in 1809–1812 by Barnard & Co. She was 176 ft x 48.2 ft. In 1831 she was razed to a 50 gun ship, 4th rate. In 1859 she was lent to the School Ship Society and moored off Purfleet. In 1868 she was moved to South Shields and had her name changed to TS Wellesley; here she was used as an Industrial School, and was eventually broken up at Sheerness in 1875.
Item: TT1216 BA137

AN EARLY WOODEN DISH SOUVENIR FROM THE VESSEL HMS WORCESTER

PRICE REDUCED - The year 2005 celebrates the 200th anniversary of the great battle known as The Battle of Trafalgar. This item is one of many fabulous pieces available from TRAVELLERS IN TIME celebrating that 200th anniversary. Some of the pieces are directly linked to the Napoleonic period or to the famous flagship of Lord Horatio Nelson himself ‘HMS VICTORY’. Some other pieces listed are indirectly linked as souvenir items of Lord Nelson, the battle, his ship or the antiquities of the time.

This item is an early souvenir wooden dish from the famous vessel HMS Worcester. It is 4" (10cm) wide and is in a very good condition.

The dish has a plate to the inside of it which reads: FROM THE TIMBER OF HMS WORCESTER LAUNCHED PORTSMOUTH 1860. This rare to find old souvenir is original in every way.
Item: TT1049 BA Nelson2