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LOT 616:
Polychrome Scrimshaw Placque With Signal Flags.
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Sold for: $300
Start price:
$
200
Estimated price :
$400 - $600
Buyer's Premium: 20%
sales tax: 5.5%
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Polychrome Scrimshaw Placque With Signal Flags.
Mid 19th century. Marryats Universal Code of Signals, 8.125 x 2.125 inches, mounted on a wooden base. Captain Frederick Marryat of the Royal Navy introduced his system of signals in 1817, and it was widely used through 1890.
