Gavel: Made of wood from the ship Osage, burned by the British at Essex on April 8th, 1814. The wood was recovered by a diver and turned by Amos Dickinson of Deep River. 1814 War Club: Brought home from the Sandwich Islands by sailor Joel Benton in 1830. c.1830 Blubber Knife: Used for cutting whale blubber by first mate George Humphrey Williams of Centerbrook, CT, born in 1820 to Humphrey and Roxanna Bushnell Williams. c. 1850 Ship's Telescope: Used by Captain John Caldwell of Guilford. c. 1800 Click here to return to the attic showcase.

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