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Skipjack's handcrafted monkey's fist lamp finial is a wonderful choice to top off your lamp. Lamps, Lampshades & Lighting at Skipjack Nautical Wares Being in the nautical business, we spend a lot of time flipping through interior design magazines like Coastal Living, Architectural Digest, Better Homes & Gardens, etc. looking at rooms created by professional designers for inspiration and potentials for new products. I especially take notice of the chosen decor details. One thing that holds true for most successful interiors is a focus on scale and proportion, wall color and fabric selections, and overall floor arrangement. But so many of these designers have focused on primary design elements, but lack attention to decor details. Table lamps are a great example of this. Nautical lighting can add so much to the completion of a successful coastal home interior, and that goes for appropriate lampshades and lamp finials as well. Custom nautical lamp made using a vintage bras...

A surviving Lothrop's patent fog horn.  Every once in a while we are able to find an item at Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Gallery that we can offer some factual information about it's history. Here, our research has taken us to the great maritime seaport of Gloucester, Massachusetts where this item was manufactured. Here is a brief history of the product and the company. The fog horn was invented by Llewellyn Day Lothrop, born in Appleton, Maine in March of 1836. Mr. Lothrop opened a general ship chandler’s business in 1880 on Duncan Street in Gloucester, Massachusetts and soon became the leading chandlery for fishing gear. He invented different swivels & hooks for fishing, but was best known for the famous, Lothrop PATENT Fog Horn of which no Gloucesterman would sail without. This fog horn in this blog is an example of those manufactured by the L.D.Lothrop Co., Vintage picture of L. D. Lothrop's  horse-drawn wagon sandwich board advertisement. A REED FOG HORN ...

For sale in the showroom and online  starting Friday, May 10th, Skipjack is pleased to present the  Rebman Maritime Collection. Some of the many nautical items available for sale from the Rebman Maritime Collection. The Arthur A. Rebman Maritime Collection represents three decades of collecting authentic nautical related items during Mr. Rebman's years working in Hampton Roads shipyards. The collection comprises of a number of ship nameboards, a rare rope driven ship's wheel circa 1840, US Navy and US Coast Guard items, life rings and preservers, wood blocks of varying types and sizes, cleats and bollards, navigational ship lights, a group of Fresnel lantern lenses, wood and metal fids and marlinspikes, country flags, signal flags and pennants including a complete cased signal flag collection, oak lifeboat water keg, anchors, a WWII era boxed compass, Lionel taffrail log in original box, ship's bell, half hulls, vintage lobster trap and wood net floats, boxed fog horn (work...

Nautical themed dog collars at Skipjack Nautical Wares Dress up your salty dog with Skipjack's nautical pet products featuring a great selection of colorful nautical themed ribbon collars & leashes on durable nylon webbing for comfort and easy care. Collars feature Delrin Acetal side release buckles for ease of fastening and separating and solid nickel plated “D” rings for strength, are available in three widths and are all easily adjusted for length. Our matching leashes feature strong nickel-plated swivel snaps. Produced in Massachusetts, USA. Want one? Follow the link here to our NAUTICAL PET section on our web store. or stop by our Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia riverfront showroom. Our dog Chance models a nautical code flag ribbon collar. Select your favorite ribbon design and webbing color for the perfect nautical dog collar. Easy to clean, just soak in dish detergent and warm water, rinse clean and air dry for years of like-new look and to eliminate odor. Make it just ...

Get hooked on our solid brass fish hook belt buckle in two sizes.  NEW for 2013!  Look sharp with our polished solid brass fish hook buckle (now available in two sizes) or pair it up with one of our premium leather snap belts. The brass fish hook belt buckle are available in 3 1/2" or 2 1/4" (total length) and 1 3/4" wide (inside dimension). Our brass fish hook buckles retail for $24.95 and our leather strap belts retail for $24.95.  Follow the link here to our brass fish hook belts buckles. Fish hook belt buckle available in two sizes. Our selection of leather strap belts ( 1 1/2" wide). Choose between our classic black or dark-brown or with a distressed crackled-black or tan finish. Belts available in sizes: Small: (31” -33”) Medium: (34” - 36”) Large: (37” - 39”) X. Large: (40” – 42”)  Our nautical brass belt buckles are securely held in place by three snaps and can be easily unsnapped to accommodate other belt buckles. You can easily interchange your buckles for...

Skupjack Nautical Wares & Marine Gallery riverfront showroom is located in Olde towne Portsmouth, VA. By Toi wilson Portsmouth Virginia Department of Economic Development Portsmouth is a seaport town where maritime history and traditions created a way of life.  Today, homeowners and boaters look to recreate the days of nautical living through home décor, art, and apparel. Customers throughout Hampton Roads, and as far away as New Zealand, have discovered authentic nautical antiques and furnishings, original marine art, and handcrafted nautical accessories at Skipjack Nautical Wares and Marine Gallery here in Olde Towne Portsmouth. Skipjack's Chelsea Room features authentic nautical antiques and marine art. Custom made grate table. Skipjack Nautical Wares, celebrating 10 years in business this month, is located at One High Street in historic Downtown Portsmouth .  A decade ago, owners Alison and Joe Elder set sail on a journey to merge their passions for boating and uncove...

ONCE-A-DECADE SALE! Skipjack Nautical Wares turns 10 this year! We have packed a lot into the last decade including three showroom locations, miscellaneous hurricanes, lightning strikes, earthquakes and floods, not to mention one famous fire. To celebrate our first decade we are having a STORE-WIDE once-in-a-decade sale starting this Saturday and running through the end of February. If you are new to Skipjack, take note, sales here are very rare (we can't remember the last one)! EVERYTHING* in the store is at least 20% off ! Check out our Anniversary Sale category online (top of the category column on the left) or stop by the showroom for additional items on special markdowns up to 50% ! Items will be added to this sale over the next week, so stop by the showroom or webstore often! Check out some of our impressive deals: Stainless or brass marlinspikes 30% off ! Skipjack long-sleeve T's , hoodies and crew sweatshirts 30% off ! Mariner Rope Brac...