Show Off Your Naval Treen.

[RustiePyles CPG]

There was at one time a fairly brisk industry of making decorative household goods out teak and other hard woods reclaimed from ships being broken. I’ve seen anchor shaped pipe racks, humidors, and rests like this one. Mine is a pipe rest made from the teak decking of the 1st RMS Mauretania. A Double Blue Riband ocean liner laid down in 1904 and operated by Cunard White Star lines until 1934. She was the fastest ship crossing the Atlantic for nearly 20years and the largest ship until the Olympic was built in 1910. I’ve seen a few pipe racks made from Timbers of HMS Victory, I’d really like to get my hands on one of those, but they generally sell for a lot of money.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

If I had $6500 disposable cash laying around...

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[condorlover1]

Looks like a school woodworking project - do they come flat pack in boxes of 10?

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Looks like a school woodworking project - do they come flat pack in boxes of 10?

They were most likely made by less than skilled tradesmen, pensioners, and other folks just trying to make a buck from reclaimed materials. It’s not really about the artistry or quality. Most of the naval treen all looks the same and follows just a few basic patterns. kinda like meerschaum cuttys

 

[cosmicfolklore]

To be honest, I was a little scared to click on a title like, “show us your naval treen,” It took me a minute to notice that it was “naval” and not “navel.” And, being a forum full of us old hairy fat guys, I wasn’t sure what a treen was, but figured it was nasty.

Nice pipe holders!

 

[alaskanpiper]

Very cool! Like having a little piece of the resolute desk!

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

To be honest, I was a little scared to click on a title like, “show us your naval treen,” It took me a minute to notice that it was “naval” and not “navel.” And, being a forum full of us old hairy fat guys, I wasn’t sure what a treen was, but figured it was nasty.

Nice pipe holders!

I wasn’t really sure anyone here would know what treen was, save our members from GB. It’s Brit slang for kitschy folk art bobbles made out of wood. But treen from ship breaking was fairly thriving cottage industry at one time. Barrel shaped humidors turned on a lathe are the most common item found.

 

[lraisch]

I recall Dunhill selling a Trafalgar set which included a tamper made from teakwood from HMS Victory.

I'd love to be able to own one of those.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I recall Dunhill selling a Trafalgar set which included a tamper made from teakwood from HMS Victory.

I'd love to be able to own one of those.

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[Andre_T]

I have stuff from when I was in the US Navy but I need to check the Statute of Limitations before I start posting pics of liberated items...

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

To be honest, I was a little scared to click on a title like, “show us your naval treen,” It took me a minute to notice that it was “naval” and not “navel.” And, being a forum full of us old hairy fat guys, I wasn’t sure what a treen was, but figured it was nasty.

Nice pipe holders!

Me too! But we did anyway

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I have stuff from when I was in the US Navy but I need to check the Statute of Limitations before I start posting pics of liberated items...

I have no idea what your talking about.

 

[Zack Miller]

I have a couple of teak doors. The one on top was from a Dutch ship. I will be installing it at the entrance to my man cave this spring. They both used to be in my house in Maine, but I took them with me when I moved to Texas. Notice the teak floor.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I have a couple of teak doors. The one on top was from a Dutch ship. I will be installing it at the entrance to my man cave this spring. They both used to be in my house in Maine, but I took them with me when I moved to Texas. Notice the teak floor. View attachment 204971View attachment 204972

Love it! Do you know what vessel(s) the doors were salvaged from? I've never seen caulked decking in a house, what did you caulk it with, or did you just use lighter colored wood to give the illusion of caulking?

 

[Zack Miller]

The shipping line is Hollandsche Vrachtvaart Maatschappij. I don’t know specifically which ship.

The floor was in the house when we bought it. The lighter wood between the teak is holly.

 

[Zack Miller]

The shipping line is Hollandsche Vrachtvaart Maatschappij. I don’t know specifically which ship.
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The floor was in the house when we bought it. The lighter wood between the teak is holly.

I have a friend in San Diego who has a nautical antique store. I got the doors from him along with a binnacle, telegraph, teak coffee table, lanterns, scrimshaw, etc.

His house and store look like museums.

 

[Zack Miller]

This is an old container I picked up at auction several years ago. It was from an old New Bedford family. I suppose I could use it for tobacco.

 

[Zack Miller]

I have a half dozen old ships clocks. I especially like this radio room clock. I found it on Cape Cod Based on the serial number it was manufactured around November 1941 It had been painted black when I got it, but I was able to remove the paint

 

[verporchting]

I’ve got a deck chair from the Titanic that George Santos gave me from back in the day when he was the captain of the ship….

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I have a friend in San Diego who has a nautical antique store. I got the doors from him along with a binnacle, telegraph, teak coffee table, lanterns, scrimshaw, etc.

His house and store look like museums.

Maidhof or West Sea? Maidhof is one of the coolest nautical antique stores I’ve ever been to. I haven’t been to West sea yet.