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Acetylene light buoy flasher
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A light buoy acetylene flasher (Acetylene light buoy flasher)
Wreck of the Thames Smack, on the Nore Sand (Print)
Grace Darling (Statuette)
Kentish Knock (1963); Service vessel; Light vessel (Full hull model; Rigged model)
Structural model; Lighthouse model
Lanby 1 (Full hull model)
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Nore (1796); Service vessel; Lightship (Full hull model; Rigged model)
Eddystone Lighthouse (Structural model; Topographical model; Sectional model)
Passenger/cargo vessel (circa 1800); Service vessel; Hoy; Trinity House (Full hull model)
Beachy Head Lighthouse Clock 11986 (wall clock)
Trinity House jack (Jack)
Chart of the River Thames from London to the Nore, Margate and the Downs, North, Middle and South Channels, from a survey taken in 1789 and 90 (Chart; Print)
Grace Darling & her Father going to the Rescue of the Forfarshire Steamer. The Forfarshire steamer (commanded by Captn. Humble) left Hull for Dundee Wednesday Even'g Sept, 5th 1838. About 4 O'Clock friday Morn'g the 7th. She struck on the Rocks about a Mile from the Fern Light House broke right in two, when the after part of The Ship immediatly sunk & all were lost but 9 persons who got on the Rocks, from whence they were saved by the extraordinary courage of Grace Darling & Her Father. (Print)
Carbon arc lamp
International Association of Lighthouse Authorities, IALA Buoyage, a guide to the IALA system of buouage produced by the RYA Seamanship Foundation compiled by the Royal Yachting Association with the assistance of Trinity House Lighthouse service. Compass Press 230 London Road, Guildford Surrey (Signals and Buoys; Print)
Prize medal, model making (Prize medal)
Trinity House Yacht 'Irene' (Drawing)
Buoy (Drawing)
Nore light vessel (Drawing)
Lighthouse, Pile (Structural model)
The wreck of the 'Forfarshire', 7 September 1838: survivors in Grace Darling's boat (Print)
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