Many years ago, this yacht lamp used to belong to my grandmother, who told me it was made by a WWII Polish refugee. It hadn’t worked for a long time, so I decided to see if I could dismantle it for repair.
I found the wiring was a mix of plastic coated and cloth-wrapped cable. After 65 – 70 years, the cloth insulation had crumbled.
There is some lovely detailing on the hull, much of it handmade. The port holes are eyelets, the windlasses turn, and the cables run through the hull to the bow anchors.
It’s all looks pretty scruffy here. The more I fiddled, the more I found how it came apart. When I discovered the rails and deck fittings attached to the hull with pins, my quick rewiring with a bit of dusting turned into a full-on refurbishment.
On the left: wood and metal all polished, rewired, and reassembled, including the ancient, and still working, bulbs.
And on the right: with mast and sails. I had to remake the metal hoop holding the top of the sails to the mast, the original was missing.
And here she is, a ship coasting by in the night. I wonder who the crew is, their cargo and ports of call?
I loved this old lamp of my grandmother’s when I was a child. It’s great to have her ship-shape again.
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Ah, lovely.
Scott and FOX have said that this is not a “true” prequel to the old Alien films. The roesan for doing this is due to the Alien vs. Predator franchise messing up all the mythology. FOX wants a clean start, so dates aren’t that important, but I know what you mean. Can’t wait to see this