Lot 173
1884 Sailor's Logbook and Knife. Logbook of H.V. DeHart, able seaman on the ship "Charger," which left San Francisco on May 1st, 1884, bound for Antwerp. Logbook with marbled covers and ruled pages, 8½ x 3½ in., total of 70 pages, 61 written during the voyage and the remainder c. 1888-1894, including details of his work experience. Large ink stains on three pages, otherwise legible, with many observations about life on board, sailors, the weather, etc. A later 1888 observation notes that he has been on 28 vessels and crossed all oceans with sailors of all nations and he finds them no more drunken, boastful, or different from other men. A large business card for Dehart & Stafford, selling bars, iron, steel, etc., is enclosed. Accompanied by a knife with a dancing sailor and "Jack Tar" underneath and "1884" carved on the other side, attached to a long braided rope which he probably tied around his waist.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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