Thursday, June 6, 2019

6/6/19 Report - Salvage In Process. Scoop Assist Handles. Odd Find. Million Dollar Chess Piece.


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Here are two salvage vessels DJ photographed working off Turtle Trail.  Thanks Dale.




Thanks DJ.

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E. From Weathervane.
Find and photo by John E.

John E. said, Never ceases to amaze me what you can find on a beach...... about 10 inches down, aluminum .

That is for sure. There are a lot of surprises out there.

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Scoop Assist Handles
Submitted by Warren d.



Warren D. said, This type of handle gives you easier control of a full scoop of sand to tilt, sift, lift the sand and move the target back into the bucket.

Thanks Warren.

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$1.3 million Chess Piece
Source: See CNN link below.

When an antiques dealer in Scotland bought an ivory chessman for £5 ($6) in 1964, he probably had no inkling that he had taken possession of one of the most famous chess pieces in the world.

Stored in a drawer for 55 years, the Lewis Warder, as the piece is known, could now fetch up to £1 million ($1.3 million) at auction after the late owner's family took it to Sotheby's auction house in London for assessment...


https://www.cnn.com/style/article/lost-lewis-chessman-scli-intl/index.html

Thanks to DJ again.

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You can see the calm seas in the photo at the top of the post.

75th Anniversary of D-Day.

Happy hunting
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