Pair of foundry cast bronze bookends made from metal reclaimed during the 1927 restoration of the USS Constitution. The bookends measure 6 x 6.5 and feature a ship's wheel on a lead-weighted base, which reads: "This material was taken from US Frigate Constitution 1927." The inner barrel of the wheel features an embossed image of the three-masted heavy frigate, with raised text: "Old Ironsides, Launched 1797, 1804 Tripoli, 1812 Guerriere Java, 1815 Cyane Levant, U.S. Frigate Constitution." In fine condition, with a handle to one wheel missing.
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