Commonly asked questions and misunderstandings about antiques… and the odd or end fascinating bit! What are those little brass torpedoes attached to long ropes? They are ship’s logs and were used by sailors to measure their speed under weigh at sea. Ever since sailors first ventured out of sight of […]
Tag: Maritime Antiques
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In this Issue
- NHA Announces Community Quilt Project in Celebration of Their 2025 Featured Exhibition
- Nantucket Student Art on Display in AAN’s Big Gallery
- Lights Out Fund Established to Assist Nantucket Businesses Impacted by December Power Outage
- Honoring a Legacy of Community Reading on Nantucket Island
- Winter Wellness Walks on Nantucket Island
- February 2025 Art Classes on Nantucket and Exciting Move for AAN
- Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Announces Its 2025 Season
- Where Legends Are Born
- Holiday Magic
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- An Island Point of View
- Exploring Nantucket
- Featured Articles
- Featured Entrepreneur
- Featured Restaurants
- Insider Tips
- Island Cooking
- Island Science
- Nantucket Arts
- Nantucket Entertaining
- Nantucket Essays
- Nantucket Events
- Nantucket History & People
- Nantucket Style
- Nantucket Voices
- What's New on Nantucket
Read The Paper Online
In this Issue
- NHA Announces Community Quilt Project in Celebration of Their 2025 Featured Exhibition
- Nantucket Student Art on Display in AAN’s Big Gallery
- Lights Out Fund Established to Assist Nantucket Businesses Impacted by December Power Outage
- Honoring a Legacy of Community Reading on Nantucket Island
- Winter Wellness Walks on Nantucket Island
- February 2025 Art Classes on Nantucket and Exciting Move for AAN
- Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Announces Its 2025 Season
- Where Legends Are Born
- Holiday Magic
Articles by Department
- An Island Point of View
- Exploring Nantucket
- Featured Articles
- Featured Entrepreneur
- Featured Restaurants
- Insider Tips
- Island Cooking
- Island Science
- Nantucket Arts
- Nantucket Entertaining
- Nantucket Essays
- Nantucket Events
- Nantucket History & People
- Nantucket Style
- Nantucket Voices
- What's New on Nantucket