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darkestlight

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nautical ship safe
« on: September 06, 2009, 08:22:20 pm »
anyone know anything about ships or safes this was my friends grandfathers it was given to him by filip coustoue son of famous oceanagapher jauque coustoue cant find any info at all any thing would help thanks
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Re: nautical ship safe
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2009, 09:39:15 pm »
Welcome to the forum , darkestlight .

Have you attempted to contact the Cousteau Society to inquire there ?
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Re: nautical ship safe
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2009, 09:46:40 pm »
yes i sent them 2 emails but got no response thanks
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Re: nautical ship safe
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2009, 10:20:50 pm »
Hmmm... go figure , eh ?

It does appear to be a bursars' safe/strongbox .

What are it's dimentions I/S & O/S .... are there any markings on it -ser #'s , manufacture , etc ?

Also , what manner of link/relationship did the gift-reciever have with cousteau ?
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Re: nautical ship safe
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2009, 10:36:17 pm »
the size is 20x12x12 inches and it has one handle on each side there are no serial #s or manufacturer id marks on the box. The only info i have is that the letters (R Y) are consistant with the cousteau ship "the calypso" being a royal yatch (R Y). As far as my friend knows his grandfather was a diver x navy man too (Arles Beery) he was said to be friends of the cousteau family and went on some dive expeditions with them. Mr beery has passed away and my friend did not know his grandfather as he had died before he was old enough to know him thats what i know so far
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Re: nautical ship safe
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2009, 07:12:30 pm »
I'm wondering if there's specific information you're looking for , darkestlight .

Is your safe functional ..i.e.-does it lock , open & close ?

It does not appear as if you've removed the keylock (can't see any toolmarks on the exterior screws) to inspect for manufacturer's logo, name , etc .

Do you have any proof of it's provenance , other than word-of-mouth ?
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Re: nautical ship safe
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2009, 08:05:22 pm »
I was wondering about provenance too but would it really add to the value of this piece. I don't know if the son of Jauque Coustoue would be anything significant in the realm of antique colleting.
It does appear to be a nice old high quality nautical safe tied in with a interesting history and maybe thats where the value would lie.JMO
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