Antique ship's portholes come in many different shapes and sizes but they all have the same function, they were fitted to the superstructure of a ship to allow light and ventilation to penetrate the enclosed spaces of a vessel. Portholes are also known as scuttles.
Antique ship's porthole / scuttle.
A large British Royal Navy Battleship porthole.
Opening brass and glass door, brass back plate with twin dog clamps. 22 inch / 56 cm max diameter, 15 inch / 38 cm glass.
Antique ship's porthole / scuttle.
A large brass porthole with a non opening window and fitted with a brass dead light and double dog clamps.
17 inch / 43 cm max diameter, 12 inch / 30 cm glass.
Antique ship's porthole / scuttle.
Opening brass door, brass back plate with single dog clamp. Missing glass. Can be polished if required.
14 inch / 35 cm max diameter, 9 inch / 22 cm glass.
Antique ship's porthole / scuttle.
Opening brass door, painted steel back plate with single dog clamp. Missing glass.
14 inch / 35 cm max diameter, 9 inch / 23 cm glass.
Antique ship's porthole / scuttle. Recovered from the wreck of HMHS REWA which was torpedoed 19 miles West of Hartland Point on 4th January 1918. She was a 7308 ton hospital ship that was carrying 279 wounded soldiers. Remarkably only 4 lives were lost during the sinking. Opening brass and glass door, brass back plate with double dog clamps. 20 inch / 51cm max diameter.
Antique ship's porthole / scuttle.
Opening brass and glass door, galvanised and painted steel back plate with twin dog clamps. Stamped John Roby, Rainhill.
14.5 inch / 37 cm max diameter, 10 inch / 25 cm glass.
Antique ship's porthole / scuttle. Opening brass and glass door, brass back plate with twin dog clamps. Can be polished if required.
13.5 inch / 34 cm max diameter, 9 inch / 22 cm glass.
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD.
Antique ship porthole / scuttle.
Removed from a ROYAL NAVAL MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT
Made from bronze with opening dead light, opening door and back plate with four dog clamps. 11 inch / 27 cm max diameter, 6 inch / 15 cm glass. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD
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