Early 20th-century "Race's" Life Preserver Things Depicting a classic peg-legged sailor

Depicting a classic peg-legged sailor

Hand Painted

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14" W x 10

Early 20th-century "Race's" Life Preserver Things Depicting a classic peg-legged sailorThis vintage life ring is among John Derian's trove of handpicked vintage & antique goods. Handpainted for a private vessel in Euclin, Ohio these preservers were historically used aboard ships from the late 19th to mid 20th century, and were typically made of buoyant cork or kapok encased in painted canvas, with natural fiber ropes. Details approx. 14. 5" Diameter life preserver, 18" W with rope Buoyant material such as cork or kapok, covered in