Found old boatyard posters
Hello everyone,
I apologize if my title is misleading, but I have stumbled upon three, 10 or 12-foot long, 4 feet wide scrolls stored in the rafters in my basement and I’m really curious what these things are. They seem to be advertisements for old ships, Andrew Jackson(potentially before he was president) is mentioned on one. I see a date of 1836 on one.
I’m pretty sure they are copies, but they are stilll very strange and unique, and clearly old. I have lived in this house for 5 years, the former resident actually passed away, and his widow has moved away. They must have stuffed them up there and forgotten them. They blended in with my pipes that’s why it took so long to notice.
Most intriguing to me are the actual boats stamped on the paper, between the posters.
Have a look!