While attending a military road show held at the US Naval Academy USNA in Maryland last year right around the Midshipman Graduation is exactly how I found the authentic affordable antique Nautical Home Furnishings & vintage Nautical Furniture. An exhibitor The Pirates Lair - www.thepirateslair.com (800 326 5051) had everything I was looking for!

I was seeking nautical themed gifts as a house warming gift and wedding gift for some Navy Officer friends. I was also able to completely outfit my new waterfront home in the exact Nautical Decor and Nautical Theme I wanted using WW2 Liberty Ship Hatch Covers and 100 year old Captains Cabin Domed Sea Chests, which is now for sale and available at The Pirate's Lair,http:www.thepirateslair.com. and can be contacted at 800-326-5051

Nothing I found at the road show and at The Pirates Lair was your typical cheesy & chintzy made in china stuff. It was all made in the USA for the U.S. Navy during WW1 & WW2 for the Navy's enlisted Chief Petty Officers, Officers and Enlisted alike. The Navy Dinnerware & Tableware was absolutley stunning & who would have thought that the Navy would have provided that quality of vintage nautical china dinnerware, antique silverware and nautical tableware for its military! I completely outfitted my home in a nautical decor using WW2 U.S. Navy China and Silverware!!

You can view this stunning china and beautifully silverware engraved in a Navy nautical design by going to Nautical Dinnerware, Silverware - The Pirates Lair

Also, I found at the Road Show 5' & 10' WW2 Liberty Wooden Liberty Ship Hatch Covers For Sale that were refinished into Nautical Tables, Nautical Coffee Tables, Nautical Desks, Kitchen Dinette, & Dining Room Table. All of these can be viewed, purchased & available at The Pirates Liar, www.thepirateslair.com and there are photo's and pictures ou can see my entire home is in a nautical decor & nautical theme outfitted in original authentic U.S. Navy nautical home furnishings & nautical furniture. What better military promotion gift for a chief petty officer, nautical wedding gift or retirement gift for a Navy Officer than official antique U.S. Navy dinnerware used by sailors & officers during WW1 and WW2?

There are also large vintage "dome" trunks from the 1800's which are all unique & different, and have been refinished into beautiful & handsome "Sea Chests" used to hold office files & office items. Why should an Navy Officer have a utilitarian steel filing cabinet in his "captains office" when he can have all of his files, staplers, stationary, tape and other desk clutter put into an incredble antique Sea Chest! A typical Domed Sea Chest (which looks just like a Pirates Treasure Chest) is 36"L x 24"H x 20"D & can hold lots of files as well as staplers, pens, tape dispensers, lots of clutter you would find on a desk. These can be viewed by going to The Pirates Lair web site.

Anyhow, going to the USNA Annapolis Road Show is what got me hooked into U.S. Navy Antiques and how I completely furnished my home in a wonderful and authentic nautical decor.

If you want to know more you can call me at 800-326-5051 or email me the-pirates-wench@thepirateslair.com[URL=www.thepirateslair.com ]www.thepirateslair.com[/URL] Kimberly, The Pirate's Wench
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www.thepirateslair.com for Military or Navy retirement gifts & Navy promotion gifts for Chief Petty Officers, Nautical Home Furnishings for waterfront home owners. Nautical Dinnerware, Nautical Tableware perfect Wedding Gift or Graduation Gift for a Merchant Marine Officer (USMMA) or U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman (USNA), or Navy Retirement Gift either a Navy enlisted or active duty Officer than authentic U.S. Navy issue Nautical China & Silverware! call 800-326-5051

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