1805 Entering Port British Navy Sailors Manning The Yard c1905 Trade Card

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1805 Entering Port British Navy Sailors Manning The Yard c1905 Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL c1905 TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
THE TITLE ON THIS CARD IS:
MANNING THE YARD 1805
When coming into port, square riggers  'manned the yards'. All the crew not required on
deck to handle the ship will go aloft and spread out along theyards. This manoeuvre
was originally used to display the whole crew to the harbour authorities and the
other ships present, to show that the ship's guns were not manned and hence her
intentions were peaceful.
THE BACK OF THE CARD HAS ADVERTISING
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
SEE SCALED IMAGE ABOVE.
THIS CARD IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
THIS CARD WAS PRINTED c1905
IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS
SMUDGING
ROUNDED CORNERS
SURFACE CREASE
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
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