Original War of 1812 Ship's Boat Hook Named to DETROIT Swedish Militaria 218 Bee were produced in

218 Bee were produced in 1936-38

The lower section of the handset has the classic WWI German folding speaker cup while the earpiece has a large donut shaped leather cushion

omitting the overall red St George's Cross

335th and 336th Machine Gun Battalions

Original War of 1812 Ship's Boat Hook Named to DETROIT Swedish Militaria 218 Bee were produced inOriginal Item: One Only. Found in upper New York State, this is an original Ship's Boat Hook for use in one of the Men o War's boats, used when travelling from ship to shore, between boats, etc. This example has iron fittings on a wood haft marked DETROIT, and was found in a barn before coming to us. Nice War of 1812 item, ready for display, 52" overall length, iron fittings well rusted but clearly this is all original. H. M. S. DETROIT was a 20 gun