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Silver, five shields, ship number 1
This ship has 2 dragon heads, that almost look 'dog-like' to me. The five shields are bidirectional. The interior appears lightly gold-washed. I do not know if this ship is supposed to come with a spoon and/or glass liner; the one I acquired had neither.
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This is a closeup of the shields. The letters are embossed into the shields from the back, and each 5-shield piece was made separately from the ship, and then attached (welded or soldered?). 'DANIA' is Latin for Denmark.
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This is mark that is stamped into the underside of the ship. It reads "ANTON HANSEN", "STERLING", "925S", and "DENMARK".
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Silver, five shields, ship number 2
This ship has 2 identical dragon heads. The shields are bidirectional. The inside is lightly gold-washed. This ship came with a clear glass liner that has a fully beveled top rim (beveled down toward the outside). It is also known to come with a cobalt blue glass liner, beveled in exactly the same way. It did not come with a spoon, I do not know if it's supposed to have one.
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This is a closeup of the shields The center and two outside shields are identical to each other, and the 2nd and 4th shields are identical to each other. The shields are the same on both sides of the ship.
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This is a closeup of one of the dragon heads.
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This is underside of the ship. The stars are embossed from the underside, but the makers and other markings are embossed from the inside of the ship. There are 12 stars along the outer edge, and 10 smaller stars inside those.
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This is a close-up of the markings (the scan was taken from the underside, then reversed). The crown-shaped mark is of Theodor Olsens Eftf, and the ship is also marked "925 S·STERLING" and "NORWAY".
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Silver, five shields, ship number 3
This ship has 2 identical dragon heads. The shields are bidirectional. This ship came with a clear glass liner that has a flat top rim, which has a slight bevel along its outer edge. It did not come with a spoon, I do not know if it's supposed to have one.
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This is a closeup of the shields, they are the same on both sides of the ship, and very similar to the shields on ship #2, above.
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This is a closeup of one of the dragon heads.
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This is the underside of the ship. The circular patterns are embossed from the underside of the ship. The background of the makers and other marks is also embossed from the underside, but the markings are embossed from the inside of the ship.
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This is a closeup of the markings (the scan was taken from the underside, then reversed). The 'hammer and tongs' mark is of David Andersen. The ship is also marked "925S".
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Silver, five shields, ship number 4
This ship has two identical dragon heads. The shields are bidirectional. This ship did not come with a spoon or liner, I do not know if it is supposed to come with either.
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This is a closeup of the shields, they are the same on both sides of the ship, and a very similar pattern to the shields on ships #2 and #3, above.
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This is a closeup of one of the dragon heads. It is virtually identical to that of ship #2, above.
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This is the inside bottom of the ship. It is a cathedral scene, and it appears to be embossed from underneath, but the underside is very indistinct, so it was somehow stamped from the inside. At the top it says "DOM-KIRKEN" (usually spelled without the hyphen, this means the Bergen Cathedral in Norway, which dates back to the 12th century). At the bottom, it says "830S", and has the mark of Magnus Aase.
The picture and words are actually quite distinct and sharp, but this is the best my scanner can do. When I can borrow a camera with a good macro lens I will be replacing this with a better picture.
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Silver, five shields, ship number 5
This ship has two identical dragon heads. The shields are bidirectional. This ship did not come with a spoon or liner, I do not know if it is supposed to come with either.
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This is a closeup of the shields, they are the same on both sides of the ship, and a very similar pattern to the shields on ships #2, #3 and #4, above.
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This is a closeup of one of the dragon heads. It is virtually identical to those of of ships #2 and #4, above.
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This is a closeup of the markings on this ship. The markings are on the outside of the base, which is unusual (you can just barely see them on the picture of the whole ship above). It is marked "830S" and has the mark of Magnus Aase.
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This is the inside bottom of the ship. It is a scene of what look like some cliffs near the sea, with a sun and a boat or two just below and to the left of the sun (for a similar scene, see silver 6-shield ship #2). The scene is inside an oval of dots, and outside the oval are curly designs. The scene appears to be embossed from underneath, but the underside is very indistinct, so it was somehow stamped from the inside. At the top it says "NORDKAP" (which is Norwegian for North Cape, an area in northernmost Norway, a popular tourist destination since the late 1800's. The scene is of the North Cape Cliffs and the "midnight sun").
The picture and words are actually quite distinct and sharp, but this is the best my scanner can do. When I can borrow a camera with a good macro lens I will be replacing this with a better picture.
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