Do you know what the objects on the wall are?

Look at object 1 on the floor. What is it?

Props from a pilot to a space movie that was shot on Åland in the mid-1970s.

Part of a submarine periscope.

Compass and binnacle from ms Sally Albatross.

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The compass and binnacle were on ms Sally Albatross when the ship caught fire at Finnboda yard in Stockholm during a docking in 1990.

Look at object 2. What was it used for?

The lock was used to keep a newbuild secured to the quayside when the shipyard management were worried that they would not get paid for the ship.

The Åland Maritime museum used to be locked with a padlock. This is the lock and key that were used.

Shipowner Gustaf Erikson’s office key.

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In 1920, two newbuilt ships, Edgar and Rigel, were bought to Åland. Right after the purchase, freight rates dropped dramatically and when ss Edgar was ready to depart, there were no money for payment. Allegedly, the shipyard management had a lock put on one of the quayside moorings while awaiting payment.

Look at object 3. What is it?

Bag with medical equipment from a World War II hospital ship.

The purser on Viking Line’s ms Kapella kept the float in this bag in the tax free kiosk in the late 1950s.

A type of canvas bag many Åland sailors bought when they arrived in Australia during the 1920s and 1930s.

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The bag contains medical equipment and was kept on Dinard that served as a hospital ship in World War II.

Look at object 4. What is it?

Souvenir from an island in the West Indies taken home by an Åland sailor.

Rolls used in the rig to keep the gaff sail tight to the mast.

A group of jolly students “decorated” the Man at the Helm statue outside the Maritime Museum with this necklace in the 1950s.

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Rolls like these were used in the rig to keep the gaff sail tight to the mast.

Look at object 5. What is it?

Used to be a sing post on the market square in Mariehamn, showing the direction to the harbour.

Used during anatomy classes for master students at the nautical college.

Part of a figurehead from an unknown ship that sunk in the 19th century.

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Part of a figurehead from an unknown ship that sunk off the Åland coast in the 19th century. The arm floated ashore and for a long time it adorned the wall of a boathouse.

Look at object 6. What is it?

A life belt, or an old-fashioned life west.

An early type of accordion.

A model showing how pieces of cured meat could be stored on sailing vessels.

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This is a life belt made of cork blocks that is placed around the neck. Closest to neck and shoulders are fourteen round pieces of cork.

Look at object 7. What is it?

A citrus juicer used in the ship’s galley.

A decorative window called skylight.

A bowler hat from a glass statue.

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This skylight was used as decoration and created a beautiful light in the fo’c’sles.