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    Maritime Museum Information
    • Maritime Museum Information
    Tom Adams Ship Models
    • Tom Adams Ship Models
    • Tom Adams was a nationally known craftsman of high quality ship models.

    Tom Adams Models
    • Tom Adams Models
    • Some of his models were featured in the "Scale Ship Modeler" magazine.

    Model of the "Sindia"
    • Model of the "Sindia"
    • The "Sindia" which sank off of Ocean City was Tom’s earliest and most popular model.

    Model of Cape May Ferry
    • Model of Cape May Ferry
    • The Cape May Ferry model is always popular among the children who visit the museum.

    Shipwright’s Workshop Diorama
    • Shipwright’s Workshop Diorama
    • Tools and equipment of the shipwright are displayed around a workbench.

    Shipwright’s Workshop Diorama
    • Shipwright’s Workshop Diorama
    • Miscellaneous items related to maritime life are included in this exhibit.

    Half Hulls of Job VanSant
    • Half Hulls of Job VanSant
    • The half hulls of ship builders gave a three-dimensional shape to their ship designs.

    Maritime Equipment & Supplies
    • Maritime Equipment & Supplies
    • Dead eyes, pulleys, and mast hoops are tools of local ship builders and sea captains.

    Maritime Tools of the Baymen
    • Maritime Tools of the Baymen
    • This display focuses on items used for fishing, oystering and clamming in Scull Bay.

    Net Needles
    • Net Needles
    • Local baymen used net needles of all sizes to create and maintain their fishing nets.

    Fishing Reels of the 1920s & 30s
    • Fishing Reels of the 1920s & 30s
    • These vintage fishing reels were used by local fishermen out on Scull Bay.

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