Vintage Bakelite Captain\'s Wheel Bookends, Walter Von Nessen for Chase, c. 1940s

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Vintage Bakelite Captain\'s Wheel Bookends, Walter Von Nessen for Chase, c. 1940s:
$49.99

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Vintage Bakelite Captain\'s Wheel Bookends, Walter Von Nessen for Chase, c. 1940s.Good vintage condition, shows some surface wear and some chipping on the Bakelite.Made of walnut, brass, and Bakelite, they depict the captain’s wheel of olden ships. The base, spokes, and wheel handles are solid brass, the upright standard is walnut, and the wheel itself is Bakelite. The wheel turns smoothly, with each spoke numbered 1 through 6. The tops of the standards are highlighted with a brass cap. Marked Chase with the impressed Orion figure. Each bookend measures 4-1/2\" x 3-1/2\" at the base x 4-3/4\" at wheel x 6-1/4\" tall at top of wheel spoke.

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Vintage Bakelite Captain\'s Wheel Bookends, Walter Von Nessen for Chase, c. 1940s:
$49.99