Early 20th Century Balsa Wood Life Jacket (The Time Tunnel) Titanic Movie Prop

  

It is the Early 20th Century white color. There were Yellow, and Navy Battleship Gray color life jackets used during the Second World War era. Government did studies and discovered during the 1960s that sharks are attracted to the color yellow, and International Orange became adopted for life jackets. I show some reference photos of actual 1912 era Titanic life jackets, life jackets used in the 1953 movie "Titanic", and life jackets in the 1966 TV show "The Time Tunnel". The life jacket offered for sale here looks more like the ones used in the 1953 film, and the 1966 TV show episode.

It is an Early 20th Century life jacket, which is a white color, and has Balsa Wood blocks sewn into it. It is not a 1912 era Titanic life jacket, but looks just like the ones used in the movie and television show. Nothing in the reference photos is offered for sale. Only the old vintage life jacket, that looks like the ones shown in the reference photos is offered for sale. It is an Early 20th Century life jacket, that might have been used as a movie prop in those latter movies and television shows. The Time Tunnel was America's most secret project, to send a man through time. They sent Doug and Tony back in time from the year 1968 to 1912, onto the Titanic.

This vintage item is old and in Used Condition with wear damage from use. There is sun fading, dirt stains, rip hole damage, scratches, dents, paint loss, and oxidation to the metal parts, etc.

This item is no longer in the perfect condition that it once was in the day it was originally first manufactured. This item is both damaged from having been used, and damaged from being old. Time slowly destroys old things. I much latter was watching a 1951 episode of "Victory at Sea", the early 1950s documentary series about WW2.

Navy sailors wearing life jackets like this one. These older style life jackets were still in used during WW2. I show some reference photos of the sailors using this style of life jacket in WW2. For Legal reasons, the items in this listing are stated as "Used Condition".

What is a "Used Condition" item? It is an item that is in "Poor Terrible Condition". They are better condition than "Dug Relic Condition" items. Items are no longer like how they were the day they were first manufactured.

Items have been used by someone Decades ago in another Century. Items will have defects and damage from having been used. The older something is, the worse the condition will be. Wool items will have Moth holes.

Expect Moth damage to old wool items. Expect clothing to have dirt stains, frayed cuffs and collars. Expect there to be Mildew and Mold damage stains. Expect buttons to be broken or missing. Expect zippers to be broken and non functional.

Expect size tags to be missing or damaged. Expect leather items to be dried out and cracked. Hats will be crushed and bent out of shape. Do not expect clothing to fit you, it is not your size.

Expect oxidation and rust on the metal parts. Expect items to be faded from having been exposed to sun light.

Expect metal items to have dents, scratches, and paint loss. Expect items to have microscopic fractures when looked at under a microscope. Expect Electronic items to no longer work or be functional. These items are old and things slowly get destroyed by time. Please do not expect something in "New Condition", or "Good Condition".

These items are in "Used Condition", and are Relics from another Century. The vintage items I list for sale are not wearable clothing, or usable items. These items are old and damaged from use. The item was rough weighed in an open box.

I have mailed items in the past to: Brazil, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Malta, Hungry, Belgium, Taiwan, etc. The local Post Office gives those boxes out to use. This is all 100% honestly stated up front. They have lost items I have mailed. I don't want to talk with you for any reason. I just want to sell off my stuff, and not be bothered with pointless messages.

It takes between 3 to 5 days for funds to transfer to my bank account. I'm trying to be 100% up front and honest. I mostly only leave other people feedback after they leave me feedback. Chances are, if you don't leave me any feedback I'll probably not leave you any either.

I try to be 100% Honest and show photos and describe items the best I can. Items tend to be old, used, and as is. I don't want to talk to anyone at all on here. I will try to bother to be nice, and answer your question. If I see a size marking on an old Quartermaster Tag, I will try to show a photo of it.

If I say that I do not know the size, than please do not waste both of our time by asking about the size of an old militaria collectable. They are old damaged relics in poor condition. I also tend to have items packaged away to try and keep moths from eating them. I only dig them out if they sell and need to be mailed.

Please do not ask me to take more photos, because I won't take any more photos of things I have already stored away.