Maritime Museum of Ischia-Ponte, Part 5
In conclusion, we will go up to a small room on the fourth floor.
A sculpture depicting the work of a seafood collector.
Layout of traps on the migration path of squid, shrimp, octopus and other marine delicacies.
Pump for collecting sea floor inhabitants. In the lower part of the pipe is supplied with air, which, rising up, creates a draft, dragging along the bottom of the animal. Then the air escapes freely through a mesh bag at the top of the pipe, and the clams stay in it.
A diving suit, surrounded by artifacts recovered from the bottom of the sea-from medieval stone cores to the equipment of a warship found near Forio in 1943.
The copper helmet with round illuminators, invented by the Englishman August Siebe in 1819, has survived almost unchanged to this day. In such equipment, you can stay at a depth of up to 60 meters.
The coastal waters of Ischia are popular with divers, as the bottom is often found with antiquities of various eras.
Underwater scooter, used to move divers under water.
Finds reminiscent of the second world war.
A Browning M-2HB machine gun raised from a sunken us air force bomber near the island.
Uniform and awards of an Italian naval officer during world war II.
Several ship radio-electronic devices of the 60-70 years of the last century: a medium-Wave radiotelephone (above) and a long-medium-wave radio receiver of the Danish company Sailor.
The indicator of the radar.
Postcards with images of famous Italian passenger liners.
The spearheads used in the filming of "Cleopatra." Scenes of naval battles were filmed near the island of Ischia.
The inhabitants of Ischia are descended seamen, many of them working on long-distance vessels of large companies. In the Museum, you can see photos taken by one of them during a severe storm.
From the hall there is an exit to the roof, to the clock room. The door was unlocked, but I didn't dare risk it...
On the walls of the staircase connecting the three floors of the Museum, there are also many rare exhibits that do not fit in the main halls.
A radio direction finder antenna from some large vessel.
Even the wall niche with Souvenirs is closed by a window from the wheelhouse.
In conclusion, I can say that I have visited many Maritime museums, but the Museo del Mare Ischia made perhaps the greatest impression on me. I have never seen such a large number of authentic exhibits per unit area. The most amazing thing is that such a wonderful collection was able to be collected exclusively thanks to the free work of enthusiasts. I would like to Express my gratitude to the Museum's creators and wish them further success in preserving marine history.
