Original U.S. Spanish American War USS Maine Deck Piece with Period Handwritten Label Japanese Artwork & Posters Impressive as these have the

Impressive as these have the traditional movable ringed handle on the top

they saw the car of General von Manteuffel parked by a thicket of trees

However it does show much use

Zipper pull is missing

This was not cut off from a uniform kept in a depot

Original U.S. Spanish American War USS Maine Deck Piece with Period Handwritten Label Japanese Artwork & Posters Impressive as these have theOriginal Item: One of a kind. Interesting piece of Spanish American was history is this 6" x 3" x 2" part of deck planking purported to have come from the wreckage of the USS Maine after it blew up and sank in Havana Harbor kicking off the Span Am War. Attached to the piece is an old paper period handwritten tag reads: WOOD FROM THE ILL FATED U. S. BATTLESHIP MAINE BLOWN UP IN HAVANA HARBOR FEB. 15 1898 Maine was a United States Navy ship that sank in