Damn the Torpedoes, Ft. Morgan, Civil War Related Folk Art Carving mechanical sculpture 13 1/2" long x 4"

13 1/2" long x 4" tall x 1 3/8" deep

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and then the sole features cleat-like treats around the perimeter of toe and heel

4 1/4" across at lip of base

It seems possible that untying the lace would allow it to come apart some to empty it

Damn the Torpedoes, Ft. Morgan, Civil War Related Folk Art Carving mechanical sculpture 13 1/2" long x 4"A curious one! The origin of the phrase "Damn the Torpedoes" comes from the Battle of Mobile Bay in Alabama, August 5, 1864, during the Civil War, in which a Union fleet commanded by Admiral David Farragut, assisted by a contingent of soldiers, overtook Ft. Morgan, which guarded Mobile Bay, and attacked a smaller Confederate fleet led by Admiral Franklin Buchanan. Farragut's order of "Damn the torpedoes! Four bells. Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett,