Miquelet Lock, 1715 Spanish Fleet Wreck

dana_w · 15th June 2014, 04:32 PM

Friday I had a chance to speak with James Levy. He was the original source of these images. He sent them to Miqueleter (along with others) in the late 90s. At the time he was the conservator for the Florida Bureau of Archaeological.

Mr. Levy tells me that the image of the lock is actually a casting that he made. He also says the stock is now on display at Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee Florida.

These items fascinate me, especially the brass decoration on the stock. I plan to try and acquire better photographs when I next visit Tallahassee.

Is anyone interested in seeing some of the other copies Miqueleter sent from the 1715 fleet wreck? If so, I'll be glad to post them.

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15th June 2014, 04:32 PM	#4
dana_w Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Southeast Florida, USA Posts: 436	Friday I had a chance to speak with James Levy. He was the original source of these images. He sent them to Miqueleter (along with others) in the late 90s. At the time he was the conservator for the Florida Bureau of Archaeological. Mr. Levy tells me that the image of the lock is actually a casting that he made. He also says the stock is now on display at Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee Florida. These items fascinate me, especially the brass decoration on the stock. I plan to try and acquire better photographs when I next visit Tallahassee. Is anyone interested in seeing some of the other copies Miqueleter sent from the 1715 fleet wreck? If so, I'll be glad to post them.