<p>Accession: 2010-25-1
Lamp, Conch, Decorative, 
USS Enhance
Dimensions: 10"H, 6.75"W, 8.75"D.
</p><p>A recent acquisition to the collection , the conch lamp is a good example of sailor ephemera or souvenir. The conch shell appears to have been modified to sit on top of a glass jar.  The painting on the shell is of the USS Enhance MSO 437,an Ocean Minesweeper. USS Enhance was commissioned in April 1955 and decommissioned in December 1991. 
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Collection of Curator Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/41258145@N03">Naval History &amp; Heritage Command</a> from Washington, DC, USA
CC BY 2.0
<p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/navalhistory/4484657094/">ACC# 2010-25-1 Lamp, Conch Shell, USS Enhance</a>
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