Original Spanish-American War USS Olympia “Dewey’s Flagship” Ceramic Spittoon by the Wheeling Pottery Co. MG 34 Mounts This is a general tendency

This is a general tendency

Both examples come in their original styrofoam packaging with an inventory tag

in the vicinity of Adouville la Hubert

It has a a partial fold-down guard

Very hard to find today these all have new olive drab paint finish just as when issued in WW2

Original Spanish-American War USS Olympia “Dewey’s Flagship” Ceramic Spittoon by the Wheeling Pottery Co. MG 34 Mounts This is a general tendencyOriginal Item. Only One Available. USS Olympia (C 6 CA 15 CL 15 IX 40) is a protected cruiser that saw service with the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. She is currently a museum ship in Philadelphia. Olympia became famous as the flagship of Commodore George Dewey during the Battle of Manila Bay in the SpanishAmerican War in 1898. The ship was decommissioned after returning to the U. S. in 1899, but was returned to active