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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Piper G, post: 9605421, member: 84098&quot;]So here&#039;s the short version. My husband had this porthole bouncing around the house for all of our 21-years of marriage. His 45-year-old son says he remembers it when he was a kid.</p><p><br /></p><p>My husband and I fought his battle against a rare, aggressive cancer for 3 years. It wasn&#039;t until we brought hospice in that suddenly things, like this stupid porthole, gained importance. Before my husband passed, 8 weeks ago, I told him I would polish it up, mount it, and have our family name burned into the wood to pass down as a family heirloom.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hidden message here...don&#039;t wait to do anything! Someday comes way sooner than you think. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are pics of the porthole before and after cleaning. I&#039;m wondering if anyone can take a stab at where to find a historian that might give me some info I can pass along with the heirloom. My husband was from Long Island, New York. His Irish grandpa did work on the docks of NY after immigrating here. I&#039;m taking a guess that&#039;s where it came from.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, I need some help how to attach a photo. In trying to upload a pic from my phone it tells me the file is too large.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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