Need ID on stamping found on shipwreck item.

What does it say?
Any comments?
Thanks
teddy

It was called Detroit Ship Building and Dry Dock and Later American Shipbuilding.

Detroit Shipbuilding began as Gordon Campbell & Co., later Campbell & Owen. It was acquired by Frank Kirby in 1871 and incorporated as Detroit Dry Dock in 1874.  Detroit Dry Dock acquired nearby Wyandotte Shipbuilding in 1878.  Thomas Edison and Henry Ford both worked as apprentice machinists at Detroit Dry Dock.  Kirby sold the company to The American Ship Building Company in 1899, which renamed it Detroit Shipbuilding, and reorganized its operations, so that ships' hulls were built in the Wyandotte yard and outfitted in the Detroit yard.

Thanks much! I wasn't sure about the word "ship" on the piece.

bully!!

"I'd rather not say what ship or when. I'd also rather not show the whole piece."

Probably a wise move, but just say "won't". It keeps us from wondering if we can ever pry it out of you:

Abourt twenty-six ships went down, and many of these were recovered and scrapped. Assuming you're wanting to date the stamp, and already know about the company; you might head in the direction of brass door locks which exist in numbers, and where some are dated. Other brass collectables also exist which can be dated. Many of these were made by the Detroit Ship Building Co. and bear the same stamp as yours.  

"I'd rather not say what ship or when. I'd also rather not show the whole piece."

Probably a wise move, but just say "won't". It keeps us from wondering if we can ever pry it out of you:

Abourt twenty-six ships went down, and many of these were recovered and scrapped. Assuming you're wanting to date the stamp, and already know about the company; you might head in the direction of brass door locks which exist in numbers, and where some are dated. Other brass collectables also exist which can be dated. Many of these were made by the Detroit Ship Building Co. and bear the same stamp as yours.  

Thanks, I'll look for one of those.

"I'd rather not say what ship or when. I'd also rather not show the whole piece."

Probably a wise move, but just say "won't". It keeps us from wondering if we can ever pry it out of you:

Abourt twenty-six ships went down, and many of these were recovered and scrapped. Assuming you're wanting to date the stamp, and already know about the company; you might head in the direction of brass door locks which exist in numbers, and where some are dated. Other brass collectables also exist which can be dated. Many of these were made by the Detroit Ship Building Co. and bear the same stamp as yours.  

Teddy, here's one that shows the same stamp. http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Brass-V...20091102?IMSfp=TL091102179003r29154

Thanks, I'll look for one of those.

That's an interesting piece there johnnyi but not what I have.
That one looks almost new but probably because it wasn't under water for 100 years. 
Still that's a great buy for a general nautical collector.
Thanks
teddy