Delaware Bay Oyster Schooner, Bivalve, NJ
Image size - 14 " x 21 "
Unframed - $145, Framed & double matted - $295

Cashier History
1849-1999
Cashier is the oldest schooner in the U.S.A. It was launched in 1849 at the Duffield Yard in Cedarville, NJ, on Cedar Creek. She was built with a high topmast and allowed a working topsail in light winds, carried the classic clipper bow, and may have carried an extended jib boom. Her masts had a sharp rake or angle to them. She had a counter stern, which was replaced with a round profile in the 1930's due to severe rot in the original.
Cashier worked dredging oysters, under sail alone, for 66 years (until 1915) when the first of four engines, a 16hp gas plant was installed. Her final engine, a 110hp 4-71 Detroit Diesel, was installed in 1954. During this time period she changed from two masts to one and finally to power only. Her remaining spar was a small stub mast forward to assist the working of dredging gear.
Cashier is the only known surviving example of the "old style" Delaware Bay oyster schooner. Her primary use during her continuous working life (1849-1999) was the harvesting of oysters.
In late 2000, the Bayshore Discovery Project, a non-profit educational organization located in Bivalve, NJ, purchased the Cashier. They are currently making plans for her preservation and restoration.

This 2007 watercolor painting, by artist Alex Alampi Jr., shows the Cashier docked at Bivalve, NJ, in 1999, the schooner's last year of service.