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Junk Model - Two Masted, 1880
Reg. No: ST 018260
- Summary:
- Two masted junk model with pointed bow and dragon figure head. Raised poop deck with deck house and rudder windlass. Eight oar positions and four cannons. Probably from the Celebes. Displayed at the 1880-1881 Melbourne International Exhibition and donated to the Museum by the Straits Settlement Commissioners at the conclusion of the Exhibition.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Straits Settlement Commissioners, 1881
| Discipline: | Technology |
More information
| Tagged with: | exhibitions melbourne international 1880-1881, junks, model boats, sailing vessels, scale models |
| Themes this item is part of: | Public Life & Institutions Collection, Transport Collection |
| Primary Classification: | WATER TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Wind Power - Sailing Vessels |
| Tertiary Classification: | model sailing junks |
| Place & Date Exhibited: | Exhibition: 1880 International, Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881 |
| Exhibitor: | Straits Settlement Commissioners, Straits Settlements (Malaysia), 1880-1881 |
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