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Sailing Ship Model - Samuel Plimsoll, 1873
Reg. No: ST 015858
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- Summary:
- This experimental model is fitted with a 'combination rig' designed by Captain Christopher Welch of Port Chalmers in New Zealand. This rig was never used on a full-sized vessel. It featured two masts near the centre of the hull. Model was built between 1861 and 1873. This is not a model of the vessel 'Samuel Plimsoll' built in 1873. This model was donated to the Museum in 1888.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr Fredrick Tate, 1888
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 150 cm (Height), 80 cm (Width), 200 cm (Length) |
| Dimension Comment: | SIZE OF CRATE |
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| Tagged with: | marine engineering, sailing vessels |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, Transport Collection |
| Primary Classification: | WATER TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Wind Power - Sailing Vessels |
| Tertiary Classification: | model schooners |
| Maker: | Captain Christopher Welch, Port Chalmers, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, 1861-1873 |
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