SS Rex Model Ship, built and constructed by Van Ryper (technical Model Service) formerly of Beach Road Vineyard Haven Martha’s Vineyard Mass., in original box, these types of models were originally sold as toys and were often sold on the ship carrying its name as souvenirs, model ship is attached to wooden platform barring its name in pencil that reads ‘Rex’, platform boat model is attached to measures 15 inches by 3.5 inches, Property from F.W. Woolworth CEO Byron DeWitt Miller Estate by family descent, ship not properly attached to platform, SS Rex, model ship, ship, boat, model boat, model, home decor, collectibles.7 Model based of the ship known as the SS Rex Italian Line. Built by Societa Anonima Ansaldo, Sestri Ponente, Italy. 833 x 97 Sacrified and sunk by british torpedo planes 9 September 1944 while being towed by Germans to new hiding place. Captain: Francesco Tarabotto.