A BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE CARGO SHIP M.V. MALLARD, BUIL
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A BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE CARGO SHIP M.V. MALLARD, BUILT BY SCARR OF HESSLE FOR THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD, 1944
the carved, laminated hull finished in black and pink below the waterline, with painted metal fittings including anchors with studded chain and anchor winch, deck rail, companionways, rigged masts with navigation lamps and derricks, covered lined-boxwood hatches, painted superstructure with bridge and wing bridges with machine guns, funnel, ventilators, davits with fitted lifeboats and carley float on slide and other details, mounted on four turned wooden columns on raised mahogany display base with painted builder's plate, within original glazed mahogany case -- overall measurements 23¼ x 46½ x 15¼in. (66.5 x 118 x 38.7cm.)
A small vessel of 377 tons, Mallard became Norwich Trader in 1948 and Nikolaos in 1965. She was broken up at Aliaga in 1988. This model is a typical wartime production using as much wood and painted metal as possible and is interesting for displaying two pairs of machine guns on her wing bridges and an anti-aircraft gun aft.
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road.
the carved, laminated hull finished in black and pink below the waterline, with painted metal fittings including anchors with studded chain and anchor winch, deck rail, companionways, rigged masts with navigation lamps and derricks, covered lined-boxwood hatches, painted superstructure with bridge and wing bridges with machine guns, funnel, ventilators, davits with fitted lifeboats and carley float on slide and other details, mounted on four turned wooden columns on raised mahogany display base with painted builder's plate, within original glazed mahogany case -- overall measurements 23¼ x 46½ x 15¼in. (66.5 x 118 x 38.7cm.)
A small vessel of 377 tons, Mallard became Norwich Trader in 1948 and Nikolaos in 1965. She was broken up at Aliaga in 1988. This model is a typical wartime production using as much wood and painted metal as possible and is interesting for displaying two pairs of machine guns on her wing bridges and an anti-aircraft gun aft.
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road.
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A BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE CARGO SHIP M.V. MALLARD, BUIL
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