TRAWLER FISHING VESSEL MODEL SHIP - MID-20TH CENTURY EUROPEAN CRAFTSMANSHIP

A FINELY DETAILED SCALE MODEL OF A WORKING TRAWLER FISHING VESSEL, METICULOUSLY CONSTRUCTED WITH AUTHENTIC PERIOD DETAILING. THE MODEL FEATURES A TRADITIONAL TWO-MASTED FISHING BOAT DESIGN WITH RIGGING, AND COMPREHENSIVE DECK FITTINGS CHARACTERISTIC OF MID-20TH CENTURY COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS.

CONSTRUCTION AND DETAIL:
- HULL: SOLID WOOD CONSTRUCTION PAINTED IN NAVY BLUE WITH CREAM STRIPE DETAIL AND APPLIED WATERLINE MARKING
- SUPERSTRUCTURE: CREAM-PAINTED WOODEN WHEELHOUSE WITH AUTHENTIC WINDOW OPENINGS AND RAILINGS
- MASTS: TWO BLACK-PAINTED WOODEN MASTS WITH BRASS CROSS-TREES AND RIGGING THROUGHOUT
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- DECK FITTINGS: DETAILED CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING WORKING DAVITS, WINCHES, AND HATCH COVERS IN BLACK-PAINTED WOOD AND METAL
- RIGGING: COMPLETE STANDING AND RIGGING IN BLACK THREAD WITH BRASS FITTINGS AND PULLEYS
- DISPLAY: MOUNTED ON A MAHOGANY-STAINED WOODEN BASE WITH BRASS NAMEPLATE READING 'TRAWLER'

DIMENSIONS:
- OVERALL HEIGHT: 30 CM (INCLUDING MASTS)
- HULL LENGTH: 30 CM
- HULL BEAM: 10 CM

CONDITION: GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE PAINTED SURFACES DISPLAY MINOR WEAR TO EDGES AND NATURAL PATINA DEVELOPMENT. CANVAS SAILS SHOW MINOR CREASING FROM STORAGE. ALL RIGGING REMAINS INTACT AND PROPERLY TENSIONED. THE WOODEN DISPLAY STAND RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL FINISH WITH APPROPRIATE DARKENING FROM AGE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, NO MISSING COMPONENTS, NO RESTORATION EVIDENT.

AUTHENTICITY NOTES: THIS MODEL DEMONSTRATES AUTHENTIC PERIOD CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES INCLUDING HAND-PAINTED DETAILING, TRADITIONAL RIGGING METHODS, AND PERIOD-APPROPRIATE MATERIALS. THE LEVEL OF DETAIL AND CRAFTSMANSHIP SUGGESTS PROFESSIONAL MODEL-MAKING, LIKELY PRODUCED AS A DISPLAY PIECE OR PROMOTIONAL MODEL FOR A FISHING COMPANY OR MARITIME MUSEUM.

TRAWLER MODELS OF THIS QUALITY AND SCALE REPRESENT AN IMPORTANT CATEGORY OF MARITIME COLLECTIBLES, VALUED BY MODEL SHIP ENTHUSIASTS, MARITIME HISTORIANS, AND DECORATIVE ARTS COLLECTORS FOR THEIR AUTHENTIC REPRESENTATION OF WORKING FISHING VESSELS FROM THE MID-20TH CENTURY COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548772+4

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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