Lot 254
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A HALF-BLOCK BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE STEAM TRAWLER BEN RINNES, 1901
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A HALF-BLOCK BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE STEAM TRAWLER BEN RINNES, 1901

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A HALF-BLOCK BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE STEAM TRAWLER BEN RINNES, 1901
the carved hull with lined superstructure, cut-away masts and funnel, finished in pink, black and varnish and mounted on a mahogany board with builder's plate for Hall, Russell & Co Ltd -- 9 x 35in. (23 x 89cm.)
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Lot Essay

The Ben Rinnes was built by Hall, Russell in 1901 for the North British Steam Co. Ltd. Having been sold several times and worked as a boom defence vessel during the war she was finally lost in March 1928 having run ashore in fog; her crew were reported safe but no account of their rescue can be found.

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