Lot Essay
'Lightening' under Capt. James Forbes returned from Melbourne to Liverpool in 63 days in 1854 logging 436 miles in one day, averaging 18½ knots
Details
A fine fully planked and framed fully rigged model of the extreme clipper 'Lightening' originally built by D.McKay, East Boston, 1854 for James Baines & Co. Liverpool, the Black Ball Line, and modelled by P.Javis c. 1985 -- 46 x 75in.(117 x 190.5cm)
With masts, spars, standing and running rigging and deck details including figurehead, anchors, capstan, cleats, bollards, deck rails, companionways, deck houses, wood capped fife rail, deck lights, water barrels, ship's wheel, binnacle, hatches, bilge pump and four ship's boats in chocks and many other details. The hull, planked in cherry and basswood is finished in matt varnish and mounted on two turned brass columns. Glazed case with hinged doors, table with panelled apron
With masts, spars, standing and running rigging and deck details including figurehead, anchors, capstan, cleats, bollards, deck rails, companionways, deck houses, wood capped fife rail, deck lights, water barrels, ship's wheel, binnacle, hatches, bilge pump and four ship's boats in chocks and many other details. The hull, planked in cherry and basswood is finished in matt varnish and mounted on two turned brass columns. Glazed case with hinged doors, table with panelled apron
Further details
(See illustration)