Details
'Merchant Ships Discharging Cargo at Low Water, circa 1835', a 1:96 scale tableau showing the snow, 'Volunteer' of Newcastle discharging coal into the Thames swimhead spritsail barge 'Ajax' of London and the smack 'Diamond' of Ipswich unloading sacks into lighter No 176, built by K Britten. Measurements overall -- 15¾ x 21¾in (40 x 55.3cm)
Details include rigging and sails with scale blocks, authentic deck details, scale crew and lighterman, clinker built dinghies and a wealth of fine detailing, and mounted on a simulated gravel shoreline.
(See illustration)
Details include rigging and sails with scale blocks, authentic deck details, scale crew and lighterman, clinker built dinghies and a wealth of fine detailing, and mounted on a simulated gravel shoreline.
(See illustration)