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Built for Eastwood Ltd in 1900, Westmoreland was wrecked in 1973 and is presently re-building at Faversham.
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Details
A detailed exhibition standard 18':1" scale waterline model of the Thames Spritsail Barge Westmoreland (1900)
modelled by E.J. Walpole and depicted sailing on a starboard reach with masts, boom, rigging with scale blocks, full suit of 'stiched' ocre coloured sails with reefing points, anchor, anchor winch, coiled rope, companionway, hatch overs, decklights, tiller and boat in davits with bottom boards, thwarts and oars, the hull finished in black with ocre coloured bulwarks and light blue deck and mounted on a painted moulded sea, glazed display case with legend -- 9¼in. (23.5cm.) wide
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modelled by E.J. Walpole and depicted sailing on a starboard reach with masts, boom, rigging with scale blocks, full suit of 'stiched' ocre coloured sails with reefing points, anchor, anchor winch, coiled rope, companionway, hatch overs, decklights, tiller and boat in davits with bottom boards, thwarts and oars, the hull finished in black with ocre coloured bulwarks and light blue deck and mounted on a painted moulded sea, glazed display case with legend -- 9¼in. (23.5cm.) wide
See illustration
Special notice
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