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
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
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