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1930's Origin unknown
I have acquired the following toy pond yacht believed to be dated around the 1930's. Hull length is 30 inches it is finely carved from wood into a narrow canoe body shape. What fittings remain are nicely made. The fin/skeg is brass with a flange that is screwed to the underside of the hull. Unfortunately the deck has been butchered but inside the hull is smooth with deck bracings to carry the thin pine deck. I cannot see any chisel marks internally so thinking possibly this was carved out on a machine. The original colour scheme looks to be green above the waterline and possibly brown below. The sails were made from very fine cloth in a Bermudan rig style. Can any members identify this yacht please
vmyg comment. I have no clues about this one. The metal fin and skeg and the apparently machine carved interior suggest that it may be a commercial model, but if so, it's not one I recognise. On the other hand, the crudity of the lead ballast and the reef points(?) on the sail suggest that it may be a homebrew. RG
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