Nestling boats
Nestling boats, Two models showing Fawcus' mode of constructing boats, so that several of the same size and shape may be packed together.
Nestling Boats (Scale 1:12)
These boats are clinker built and are named nesting boats because any number of identical boats can be stacked one inside another. This method of storing was patented by a Mr. Fawcus in 1862.
Details
- Category:
- Water Transport
- Object Number:
- 1865-44
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified)
- type:
- model - representation and watercraft
- credit:
- Fawcus, G.