Whole block ship model, to illustrate 'wave-line' theory

Made:
1848-1861 in Millwall
Whole block model, shaped at ends

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Whole block model, shaped at ends
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Whole block ship model, shaped at both ends, with flat bottom, used to illustrate ‘wave-line’ theory, by John Scott Russell and Company, Millwall, Middlesex, England, 1848-1861

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1868-57
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and paint
type:
model - representation
credit:
Russell, John Scott