Model of Oil Tank Steamer the 'British General'

Model of Oil Tank Steamer the 'British General' Model of Oil Tank Steamer the 'British General'

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Whole rigged model, scale 1:48, of the oil tank turbine steamer, the 'British General' (1922), unsigned, British, 1922-1925

Builder's whole, model of TS 'British General', 1922. Scale 1:48. Bulk oil tanker by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co, Jarrow.

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1925-786
Materials:
cotton (fibre), wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), paint, metal (unknown) and mirror-glass (silvered)
Measurements:
overall: 935 mm x 3000 mm x 400 mm,
crate: 1340 mm x 800 mm x 3210 mm, 170 kg
type:
steamship and model - representation
credit:
Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company