Model of Oil Tank Steamer the 'British General'
- Made:
- 1922-1925 in United Kingdom
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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:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), complete, cotton (fibre), metal (unknown), mirror-glass (silvered), paint and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
crate: 1340 mm x 800 mm x 3210 mm, 170 kg
- type:
- steamship
- taxonomy:
-
- visual and verbal communication
- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- watercraft
- merchant vessel
- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- watercraft
- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- watercraft
- credit:
- Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Company
