Model which represents the paddle steamers "Queen Victoria" and the ''Prince of Wales''

Made:
1887 in United Kingdom
maker:
Unknown
Model which represents the paddle steamers "Queen Victoria" and the ''Prince of Wales'' Model which represents the paddle steamers "Queen Victoria" and the ''Prince of Wales'' Model which represents the paddle steamers "Queen Victoria" and the ''Prince of Wales''

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Whole model, scale 1:48, representing the paddle steamer "Queen Victoria" (1887) and it's sister the 'Prince of Wales' with two steel plaques, possibly built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1886-1927

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1927-922
type:
model - representation and paddle steamer
credit:
Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.

Parts

Model which represents the paddle steamers "Queen Victoria" and the ''Prince of Wales''

Model which represents the paddle steamers "Queen Victoria" and the ''Prince of Wales''

Whole model, scale 1:48, representing the paddle steamer "Queen Victoria" (1887) and it's sister the 'Prince of Wales' with 2 masts, 2 funnels, and 2 paddle wheels in glazed case with table stand (see note), possibly built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1886-1927

Measurements:
overall: 685 mm x 2200 mm x 440 mm,
overall (crate): 1040 mm x 740 mm x 2640 mm, 85 kg
Materials:
wood (unknown) , brass , aluminium , metal (unknown) , paint , cotton and incomplete
Object Number:
1927-922/1
type:
model - representation and paddle steamer
Plaque for the paddle steamers "Queen Victoria" and the ''Prince of Wales''

Plaque for the paddle steamers "Queen Victoria" and the ''Prince of Wales''

Two steel plaques for the model of the paddle steamers 'Queen Victoria' and 'Prince of Wales', possibly built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1886-1927

Measurements:
overall (both plaques): 30 mm x 255 mm x 85 mm,
each: 30 mm x 125 mm x 85 mm,
Materials:
wood (unknown) and steel (metal)
Object Number:
1927-922/2
type:
model - representation and paddle steamer