Whole model of Westray and North Isles Yole
- Made:
- 1875-1883 in United Kingdom
Whole rigged model, scale 1:12, of a Westray and North Isles Yole, unsigned, British, 1875-1883. This model represents one of the North Isles or Westray Yoles, generally employed about 1880 for fishing off the Orkney Isles. These Yoles were double-ended and clincher-built of Norwegian pine planking on oak frames with galvanised iron fastenings.
Details
- Category:
- Water Transport
- Object Number:
- 1883-47
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), cotton (textile), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and cotton (fibre)
- Measurements:
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overall: 540 mm x 650 mm x 200 mm,
- type:
- model - representation and yawl (sailing vessel)
- credit:
- Commissioners of Supply for Orkney
