Whole model of a Scotch fishing boat named 'New Haven' (register No. 855 L.H.)
- Made:
- 1900-1910
Whole model (scale 1:12) of a Scottish fishing boat named 'New Haven' (register No. 855 L.H.). The model represents one of the 'Baldies' formerly employed at Leith and Newhaven for small line fishing in the Firth of Forth. The further growth of the 'Baldie' produced the sea-going herring-boat so well known as the Scottish 'Fifie'. Scale 1:12
Details
- Category:
- Water Transport
- Object Number:
- 1910-42
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), cotton (textile), rope, cotton (fibre) and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 800 mm x 650 mm x 220 mm,
- type:
- model - representation and fishing vessel
- credit:
- Pearsall, W.B.
