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Speedboat: 'Miss England I', used by Segrave to contest World Water Speed Records, with various components

Speedboat: 'Miss England I', used by Segrave to contest World Water Speed Records, with various components

1929
Model of the PS 'Charlotte Dundas'

Model of the PS 'Charlotte Dundas'

1903
Model of a Gozo boat from Malta

Model of a Gozo boat from Malta

1931
Model of motor boat "Miss England II"

Model of motor boat "Miss England II"

1930-1931
Rigged model of a Burmese Irrawaddy rice boat

Rigged model of a Burmese Irrawaddy rice boat

1884-1894
Model of Scottish Zulu "Defiance" of Portknockie

Model of Scottish Zulu "Defiance" of Portknockie

1925-1933
Small model of Hangchow Bay boat

Small model of Hangchow Bay boat

1900-1935
Model of a Clovelly Herring Boat 'Rattling Jack'

Model of a Clovelly Herring Boat 'Rattling Jack'

1933; 1957
Whole model of a 'Pulwar', a decked boat

Whole model of a 'Pulwar', a decked boat

1800-1880
Model boat, one of two, fitted with Welin Quadrant Davits

Model boat, one of two, fitted with Welin Quadrant Davits

1905
Model of a "Gufa" from the Tigris

Model of a "Gufa" from the Tigris

1930-1931
Whole model of Mount's Bay (Cornish) lug-sail boat

Whole model of Mount's Bay (Cornish) lug-sail boat

1875-1883
Model of a gaff-rigged Gibraltar water carrying boat

Model of a gaff-rigged Gibraltar water carrying boat

1909
Model of Chinese floating reed stack

Model of Chinese floating reed stack

1930-1963
Model of the junk boat of the Miao Tzu

Model of the junk boat of the Miao Tzu

1963-1964
Model of small Burmese rice-boat, with carved steersman's seat and mat tilt

Model of small Burmese rice-boat, with carved steersman's seat and mat tilt

1814-1929
Rigged model of a Dutch Boat

Rigged model of a Dutch Boat

1850-1927
Model of boat with copulating man and woman

Model of boat with copulating man and woman

Model of a Tirupalakudi boat with short balance-board

Model of a Tirupalakudi boat with short balance-board

1920-1923
Model of a Canton Slipper-boat

Model of a Canton Slipper-boat

1933
Whole model of 'Luck-net' or 'Follyer' boat, named, 'Britannia'

Whole model of 'Luck-net' or 'Follyer' boat, named, 'Britannia'

1880-1883
Model of Dinghy

Model of Dinghy

1869-1879
Model of an Adirampatnam boat (with long balance-board)

Model of an Adirampatnam boat (with long balance-board)

1920-1923
Boat, for cleaning out drainage sough at Old Meadows Colliery

Boat, for cleaning out drainage sough at Old Meadows Colliery

Model of a 'Pedalo'

Model of a 'Pedalo'

1955-1959; 1958
Model of a small Hallstatt salt-boat

Model of a small Hallstatt salt-boat

1900-1931
Small model of Austrian salt carrying boat

Small model of Austrian salt carrying boat

1850-1900
Model of a Stone-lighter from Suez

Model of a Stone-lighter from Suez

1926
Whole model of Duoro River boat

Whole model of Duoro River boat

1850-1901
Whole model of lug ketch

Whole model of lug ketch

1870-1880
Model of a Lagos market boat

Model of a Lagos market boat

1900-1907
Whole model of Meiram River (Siam) ordinary open boat (Ru a Chang)

Whole model of Meiram River (Siam) ordinary open boat (Ru a Chang)

1858-1908
Model of a Maltese Waterman Boat

Model of a Maltese Waterman Boat

1850-1902
Model of Devon Crabber boat 'Excel'

Model of Devon Crabber boat 'Excel'

1971-1972
'Pixie' Model Motor Boat

'Pixie' Model Motor Boat

1930-1935
Stand for Devon Crabber boat 'Excel'

Stand for Devon Crabber boat 'Excel'

1971-1972
Model of the motor boat "Miss England III"

Model of the motor boat "Miss England III"

1932
Whole model of HM first class torpedo boat no.93

Whole model of HM first class torpedo boat no.93

1893-1909
Model one of two, scale 1:16, of a ship's life boat fitted with a Welin Quadrant type Davit, patented by Axel Welin, fitted to an imitation deck on base, by Paxton and Co., London, England, 1905. The movement of the tooth quadrant gave the davits a horizontal motion overboard so that the boat could be rapidly lowered over the side of a ship in an evacuation. Welin's inventions were fitted to the RMS Titanic and after the disaster in 1912 sales of the davits skyrocketed

Model boat, one of two, fitted with Welin Quadrant Davits

1905
Model of a Shetland "Sixern" boat named 'Sovereign' (register No. LK.2118). Made by John Shewan. One of the large open boats formerly used in Shetland Islands for deep-water fishing. Until the end of the 19th century they were also used in long line fisheries. Scale 1:12

Model of a Shetland "Sixern" boat named 'Sovereign'

1925-1933
Cambridge University Racing Eight with eight oars, boat, by George Sims, Putney and oars by E. Ayling and Sons, Putney, London, English, 1934

Cambridge University Racing Eight, 1934

1934
Model of a Thames Peter-boat, 1801-1825. This smaller type was used between London Bridge and Brentford as long as net fishing continued on the Thames. Scale 1:9

Model of a Thames Peter-boat

1825-1929
Model of Thor Heyerdahl's reed boat raft 'Ra II', composed of cylinders of vegetal stalks and basket-work cabin, with figures, by AA Croucher, Woolwich, London, England, 1973

Model of Thor Heyerdahl's reed boat 'Ra II'

1973
Model, Scale 1:32, of the motor drifter boat, 'Gleanaway' (register No. KY 40), with starboard side planking omitted to reveal the hull construction and internal arrangements, by Philip Arthur Rumbelow, British. Human figures by Barbara Mary Campbell, British. This model of the 'Gleanaway', the actual vessel being built by J & G Forbes & Co. at Sandhaven, Scotland in 1930, is an example of the motor-driven type of drifter engaged in the North Sea fisheries.

Model of the motor drifter boat 'Gleanaway', with starboard side planking omitted

1936-1937; 1962
This Pixie model boat was built in the early 1930s by an unknown maker in England and is fitted with an inboard engine and variable propellor built by Watermota in Devon. The aluminium alloy boat has white and light-green paintwork, and the name ‘Pixie’ is painted on the front-right side of the craft. The boat has a side mounted wheel, and three rows of seating. The Watermota engine is mounted in the centre of the boat.

Motor boat 'Pixie'

1930-1935
Model of a Thames Peter-boat, (Billow Bridges type), with sails. This rigged model represents the Peter Boats commonly used for net fishing on the Thames as late as the middle of the 19th Century. Scale 1:12

Model of a Thames Peter-boat

1925-1932
Model, scale 1:12, of an American dipping-lug sail rigged whaleboat, with both carvel (flush) planking and clinker (over-lapping) planking as used in the North Pacific Ocean c.1860, unsigned, Europe,

Model of an American whaling boat

1860-1903
Model, scale 1:12, of a catamaran boat, used at Vizagapatam in the north of Madras, India

Model of a Vizagapatam Catamaran

1933
Large model of a 'narrow boat' for canals. This model is typical of the standard canal boats used on the 'narrow boat' canals of England. In the past each boat was towed by a horse, but now a number work in pairs, one fitted with a screw propeller driven by an internal combustion engine, towing another unfitted boat or "buttie". Scale 1:12

Model of a working canal 'narrow boat'

1930-1934; 1961
Model, scale 1:12, of a Malay racing boat or canoe, as used in Kedah river, Malay Peninsula.

Model of racing boat, as used in Kedah river, Malay Peninsula

1920-1923