Builder's whole, rigged model, of SS 'Great Eastern', 1853-1857

Water Transport

1853-1857

Builder's whole, rigged model, scale 1:96, of SS 'Great Eastern' by John Scott Russell and Company, Millwall, London, England, 1853-1857

Whole model rigged 20 gun ship

Water Transport

1719-1733

Contemporary model, 1:48 scale, of 20-gun, 6th-rate, man-of-war naval frigate with full (original) rigging flags and cut-away section showing construction, built to the 1719 Establishment (naval specification) showing hull construction, unsigned, British, 1719-1733. The model is similar to HMS 'Blandford', 1720 and HMS 'Gibraltar' 1727

Rigged model of the PS 'Scotia'

Water Transport

1861

Builder's, whole, rigged model, scale 1:48 of the PS 'Scotia' (1861), the last Cunard, transatlantic paddle steamer, by Robert Napier and Sons, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, 1861

Model of Chadburn's ship's Telegraph

Marine Engines

1875-1938

Demonstration model of William Chadburn's mechanical ship's Telegraph (c.1875), used to transmit orders from the bridge to the engine room, unsigned, on wood base, by William Chadburn, British, 1875-1938

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

Water Transport

700 BCE; 1931

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, c.700 BC (scale 1:12), one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin, from reliefs in the Palace of Sennaelemb at Koulanjik, Iraq.

Whole model of H.M. Brig 'Fantome'

Water Transport

1839; 1902-1903

Whole contemporary model, scale 1:39, rigged, of the 16-gun brig-rigged sloop of war, the HM 'Fantome' (1839), unsigned, Chatham, Medway, Kent, England, 1839, model (re)rigged by Science Museum, Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1902-1903

"Cherub" rotator. (ex "Navigation Today" N.T.E. exhibition numbers: 40)

Navigation

1861-1873

"Cherub" rotator. (ex "Navigation Today" N.T.E. exhibition numbers: 40) with four blades and metal rope join for Walker's Trident log, by Thomas Walker, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, 1861-1873.

English ship, c.1485

Water Transport

1900-1935

Rigged model, scale 1:72, of an English three-masted 'Cog' (c.1485), with the arms of Richard Beauchamp, the Earl of Warick, reconstructed from the British Museum M.S. "The Pageant of the Earl of Warwick", (c. 1485).

Rigged model of Flemish carvel construction Carrack

Water Transport

1910-1921

Rigged model, scale 1:60, of a Flemish carvel construction Carrack, with overhanging forecastle c. 1450-1480, by Robert Morton Nance, Nancledra, Cornwall, England, 1910-1921. Robert Morton Nance constructed the model from an accurate and detailed print by WA, a Flemish master illustrator active around 1490.

Half-sectional model of the T.S. 'Olympic'

Water Transport

1910-1937

Cut-away model, scale 1:144 of the triple-screw passenger liner the T.S. 'Olympic' (1910), with painted panel showing the inner comparments with passengers, made by Bassett-Lowke Limited, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, 1910-1937. With brass plaque.

Model, one of two, showing Fawcus's stacking boat design

Water Transport

Model showing Fawcus' mode of constructing boats, so that several of the same size and shape may be packed together

Replica of the Parsons experimental "Turbinia" model

Marine Engines

1894-1910

Replica of a six-foot experimental model for testing turbine machinery in the TY Turbinia (1894), with winding rubber shaft to drive propeller, original designed by Charles A. Parsons, by Science Museum Workshops, London

Model, of a West African canoe surf boat

Water Transport

Model of a canoe surf boat for West Coast of Africa

Model, of Malayan, or Chinese rowing boat

Water Transport

Model (scale 1:36) of Malay or Chinese rowboat

Model, layered plank construction of the yacht 'Titania I'

Water Transport

Whole model (layered) of the yacht "Titania I" ("Themis")

Model of a single-hide Rosses Curragh

Water Transport

1930-1937

Model, scale 1:6, of a single-hide Rosses Curragh, (c. 1840), J.H. Craine, Liverpool, England, 1930-1937.

Model, of a South Pacific whale boat

Water Transport

Model of a South Sea Whaling boat. South Sea Sewn Boat. Scale 1:12.

Whole rigged model of the clipper ship 'Stonehouse'

Water Transport

1866 (original) 1871 (model); 1906 (rigging modified)

Whole rigged model, scale 1:48, of the sailing clipper ship 'Stonehouse', designed by Gilbert Row in 1863-1864 and built by John Smurthwaite at Pallion Shipyard, Tyne and Wear, England, 1866, later renamed the 'Fanny', made by 1871, masts, rigging and sails by the Museum in 1906.

Half-block model, of first-rate ship of war stern-galleries on port side

Water Transport

1810-1830

Half-block model, of first-rate ship of war port stern-galleries, on port side, by JJ. Hardie, England, 1810-1830. The model shows Richard F.S. Blake's stern gallery construction proposals.

Tube for showing the construction of bends for forged superheater tubes

Marine Engines

1920

Straight tube, one of two, for showing the construction of bends for forged superheater tubes, by The Superheater Company Limited, Manchester, Lancaster, England, 1920

Two tubes forged together

Marine Engines

1920

Two tubes forged together, for showing the construction of bends for forged superheater tubes, by The Superheater Company Limited, Manchester, Lancaster, England, 1920

Rigged main central sail from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

Water Transport

1937

Model of bamboo raft from large rigged model, scale 1:10, of a Chinese fishing junk used in the Amoy district of the Formosa Straight, unsigned, Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, China, 1937

Model of bamboo raft with bamboo canopy

Water Transport

1937

Model of bamboo raft with reed matting canopy, four seats/ boxes under canopy and two oars, in a display case, from large rigged model, scale 1:10, of a Chinese fishing junk used in the Amoy district of the Formosa Straight, unsigned, Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, China, 1937

Model of Tasmanian seine-net fishing boat

Water Transport

whole display model of Tasmanian seine boat.

Model, of West African special hospital surf boat

Water Transport

Model of special hospital surf boat for service on West Coast of Africa

Tube for showing the construction of bends for forged superheater tubes

Marine Engines

1920

Straight tube, one of two, for showing the construction of bends for forged superheater tubes, by The Superheater Company Limited, Manchester, Lancaster, England, 1920

Model of a Robinson marine super-heater Header

Marine Engines

1922-1945

Model, scale 1:3, of the header of a fire tube super heater, for use in the uptakes of Scotch marine boilers, patented by J.G. Robinson in 1922, on wooden brackets

Model of Thames pleasure skiff

Water Transport

model, scale 7:48, (1 3/4" = 1') of a pair oar'd, Thames pleasure skiff 'Silvo'

Model of a Chinese 'Tic a Tac' boat

Water Transport

whole model of a Chinese boat "Tic a Tac", district of Swatow.

Two models of Chinese night fishing boats

Water Transport

two whole models of Chinese fishing boats, fastened together for night fishing, district of Swatow.

Whole model of a Thames lighter

Water Transport

Whole model of a Thames lighter, by Searle and Sons, Lambeth, Surrey, 1830-1880

Auto Helmsman steering control unit on mahogany stand

Navigation

1938-1948

Auto Helmsman steering control unit on mahogany stand, by S. G. Brown Ltd., Acton, Ealing, London, England, 1938-1948

Sectioned complete tube, for showing the construction of bends for forged superheater tubes

Marine Engines

1920

Complete tube, for showing the construction of bends for forged superheater tubes, by The Superheater Company Limited, Manchester, Lancaster, England, 1920

Model of life-boat, 1804

Water Transport

1804

whole display model of life-boat, built 1804

Half-block model

Water Transport

1810-1830

Half-block model, of first-rate ship of war stern-galleries on starboard side, by JJ. Hardie, England, 1810-1830. The model shows Richard F.S. Blake's stern gallery construction proposals.

Model of Guernsey mackeral fishing boat

Water Transport

Whole model, rigged Guernsey mackeral fishing boat

Rigged main central sail from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

Water Transport

1937

Model of bamboo raft from large rigged model, scale 1:10, of a Chinese fishing junk used in the Amoy district of the Formosa Straight, unsigned, Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, China, 1937

Rigged main central sail from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

Water Transport

1937

Model of bamboo raft from large rigged model, scale 1:10, of a Chinese fishing junk used in the Amoy district of the Formosa Straight, unsigned, Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, China, 1937

Model of Chinese Cargo boat

Water Transport

Whole model of Chinese Cargo boat, with mast and mat sails. (From International Fisheries Exhibition, 1883. Chinese cat. p. 23, no. 115).

Anchor, from large rigged model of an Amoy Fishing Junk

Water Transport

1937

Anchor, from rigged model, scale 1:10, of a Chinese fishing junk as used in the Amoy district of the Formosa Straight, unsigned, Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, China, 1937

Model of Berthon's collapsible boat

Water Transport

1849-1851

Model, of a collapsible lifeboat, without rudder, on wooden stand, by Edward Lyon Berthon, Hampshire, England, 1849-1851

Model, of ship and yacht's unsinkable steam launch

Water Transport

Model of unsinkable steam launch for ships and yachts use

Rigged Model of the SS 'Himalaya'

Water Transport

1850-1853

Whole model, scale 1:48, rigged, of the SS 'Himalaya', by C J Mare and Company, Blackwall, London, England, 1850-1853.

Whole rigged model of a Revenue Cutter

Water Transport

1775-1800

Contemporary model, scale 1:30, rigged, of a large Revenue Cutter, 1775-1800, United Kingdom

Rigged model of H.M.S. 'Victory'

Water Transport

1900-1947

Whole rigged model, scale 1:48, of the line-of-battle ship HMS 'Victory', a representation of the full scale ship as she appeared in battle at Trafalgar on the 21st October 1805, mounted in model representation of a dry dock at Portsmouth, model and rigging by Dr. Charles Nepan Longridge and carvings by Mr. W. Garnish, Europe, 1900-1947.

Model of a 'Batil', Arab trading vessel

Water Transport

1842-1851

Model, scale 1:18, of a 'Batil', an Arab trading vessel used on the Omani coast for pearl fishing, with two masts (raking forward) and lateen sails, by Deerjeebhoy Merwanjee, Bombay, Salsette Island, Maharashtra, India, 1842-1851. Deerjeebhoy Merwanjee built the model from a beam of the 'Cornwallis', which was built in 1788 of Malabar teak.

Whole model rigged of a Dutch Galiot, or 'Beurtschip'

Water Transport

1777

Contemporary rigged model, scale 1:12, of a Dutch Galiot or 'Beurtschip' of the period 1774-1778, with elaborate carvings of domestic scenes, unsigned, Dutch, 1777

Part sectioned working model, of a six-cylinder two-stroke double-acting reversible marine diesel engine

Marine Engines

1936-1938

Part sectioned working model, scale 1:10, of a six-cylinder two-stroke double-acting reversible marine diesel engine, by Burmeister and Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1936-1938

Contemporary dockyard model, unrigged, of the Fourth Rate 60-gun ship H.M.S. 'Achilles'

Water Transport

1757-1775

Contemporary dockyard model, scale 1:48, unrigged, of the 60-gun ship the H.M.S. 'Achilles' (1757), designed by Sir Joseph Allin and made by J. Barnard and Turner, Harwich, Essex, England, 1757-1775

Complete set of Michell thrust pads as fitted to S.S. 'Orchy'

Marine Engines

1930-1937

Complete set (6) of Michell thrust pads as fitted to S.S. 'Orchy'(1930), in wood horse-shoe shaped carrier, by Michell Bearings Limited, Newcastle, Northumberland, England, 1930-1937