[Z] A BUILDER'S CONVERSION MODEL FOR A MARK I DUMB BARGE BY W. BADGER, SMITHFIELD, LONDON, CIRCA 1943/44, PROBABLY FOR TRANSPORTING MUNITIONS DURING THE D-DAY LANDINGS

A BUILDER'S CONVERSION MODEL FOR A MARK I DUMB BARGE BY W. BADGER, SMITHFIELD, LONDON, CIRCA 1943/44, PROBABLY FOR TRANSPORTING MUNITIONS DURING THE D-DAY LANDINGS

constructed in ebonised pine, stencilled CC132 each side, scored foredeck, fitted with bitts, bilge pumps and awning posts, the ribbed interior finished in cream, with planked deck, wood and brass ramps and ivorine maker's label inscribed Made by W. Badger, Ship Repairer, 48 East Smithfield E1, contained within original box with diagonally cut, swivel opening lid -- model: 3½ x 29in. (8 x 74cm.) ramp extended