A BOARDROOM MODEL BY BASSETT-LOWKE LTD, NORTHAMPTON FOR THE DIESEL STONE-CARRYING HOPPER BARGE MERSEY No. 42, BUILT FOR MERSEY DOCKS & HARBOUR BOARD BY LOBNITZ & CO. LTD, RENFREW, 1957

the 38in. laminated and carved hull with substantial wales, lined white decks with silvered and painted fittings as appropriate, ebonised hoppers with chain release mechanism, glazed bridge with binnacle over, fitted lifeboats in davits, masts rigged with lanyards and lamps, mounted on three tall bronzed tapering supports within glazed wooden display case with fore and aft specification plates and modeller’s label, on original wooden table, overall measurements including table – 65½ x 55 x 20in. (166.5 x 140 x 51cm.)

Registered at 637 tons, Mersey 42 was 167ft long with a 36½ft beam; sold in 1972 to Woodfords of London and renamed Mersey Beaucoup, she worked principally in the Solent before being sold in 1976 to Turkish owners and renamed Kumbasan. She was broken up at Panama in 1983.

Condition Report

Fine overall condition except for paint flaking to platform located on bow.

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