25th Apr, 2012 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Anzac)
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[M] 19TH-CENTURY WOOD AND METAL PATENT MODELS FOR...
19TH-CENTURY WOOD AND METAL PATENT MODELS FOR MOODY'S FOUR-RAY STABILISING SYSTEM
comprising models for a lifeboat and rescue station, each carved from wood, painted in gesso and painted white, with oars and ladder, the larger -- 10in. (25.5cm.) wide; together with a large quantity of paper ephemera promoting this system, with correspondence and brochures etc
(a lot)
Proposed in 1869 by Captain John Moody, the four-ray stablising system was a new concept in ship design. His idea was a four-arm vessel, with sealed compartments and curved surfaces, which would remain safe and buoyant in all weathers. He envisaged applications including floating submarine telegraph stations, lighthouses, armed batteries, rescue floats and lifeboats. Several prototypes were constructed, including a 30ft. lifeboat used by the Orkney & Shetlands Telegraph Company in 1871, and a 49ft. lightship which was moored off Southend Pier in 1881. Despite prolonged efforts by Captain Moody and, after his death, his son, to promote and publicise the idea, it was never successfully taken up and remains an interesting curiosity.
comprising models for a lifeboat and rescue station, each carved from wood, painted in gesso and painted white, with oars and ladder, the larger -- 10in. (25.5cm.) wide; together with a large quantity of paper ephemera promoting this system, with correspondence and brochures etc
(a lot)
Proposed in 1869 by Captain John Moody, the four-ray stablising system was a new concept in ship design. His idea was a four-arm vessel, with sealed compartments and curved surfaces, which would remain safe and buoyant in all weathers. He envisaged applications including floating submarine telegraph stations, lighthouses, armed batteries, rescue floats and lifeboats. Several prototypes were constructed, including a 30ft. lifeboat used by the Orkney & Shetlands Telegraph Company in 1871, and a 49ft. lightship which was moored off Southend Pier in 1881. Despite prolonged efforts by Captain Moody and, after his death, his son, to promote and publicise the idea, it was never successfully taken up and remains an interesting curiosity.
Sold for £124
Estimated at £150 - £250
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
19TH-CENTURY WOOD AND METAL PATENT MODELS FOR MOODY'S FOUR-RAY STABILISING SYSTEM
comprising models for a lifeboat and rescue station, each carved from wood, painted in gesso and painted white, with oars and ladder, the larger -- 10in. (25.5cm.) wide; together with a large quantity of paper ephemera promoting this system, with correspondence and brochures etc
(a lot)
Proposed in 1869 by Captain John Moody, the four-ray stablising system was a new concept in ship design. His idea was a four-arm vessel, with sealed compartments and curved surfaces, which would remain safe and buoyant in all weathers. He envisaged applications including floating submarine telegraph stations, lighthouses, armed batteries, rescue floats and lifeboats. Several prototypes were constructed, including a 30ft. lifeboat used by the Orkney & Shetlands Telegraph Company in 1871, and a 49ft. lightship which was moored off Southend Pier in 1881. Despite prolonged efforts by Captain Moody and, after his death, his son, to promote and publicise the idea, it was never successfully taken up and remains an interesting curiosity.
comprising models for a lifeboat and rescue station, each carved from wood, painted in gesso and painted white, with oars and ladder, the larger -- 10in. (25.5cm.) wide; together with a large quantity of paper ephemera promoting this system, with correspondence and brochures etc
(a lot)
Proposed in 1869 by Captain John Moody, the four-ray stablising system was a new concept in ship design. His idea was a four-arm vessel, with sealed compartments and curved surfaces, which would remain safe and buoyant in all weathers. He envisaged applications including floating submarine telegraph stations, lighthouses, armed batteries, rescue floats and lifeboats. Several prototypes were constructed, including a 30ft. lifeboat used by the Orkney & Shetlands Telegraph Company in 1871, and a 49ft. lightship which was moored off Southend Pier in 1881. Despite prolonged efforts by Captain Moody and, after his death, his son, to promote and publicise the idea, it was never successfully taken up and remains an interesting curiosity.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Anzac), 25th Apr, 2012
