29th Apr, 2009 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Popham)
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[M] A THORNYCROFT BUILDER'S HALF-BLOCK PLATING...
A THORNYCROFT BUILDER'S HALF-BLOCK PLATING MODEL FOR THE PADDLE TUGS TORDY & STRENUOUS, FOR THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY, 1912, YARD NUMBERS 625 & 626
finished in varnish and mounted on an ebonised board for wall hanging -- 41 ½ x 7in. (105.5 x 18cm.) overall
Displacing 690 tons and measuring 144ft long with a 27½ft beam, Tordy was transferred from the War Department in 1918 and sold from the service in 1923; Strenuous was renamed Sandboy in 1918 and sunk as a target off Bermuda on 27th June, 1947.
finished in varnish and mounted on an ebonised board for wall hanging -- 41 ½ x 7in. (105.5 x 18cm.) overall
Displacing 690 tons and measuring 144ft long with a 27½ft beam, Tordy was transferred from the War Department in 1918 and sold from the service in 1923; Strenuous was renamed Sandboy in 1918 and sunk as a target off Bermuda on 27th June, 1947.
Sold for £1,054
Estimated at £500 - £800
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A THORNYCROFT BUILDER'S HALF-BLOCK PLATING MODEL FOR THE PADDLE TUGS TORDY & STRENUOUS, FOR THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY, 1912, YARD NUMBERS 625 & 626
finished in varnish and mounted on an ebonised board for wall hanging -- 41 ½ x 7in. (105.5 x 18cm.) overall
Displacing 690 tons and measuring 144ft long with a 27½ft beam, Tordy was transferred from the War Department in 1918 and sold from the service in 1923; Strenuous was renamed Sandboy in 1918 and sunk as a target off Bermuda on 27th June, 1947.
finished in varnish and mounted on an ebonised board for wall hanging -- 41 ½ x 7in. (105.5 x 18cm.) overall
Displacing 690 tons and measuring 144ft long with a 27½ft beam, Tordy was transferred from the War Department in 1918 and sold from the service in 1923; Strenuous was renamed Sandboy in 1918 and sunk as a target off Bermuda on 27th June, 1947.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Popham), 29th Apr, 2009
