[M] A BUILDER'S MODEL OF THE TUG IRANDE, BUILT FOR...

A BUILDER'S MODEL OF THE TUG IRANDE, BUILT FOR THE THAMES STEAM TUG & LIGHTERAGE CO. LTD. BY JOHN I. THORNEYCROFT & CO. LTD, SOUTHAMPTON, 1929-30
the carved hull fully painted with gold-plated fittings including anchor davit and winch, foremast with navigation lamps, air intake, bell, wheel house with helm, telegraphs, klaxon, life buoys, counter-weighted collapsible funnel with company colours, ventilators, navigation lamps on brackets, engine room hatch covers, tow hook etc, mounted on turned wooden fittings within glazed wooden case and ivorine builder's plate (detached). Cased measurements -- 14 x 29½ x 13½in. (35.5 x 75 x 34.5cm.)

No 'Irande' is listed in the company inventory compiled by K.C. Barnaby in his history of Thorneycroft, however, two motor tugs numbered 1084-5 were built in 1929-30 for the Thames Steam Tug & Lighterage Co. The single name listed is Wortha which has the same overall length noted on the model's plate, the next deliveries to this company were for diesel electric tugs in 1935 and 1937. What Wortha's sister was called, or their fates, remains unknown.

Condition Report
Generally good overall condition with no structural damage; the funnel counterweights are ?zinc and this has started to corrode leaving some deposits on the deck. The previous owner seems to have had second thoughts about re-presenting the model, but got as far as removing the builder's plate and attaching it to a later display base which has now been discarded leaving the plaque loose.

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