A MODEL MOTOR YACHT NO. 3 BY BASSETT LOWKE, CIRCA 1940

the 30in. carved and painted hull with lined boxwood deck with wooden, silvered and painted fittings including gun to foredeck, with removable superstructure to electric motor, contained within original hinged box of issue -- 12 x 32 (30.5 x 81cm.); with facsimile 1932 publicity advertising the model at £9.9.0

The addition of a gun to the foredeck suggests this model post-dates the Dunkirk evacuation and represents a 'little ship'.

Condition Report

Old wear commensurate with age. Some later wiring inside motor compartment.

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