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Other Items from Model Boats
Chris Craft Triple Cockpit Painted 32" - This Boat Models legend of Chris-Craft began in 1884, when Christopher Columbus Smith began the Smith Boat House on the St Clair River in Algonac, Michigan, to manufacture small duck boats and power launches. Later, the company was extended to Chris Smith and Sons Boat Co. Many of his larger runabouts were used as taxis; transporting guess on the river front to resorts, or to various sightseeing attractions. In the twenty's, mostly runabouts were produced, but with the introduction of his speed boats, Chris Smith's fame took off.
Xebec 35" - Model ship of the three masted Xebec with its lateen sails was used for centuries in the Mediteranean as a merchant ship because of its speed and shallow draught. It was not long before Corsairs, the pirates of the Mediteranean, decided on the Xebec as their vessel of choice for lighting fast attacks on heavier ladened merchant ships. With its fourteen cannons slug low in the waists, the Xebec would hole her prey just inchs above the waterline making escape impossible. Six culverins were mounted along the poop deck for close action or just in case the crew tried to mutiny. Oars were used when the wind failed giving the Xebec the upper hand in attacking other vessels or fleeing the authorities.
Indian Girl Canoe 24" - Scale Model boat Dimensions: 24"(long) x 7"(tall) x 5"(wide)
Riva Aquarama Canoe 35" - In 1962 Carlo Riva introduced the AQUARAMA series of new fast runabouts. She was powered by a 2-Riva 350 horse power engines and was hailed as the water borne Ferrari by the industry. AQUARAMA is still being built by Riva; over 800 have been delivered. Without question, Riva of Italy, which traces its beginnings to a mid-19th century carpenter shop, is the world leader in producing elegent, luxury wooden runabouts.
King of Mississippi - This authentic Mississippi Paddlewheel Steamboat reminds US Mark Twain's famous Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Mississippi riverboats were jacks-of-all-trades. They carried cotton and inland trade, towed barges and ferried railroad trains across rivers. Product is hand-made from hard wood, planks on frame by master craftsmen and this model is full assembled, ready for display.
Chris Craft - Typhoon Scale Model Boat - The pedigree of the Typhoon dates back to the days of the Gold Cup Races.
Chris Craft Cobra 33" - Scale model Dimensions: 33" L x 10.5"H x 10" W
Shrimp Boat 28" - This is a great model of Shrimp Boat. It was handmade of strips of teak and mahogany and then painted in black and white. A shiny finish make the boat look very pretty. It has all the details: The net, the house with windows, life boats...Words and pictures can not describe how beautiful and detailed this model likes.
Riva Aquarama - Dimensions: 35"(long) x 9"(tall) x 10"(wide)
Sequin - This is a great model of Seguin tug boat. It was all handmade by strips of mahogany and teak. All built plank on frame. Look at all the amazing details on the windows and deck area. All the little pieces of wood are glued together in tremendous amount of time. The masts and the smoke stack and the lower portion of the hull are painted in the original colors. It has a shiny finish that make this model looks very beautiful. The craftsmen must have spent over a hundred hours with this.
Dickie Walker Painted - Dimensions: 32"L x 10"W x 9.5"H(cm)
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