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BOSTON (PRWEB) – A master craftsman who immigrated to the United States from Norway in 1912, Peter Henrick Ness (1890-1976), built ship models from scratch. His rich seafaring family history helped to create a ship’s blueprint in his mind’s eye.
15 Δεκ 2022 · Charles K. Van Riper and His Ship Model Shop. Charles K. Van Riper (1891–1964) was originally born in Paterson, New Jersey, and had quite a varied life before settling in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.
Our understanding of ship models shows how during Medieval times two very different construction methods influenced shipbuilding across the world – the Clinker design of Viking ships in the north and the classical or Roman vessels made to carvel style in the south.
The Sea Witch was one of the earliest and most famous clipper ships, built in 1846, New York. Designed for quick passage the clipper ships sleek hulls knifed through the oceans at record breaking speeds laden with perishable cargoes.
A particularly clever model was designed after the Spanish-American war of 1898—it depicted a Spanish battleship that would break apart and sink after being struck by a rubber torpedo. Sutcliffe created the first toy boat with a hull made from a single piece of metal in 1932.
While archaeologists have found ship and boat models from societies all around the Mediterranean, the three of the most prolific ship model building cultures were the Greeks, Phoenicians, and Egyptians.
Intricate craftsmanship and historical consequence make antique model ships fascinating to collect, finds Janet Gleeson.
