105 - A FINE 1:32 SCALE BUILDER'S-STYLE MODEL OF THE SCOTTISH HERRING DRIFTER THE COLONEL BF.1140 [1908]

A FINE 1:32 SCALE BUILDER'S-STYLE MODEL OF THE SCOTTISH HERRING DRIFTER THE COLONEL BF.1140 [1908] modelled by L. Currie, the 46in. planked and pinned wooden hull with bilge keels and brass propeller, planked wooden deck with oxidised brass and wood fittings as appropriate, including bitts, capstan, companionway hood, covered hatches with brass handles, collapsible mast with furled pink sails and running rigging, glazed wheelhouse with helm, speaking tube, lamps, builder's plate and life buoy in bracket, stayed funnel with safety valve extension pipe and whistle, tall ebonised ventilators, engine room lights, deckhouse with stove pipe and water tank over, finely planked and framed ship's boat in chocks over grating and other details, mounted to wooden supports on raised base within glazed wooden case with brass plate -- 32 x 61 x 24in. (81 x 155 x 61cm.) Provenance: Langford's Marine Antiques, London. Named after Colonel J. J. George, a local solicitor with shares in several Macduff Harbour boats. In February 1915, the Admiralty requisitioned the vessel for wartime service, assigned it Admiralty Number '2468', and equipped it with a single 6-pdr gun. She served as a net vessel, patrol boat, and stores/water carrier until 1921, when she was grounded on the River Witham and burnt. Fine overall condition, hull a little dusty and needs to be wiped with a clean cloth.