A BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE HULL TRAWLER LADY LAVINIA [H 160], BUILT BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMEL LTD. FOR JUTLAND AMALGAMATED TRAWLERS, 1935

the laminated and carved 38in. hull with bilge keels, oxidised brass propeller, anchor and rudder, lined and lacquered boxwood deck with fittings including anchor winch with studded chain, deckrails, bitts, stove pipe, companionways, crew squint, port-and-starboard fish sorting hatches, netting guides, raked masts with standing rigging, lines with blocks and lamps, net winch, central superstructure with enclosed steering house with gilt-plated fittings to roof including inverted compasses, range finder, wireless aerial, ventilators, stayed funnel with livery and whistle, engine room lights, steering chains, furled spanker sail, covered lifeboat and other details, mounted on turned wooden supports to baize-lined display base with plates and original glazed wooden cover (later base and plates). Cased measurements -- 22½ x 50½ x 13in. (57 x 128 x 33cm.)

The Lady Lavinia, a 417 ton steam trawler, was returning from Norwegian waters when she ran into a massive storm and foundered, probably on Saturday, 7th March, 1938, with the loss of all 16 hands. For many years this model decorated a local (Hull) fish and chip shop where the case was gloss painted several times, recent conservation has revealed the original mahogany.

This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road

Condition Report

Model in generally fine overall condiiton; hull paint has some modest patches of bubbling but seems stable, display base and laminated paper plates are later and it has been suggested the base was heat damaged in the chip shop with the loss of the ivorine plates leading to a later (?1950's) laminated wood replacement - this may also account for the paint bubbles on the hull.

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