General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN SHIP/ BRASS SCREW/ SYNTHETIC CASE TOP, WODEN BASE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

18.0 cm

Width

5.0 cm

Height

4.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bassett Lowke

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Northampton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1955-1960s

Canada

This model was one of a series of 11 models commissioned by the federal Department of Fisheries (DFO) for "The Gallery of Canadian Fishes,"an exhibition opened at the Royal Ontario Museum on March 28, 1955. The exhibition included models of fish species, habitat groups, and fishing boat models. Though the ROM intended the Gallery of Canadian Fishes to be permanent, it closed in the 1960s. This model represents a fishing vessel type that was commonly used in the Northumberland Strait between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, circa 1930-1970. Typically powered by an inboard gas engine, they were fast boats between 17-25 feet in length and could accommodate one to two fishers. These boats were replaced by the Cape Islander design, first introduced in 1962, which was longer, more sea-worthy, could carry more traps and crew, and could be seasonally converted for other fisheries. The Cape Islander is now the dominant type of owner-operated iinshore fishing vessel in Atlantic Canada.

Function

Fishing boat models present accurate scale-model replicas of actual fishing boats, in this case an Atlantic lobster fishing boat.

Technical

This model, commissioned by the Canadian Department of Fisheries, is a 1:48 scale model from British model-makers Bassett-Lowke. Bassett-Lowke made 11 models from specifications provided by DFO, ten of which were exhibited in the Gallery of Canadian Fishes: a Pacific halibut boat; a federal fisheries patrol vessel; an otter-trawler; a Lake Erie fish-tug; a purse seiner; a Pacific troller; an Atlantic long-liner; a British Columbia gill-netter; an inshore-dragger; and a Lake Winnipeg gillnetter. An eleventh model, a Northumberland Strait lobster boat was not apparently exhibited. Archival records indicate that Bassett-Lowke made duplicate models of Atlantic fishing vessels in 1956 for an exhibit in Halifax and an additional six vessel types, possibly for the National Museum of Man, that same year.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

Something missing from deck at front port side - mounting holes and adhesive residue visible.

Finish

LOWER HULL (BELOW WATERLINE) RED, UPPER WHITE/ TOP IS GREY/ INTERIOR HAS WHITE WALLS, NATURAL WOOD DECK WITH WHITE ENGINE COVER

Decoration

N/A