Hull model, planing

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OBJECT TYPE: BUILDERS'/WOOD
DATE: 1940–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0832.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: SPEED BOAT
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SOFTWOOD CONSTRUCTION; MODEL COMPONENTS SECURED WITH METAL NAILS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 53.5 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 9.5 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS PLANING HULL MODEL PROBABLY BUILT AND USED MID-20TH C.
Canada: Unknown
Function: SCALE MODEL BUILT AS PART OF BOAT HULL DESIGN PROCESS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF PLANING HULL MODEL BUILT TO SCALE, AS PART OF BOAT HULL DESIGN PROCESS. THIS SPEED BOAT MODEL WAS BUILT IN THREE LAYERS, WHICH ARE SECURED BY NAILS: DOWELS ARE COMMONLY USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Pencil grid on flat top surface divides model into 14 sections "2 7/8 + 7/32" and " 3 2/16" handwritten in pencil at two points near widest end of model.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: WOOD HAS BEEN SANDED AND COATED (POSSIBLY WITH SPAR VARNISH).
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Hull model, planing, circa 1940–1960, Artifact no. 1997.0832, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0832.001/

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