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Moby Dick, model whaleboat


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      Creator(s):
Fowler, Philip C

Description: A 1/3 scale model of the whale boat "Moby Dick", representative last quarter 19 th. century. The equipment includes:- 1. Decorative customised stand; 2. Hull, mast, sprit, spritsail and jib; 3. Steering oar with decorative rope work; 4. Five pulling oars, numbered one to five, port and starboard; 5. Six paddles with decorative ropework; 6. Demountable rudder with tiller and sword mat etc. 7. Two staved teak whale line tubs with whale line; 8. Removable loggerhead; 9. One each staved teak lantern barrel with lid, piggin and bucket. 10. One each staved teak water barrel and drogue. 11. One each grapnel, axe, towing toggle and tow line. 12. One "Yankee" lead weighted adjustable centreboard. 13. Five thrumbed rowlocks.14. Two waifs with red flags. 15. Two boat knives with scabbards (sheaths ). 16. One demountable harpoon fork and two harpoons. 17. Six stowed lances, two each of three types, stowed three per side. 18. One each removable forward and after flooring. 19. One boxed, gimbaled, two positional boat compass with lid. 20. Six stowed folded canvas whole line nippers. 21. One boat hook and one spade killing harpoon ( stowed aft ) . 22. Nine wlole line pins. 23. one painter.

Format: realia
Object: models

Titles:
Moby Dick, model whaleboat

Institution: Maritime Museum of Tasmania

Object number: MMT_A_2007-029

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