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Ship model Mississippi steamboat of 1870
Scale 1 : 50, length 110 cm, width 25 cm, height 56 cm,
More photos: of
entire ship model,
closer views. Click on the photos for high
resolution pictures!
The famous Mississippi steamboats were widely used in traffic in the
1870 to 1920 era. Today they are regarded as a symbol of the American
West.
Please take your time to have a good look at the set of photos. There
are
several views of the entire ship model taken from all directions and several
closer views of hull, deck and rigging. If
you click on a photo you will get that photo in high resolution. Only
these high resolution photographs show how much work and handicraft
ability were put in the model. (If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer
or Netscape Navigator or Firefox, press F11 to minimize navigation bars
and have a larger screen with the photos.)
Viewing the high resolution photos: If you use Microsoft Internet
Explorer or Firefox, press F11 to minimize navigation bars and have a
larger screen with the photos. The high resolution photos are about 12
megapixel. So they are about 10 - 20 times larger than your 0.5 - 1.3
megapixel computer screen. Most browsers by default downsize the
pictures to screen size, so you cannot see all the details of the ship
models. To see the original resolution move the mouse over the pictures
and click on the magnifying lens.
The photos of this ship model were made in open air. As the flag was
slightly moved by the wind it is a little blurred in some of the photos.
This Mississippi steamer model carries the US flag in its
early 20th century modification of 6 * 8 stars

The Mississippi steamboat model is a very fine, beautiful and
decorative piece of work. It is 1 : 50 scale. Length is 110 cm, width 25
cm, height 56 cm. It is loosely set on its stand and could be placed on
a flat surface as well. The stern wheel can be rotated.
This model has been already sold. The pictures and the data are shown in
the
gallery of the ship models sold only to let enthusiasts and model
makers enjoy the photos and maybe get ideas or some guidance, if someone
builds such a model by himself.
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