MIRANDA
Forerunner of the new narrower, deeper 1840-50’s sailing yacht, 112’ schooner MIRANDA was built by British designer John Harvey in 1876. Hull of hollowed-out African mahogany (natural bottom / black painted topsides), with sycamore deck planks, pearwood furniture. Authentically rigged with custom-twisted threads. Handfashioned metal fittings & gear of brass, aluminium & nichrome wire.
1:96 Scale, Class: A, Case: 21 1/2" L x 19" H x 5 1/2" W (YHT 2002)

GLEAM
Racing yacht of Scotland’s Clyde River, designed and built by William Fife in 1834.
Hull constructed of African mahogany (natural bottom / black painted topsides), with sycamore deck planks, pearwood furniture. Authentically rigged with custom-twisted black and natural-colored threads. Hand-fashioned metal fittings and gear of brass.
1/8" Scale, Class A, Case: 13 3/4" L x 13 3/4" H x 5" W (CUS 2103)

KATE & IRIS
Typical British Maldon and Colchester oyster smacks, built in 1883 and 1902, respectively. Carved of agba, painted black topsides. Laid decks are nibbed with curved and tapered planks. Models are sloop-rigged with custom-twisted thread and wire.
1/8" Scale, Class A, Case: 9 _" L x 7 _" H x 3 _" W (FSH 1609)
1/8" Scale, Class A, Case: 8 1/2" L x 9 1/4" H x 3 1/8" W

S.2 Vigilant
S. 2.  VIGILANT, Swansea Pilot Schooner
The notably fast Swansea (Welsh port at the mouth of the Bristol Channel) pilot schooner of 1859, Vigilant, is depicted with main halyard unhooked from the gaff and tied to the mainboom to act as a topping lift. Such pilots were in use on the Channel for most of the 18 th and 19 th centuries. Model's hull is constructed of blocks of hollowed-out agba, joined at the load waterline and hull centerline ( natural bottom / grey-painted topsides ), individually-laid sycamore deck planks & miscellaneous trim details. It is authentically rigged with polyester line of black and natural coloration. Metal fittings and gear are of brass, aluminum & nichrome wire, each hand-fashioned. The model is mounted on brass rods, which are then set onto a recessed mirror and ebonized baseboard with two brass engraved plaques and a glazed cover trimmed in brass.
1/8" Scale, Class: A, Case: 10 3/4" L x 9 5/8"H x 3 1/2" W (MER  2201)

Alice
ALICE , a New York centerboard sloop, was a forerunner in the growing sport of American yachting. Built in 1866 by Townsend at Portsmouth, New Hampshire for Thomas G. Appleton, wealthy Boston yachtsman, ALICE was 53' 4" overall, 17'2" in breadth, 6'3" in depth of hold and 6'4" in draft. Wishing to cruise in European waters, Appleton had her sailed to Cowes before settling into a regular racing schedule with the New York Yacht Club, to which he had been elected in 1866, on the club's cruising circuit.  The model's hull is constructed from agba, and has individual sycamore deck planking & bulwarks. It is trimmed with pear wood and its mast and spars are of ramin wood. Authentically rigged with miniature rope-walk twisted threads to proper diameters. Includes various brass fittings and two Whitehall design boats on davits. It is mounted on brass rods and set onto a mirrored base surrounded by a lightly stained mahogany base and glazed cover trimmed in brass.
1/8" = 1' Scale, Class A, Case: 13 1/8"L x 12 3/4"H x 5"W (YHT 2300)

Herreshoff 12 1/2
This popular small sailing craft was designed by Nathaniel Herreshoff and first manufactured in 1914 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. in Bristol, Rhode Island.  Approximately 360 of them were built between the years of 1914 and 1943 .  She was designed as a safe training boat for children and eventually became financially H.M.C.'s best boat, and under private ownership endures to this day as a cherished day sailer, and with marconi rig was the forerunner to the BULL'S EYE .  The model is solid wood hull of agba and jelutong; floorboard decking is laid and simulated hull frames are exposed.  She is a gaff-rigged sloop of wire and thread, with natural finish hull bottom, white topsides, all basic deck gear & fittings of brass and wood.  Model is presented on a mahogany base with inlaid mirror, in a glazed case trimmed in brass.
1/8" = 1'  Scale, Class A, Case: 6 3/8" L x 7 1/16" H x 3 1/4" W (YHT 2302)

Cape Cod Catboat
A fine representation of this typical New England small craft built by Horace S.Crosby, ca. 1870. The model is solid wood hull of agba; limewood decking is laid,
nibbed with curved and tapered planks. She is sloop-rigged of wire and thread, with natural finish hull bottom, black topsides, basic gear, fittings of brass and wood.
Model is presented on a mahogany base with inlaid mirror, in a glazed case trimmed in brass.
1:96 Scale, Class A, Case: 6 1/2" L x 7" H x 3 1/8" W

Alden Knockabout
Lines for John Alden's design number 151, a 40-foot knockabout schooner, were pictured in the May, 1920 issue of Yachting magazine.  The knockabout measured 27' in waterline length, with 10' in beam and 6' in draft. This fisherman-influenced schooner yacht, a type for which Alden is well known, was unusual in its particular combination of seaworthiness and speed. The schooner rig is shown without its top masts. Model's hull has a natural finish bottom, keel, stem, sternpost and rudder are constructed of mahogany, while the topsides are painted white with a gold cove stripe, with sycamore decking. Metal fittings and gear are of brass and copper. The model is mounted on brass rods, which are then set onto a recessed mirror and natural mahogany baseboard with two brass engraved plaques and a glazed cover trimmed in brass.
1/8" = 1' Scale, Class: A, No. 2 of 3, Case:  7 1/2" L x  9" H x  3" W (YHT 2207)

Pilot Schooner
The Chesapeake Bay pilot boat schooner, designed to meet local needs in about 1730, gradually developed into a national and international type that was uniquely fast and weatherly, and may be considered the most original and important design developed during the last age of commercial sail.  French naval authorities in 1812 appointed Jean Baptiste Marestier to design the French Navy's La Gazelle class of schooners after such a pilot boat; hence the existence of the plans from which this model was created. The model's hull is constructed from agba, and has individual sycamore deck planking. It is trimmed with some pear wood and its masts and spars are of ramin wood. Authentically rigged with miniature rope-walk twisted threads to proper diameters. It is mounted on brass rods and set onto a mirrored base surrounded by a lightly stained mahogany base; glazed cover trimmed in brass.
1/8" Scale, Class: A, Case: 11 7/8" L x 11 7/8" H x 4 1/2" W (MER 2303)