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Half model of oil tankers MAGNOLIA and SOCONY VACUUM

half model

MODELS - VESSELS - HALF
Liech, Harry A.; Smith, Townsend J.
1934
0 x 31.10 x 2.13

Half model of oil tanker with black topsides, red bottom. Two nameplates on base say "MAGNOLIA" and "SOCONY VACUUM". Mounted on mahogany, moulded edges. Written in pencil on the back "Length overall 500 ft. 1 1/2 in./ Length Perps @ 484' about/ Beam moulded 65' - 9"/ Depth moulded 37' - 0"." Also, "Socony Vacuum Oil Co. Inc./ Owners", "Built by New York Shipbuilding Corp./ 1934 - 1935/ Hulls no./ Scale 1/10" = 1 ft.", "Model made by Townsend J. Smith/ Backboard by Harry A. Liech/ Brooklyn, N.Y./ 1934".


1972.95