Half model of oyster boat FLORA BALL

half model

Half model of the oyster boat FLORA BALL, ex GRACE FORDHAM. Model is built of pine in six lifts on black painted backboard. Following history appears on reverse of backboard: "Oyster boat "Grace Fordham" built in Greenport, Long Island, 1903. Dim. 48.4' l. x 16' beam. (Mr. Schock) 1. Owner - Charles Fordham, Greenport. 2. Owner - Ernest E. Ball, New Haven, Conn. 3 Owner - Eric T. Ball, New Haven, Conn. who renamed her "Flora Ball" after his mother Flora Thompson Ball. "