Prototype model of Connecticut privateer, made by Louis Frank Middlebrook, 1926

rigged model

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Middlebrook, Louis F.
USA, CT, Hartford
1926
wood
overall: 17 7/8 x 9 7/8 x 16 1/2 in.

Rigged model, prototype of Connecticut privateer, brigantine rig, made by Louis Frank Middlebrook, 1926 in Hartford, CT; re-rigged by Alfred Deschenes of South Dartmouth, MA in 1985. Black hull, white sheer stripe, red bottom. Includes 2 boats, 3 stars on stern, billethead. Label on base "CONNECTICUT PRIVATEER/ PROTOTYPE, CIRCA 1780 A.D./ ORIGINAL MODEL BY/ LOUIS F. MIDDLEBROOK". In case.

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