Bronze Age Gold from Wales
WAVE OF LIFE, full hull ship model
Taylor, Don (Mr) (Don Taylor was model maker and conservation officer at the Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum, Cardiff.)
Scale model (¼" = 1ft.) of paddle tug WAVE OF LIFE. Uncased.
The WAVE OF LIFE was built in 1872 in Newcastle. It was a tug which pulled ships out of Porthmadoc harbour during the second half of the nineteenth century.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
90.43I
Creation/Production
Taylor, Don (Mr)
Date: 04/1990
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Length (mm): 600
Width (mm): 230
Height (mm): 430
Weight (kg): 3.25
Material
wood
brass
copper
Location
National Waterfront Museum : Sea Case 41
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