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WAVE OF LIFE, full hull ship model
Taylor, Don (Mr)
(Model maker)
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
Don Taylor was model maker and conservation officer at the Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum, Cardiff.
Role: Model maker
Place: Cwmbran
Period: 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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