Old Modern Handicrafts – Harvey Ship Model – Handcrafted from Premium Quality Wood – 35L x 8.3W x 26H Inches

• Dimensions: This Old Modern Handicraft’s ship model measures 35L x 8.3W x 26H Inches
• Precise Scale Replica: Using historical photographs, drawings, and original plans, expert craftsmen handcrafted this Harvey model from scratch
• Premium Quality Hardwood: Our ship models are 100% handcrafted to built to scale from high-quality woods such as western red cedar, rosewood, and mahogany
• Traditional Construction: 100% Handcrafted from scratch using the “plank on frame” technique, with no plastic parts, ensuring an authentic and high-quality finish
• Solid Wood Base and Brass Nameplate: Comes with a beautifully crafted solid wood base and a brass nameplate, making it easy to display and adding a touch of elegance
• Intricate Details: Featuring hand-knotted rigging and unfurled sails made from fine linen, the ship’s three large masts and bowsprit are securely fastened for realistic appearance
• Just the perfect gift for home or office decorator, boat enthusiast or passionate collector.

Master craftsmen using historical photographs, drawings or original plans meticulously handcraft these highly detailed wood models from scratch. They are built to scale with high-grade wood such as: western red cedar, rosewood, and mahogany. They are 100% hand built individually using plank-on-frame construction method and are similar to the building of actual ships. Each model requires hundreds of hours to finish and must go through a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop.

This beautiful Harvey model features: a varnished two tone colors wood on the hull, plank on frame, and two decks. The front bowsprit and three large masts are connected securely using advanced rigging and lines painstakingly knotted and fastened by hand. Each yard has an attached hand-stitched unfurled sails made of fine linen. Metal anchors and a wooden rudder are visible on the front and rear of the ship. On the deck, there are metal stationed cannons, wooden windlass, bell tower, and many other spectacular ornaments.

This model comes standard with a solid wood base and brass nameplate. It’ll make a perfect gift for home or office decorator, boat enthusiast or passionate collector.

History:

The Harvey was built in 1847 in the state of Maryland. She was an able sailer working out of the port of Galveston Texas. At the turn out the Century she was making several voyages a year between Galveston and the ancient Jewish port of Jaffa which at the time was still under the Ottaman empire. Her main cargo was hemp used to make ropes for the rigging of ships. She exemplified this class of roving privateers, overtaking and capturing British merchantmen laden with cargo to support the British expeditionary forces then attempting to recapture the former colonies. She had a successful career, first as a warrior and then as a cargo carrier. She displaced about 225 tons, and had a length of 97 feet, a width of 25 feet and a depth of less than 11 feet. With the end of the war, transatlantic trade resumed, and the Baltimore clipper evolved over the next 30 years to take the form of larger cargo carrying packets. These had similar hull lines and were longer, slimmer, and faster than older merchant ships.