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Bain Model of ‘City of New York’ Ship
Specifications
Bain Model of ‘City of New York’ Ship
Category
Transportation
Classification
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Documentary Objects - Other Documents - Model
Object Origin
Bain, Robert E. M.
1888
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: 1/75 scale model of passenger liner ship. Black and red hull with port hole windows and ladders on sides; three masts with booms and three black and white smoke stacks at center; wood plank deck and white rails; white life boats suspended along rails at mid ship and just forward of stern; bow has various winches and equipment on deck surface.
wood
Measurements: Approximate:
Height: 35 in, Length: 8 ft 3 in, Depth: 20 in
Credit
Gift of Robert Bain, 30.1284
Display Status
On Exhibit
Bain Model of ‘City of New York’ Ship
About: Bain Model of ‘City of New York’ Ship
About: Bain Model of ‘City of New York’ Ship
For its time, the City of New York, an English liner from 1888, rose to new levels of luxury. Amenities like electric lighting, electric ventilation and hot running water lured customers to purchase tickets. It was one of the last liners with a clipper bow and one of the first with twin screw propellers. In addition to a generation of successful Atlantic crossings it saw service in the Spanish American War and World War I. However, there were issues with the glass canopy skylight. Rogue waves would wash tons of seawater over the deck, shattering the canopy.
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