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A scale model of a ‘Watson’ class lifeboat, circa 1931

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
This 1.32 scale presentation model has a carved hull finished in white and blue with a red wale and RNLI pennant on the bow. The deck is painted blue-grey and fitted with grab rails, deck rails, bitts, a folding mast with navigation lights, a fitted cockpit and other details. It is mounted on four plated columns above a stepped wooden display base with a brass plate engraved ‘41ft Watson class motor lifeboat. Length 41ft, Beam 11ft8?, Displmt 14.5t, crew 8, draught 3’8?, twin screw, spd 7.5kts, blt 1931-52’ and later hinged oak and plexiglass case.

The 41ft Watson-class was a non-self-righting displacement hull lifeboat built between 1931 and 1952 and operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution between 1931 and 1981. It was designed for service at stations that required a larger and more powerful boat than the standard carriage-launched types, but which could not accommodate the larger Watson types through boathouse or slipway constraints. In all 18 boats were completed. It had an aft cockpit with a cabin ahead of it, containing the engine controls, and a separate forward shelter with room in the two for 16 people. The boats carried two sails as an auxiliary to the twin Weyburn AE6 6-cylinder petrol engines.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Oak, plexiglass and brass
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1931
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	484978

Dimensions

W.	31.5 in;	H.	11.5 in;	D.	10 in;
W.	80.01 cm;	H.	29.21 cm;	D.	25.4 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques, established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s, specializes in fine antiques with a reputation built on extensive knowledge and long-standing relationships, including with Harrods. Contact Charles at 44.159.067.7558 or via email at charles@wickantiques.co.uk for exceptional pieces curated by a team with expertise in Islamic, Japanese, and fine works of art.

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