FULLY BUILT AND READY TO DISPLAY MUSEUM QUALITY SHIP MODEL
ARGE MUSEUM QUALITY MODEL
- Dimension Approx.: 39″L x 9.5"W x 18″H
- The model is 100% hand built by artisans from scratch
- Base and name plate included.
- The model is already built, NOT a model ship kit
- Handcrafted from scratch using finest woods & metal fittings
DESCRIPTION
The cargo steamship Sonja, was widely used to haul freight throghout the world. Back in the classic freighters era, multiple examples of these industrious ships could be spotted throguhout the world. Such vessels reached their zenith during the in the years following the Second World War, before containerisation arrived to revolutionise the transportation of freight around the world. The Royal Docks in London had as many as 40 freighters a day at times during the 1950s and ‘60s, which would have been on worldwide cargo services, carrying products such as wool, hides, fruit, meat and timber for the home market.
The freighters usually had accommodation for up to 12 passengers and, before the jet age, for many passage on these ships represented the only way to reach destinations in South America, Africa and the Middle and Far East. Ellerman Lines, for instance, had a fleet of more than 70 ships during the 1960s, Blue Funnel operated over 50 and Blue Star Line had over 40. What’s more, these three are just a handful of the many, well-known companies operating at that time.
But with air travel reducing flight times from the 1960s onwards, and containerisation taking over cargo trades in the 1970s, the great freighters disappeared from world's waters. They were then only to be found working in the Middle and Far East, where they traded for many years, often under British ownership. So it is now that, rather sadly, the era of the great freighter is long gone.
Now is your chance to add this beautiful scale steamship model to your home and office. Our master craftsmen handcraft these nicely detailed models from scratch using her photographs, drawings, and original plan. The model is built to scale with top quality wood such as teak, mahogany with hollow superstructure and hull. She is 100% handcrafted individually. Each model requires hundreds of hours to finish and must go through a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop. This beautiful model is ready to display on your mantel as a cherrished hierloom.
Uncrated model is of prototype. Some details may vary.
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A BEAUTIFUL MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE AT GREAT SAVINGS!!!
