CASED SHIP MODEL OF THE STEAMER ‘MINNIE’.

The last of the Knowlton “Tourist Line” steamers built in Portland, Maine 1879, originally named “Minnehaha” and later re-named “Minnie” when the steamer was converted to a tender for the Rodgers Granite Corporation at Deer Isle, Maine where she worked as a freight boat until 1923/24 at which time she was no longer registered. The model rendered with pilot house above the complete passenger compartment beneath a single stack. The hull in yellow paint and the name plate written beneath the pilot house and on the stern. This model is offered with copies of original photographs of the steamer as it was originally built and of its later conversion. The model appears to be of late 19th century manufacture. SIZE: Overall including case: 13″ h x 25-1/2″ l x 10-1/2″ w. CONDITION: Very good, original untouched surfaces, now mounted in a original glass case. 50802-5 (2,000-4,000) – Lot 2281

Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antique Auction - August 2016

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2281	$1,777.50	CASED SHIP MODEL OF THE STEAMER ‘MINNIE’. The last of the Knowlton “Tourist Line” steamers built in Portland, Maine 1879, originally named “Minnehaha” and later re-named “Minnie” when the steamer was converted to a tender for the Rodgers Granite Corporation at Deer Isle, Maine where she worked as a freight boat until 1923/24 at which time she was no longer registered. The model rendered with pilot house above the complete passenger compartment beneath a single stack. The hull in yellow paint and the name plate written beneath the pilot house and on the stern. This model is offered with copies of original photographs of the steamer as it was originally built and of its later conversion. The model appears to be of late 19th century manufacture. SIZE: Overall including case: 13″ h x 25-1/2″ l x 10-1/2″ w. CONDITION: Very good, original untouched surfaces, now mounted in a original glass case. 50802-5 (2,000-4,000) – Lot 2281 Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antique Auction - August 2016 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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CASED SHIP MODEL OF THE STEAMER ‘MINNIE’.