Rigged Model Tug Boat, Brooklyn
Rigged Model Tug Boat, Brooklyn
- Description
- Arthur G. Henning, Inc. built this model of the tug Brooklyn from the ship's plans provided by the Smithsonian. The model is 1/8" scale and has a black hull with red houses and a single stack. Like harbor tugs of the period, it shows a large deckhouse and high pilot house that would have allowed the helmsman to see over the tow. The harbor tug Brooklyn was designed and built by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1910, for use at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's New York piers. Built of steel, it was typical of the large harbor tugs found in major American ports at the time.
- Object Name
- tug
- brooklyn
- tug boat, model
- date made
- 1960
- used date
- 1910
- maker
- Arthur G. Henning Inc.
- Associated Place
- United States: New York, New York City
- Measurements
- overall: 8 1/2 in x 3 in x 14 in; 21.59 cm x 7.62 cm x 35.56 cm
- ID Number
- TR.316890
- catalog number
- 316890
- accession number
- 234472
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Maritime
- America on the Move
- Ship Models
- Transportation
- Exhibition
- America on the Move
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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