- Object name(s):
- Ball Clay Barge Model
- Brief description:
- Handmade wooden 1/36 scale model of a Teign clay barge boat. Flat-bottomed with single mast, furled square sail, rudder, two poles, and a stack of clay bricks. This model, carefully constructed by Tony Hodgkiss, depicts the boat Two Brothers. The full-size version was built in Brixham in 1924 and was about 50ft long and provided an important link between the Stover Canal and the tidal docks at Teignmouth. The model is loaded with clay, which was transported in blocks. Other cargoes included granite and gravel. The remains of Two Brothers can be seen at low tide at Arch Brook on the Teign Estuary.
- Collection:
- Newton Abbot Museum
- Associated concept:
- Social History
- Dimension:
- 353mm×105mm×210mm
- Object name:
- Ball Clay Barge Model
- Object number:
- 2019.29
- Reproduction number:
- boat.jpg
- Right note:
- image belongs to Newton Abbot Museum, not to be reproduced without permission
- Text:
- if you would like to find out more about any of the items in our collection, you can contact the museum via our website: https://museum-newtonabbot.org.uk/
- Text reason:
- Museum website
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/804ac7c7-5e42-32d0-a92b-c075d203ee72
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/804ac7c7-5e42-32d0-a92b-c075d203ee72, Newton Abbot Museum, CC BY-NC
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