S/S JOHN ERICSSON- 37 GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER, HAND BUILT CUSTOM SHIP MODEL
S/S JOHN ERICSSON- 37 GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER, HAND BUILT CUSTOM SHIP MODEL
S/S JOHN ERICSSON- 37 GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER, HAND BUILT CUSTOM SHIP MODEL
S/S JOHN ERICSSON- 37 GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER, HAND BUILT CUSTOM SHIP MODEL
S/S JOHN ERICSSON- 37 GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER, HAND BUILT CUSTOM SHIP MODEL
S/S JOHN ERICSSON- 37 GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER, HAND BUILT CUSTOM SHIP MODEL
S/S JOHN ERICSSON- 37 GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER, HAND BUILT CUSTOM SHIP MODEL
S/S JOHN ERICSSON- 37 GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER, HAND BUILT CUSTOM SHIP MODEL

S/S JOHN ERICSSON- 37 GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER, HAND BUILT CUSTOM SHIP MODEL
GREAT LAKES WHALEBACK FREIGHTER. DIMENSIONS: 37″ LONG, 4.5″ WIDE, 14.5 TALL (inc plinth). The John Ericsson was a whaleback Great Lakes freighter designed by Captain A. McDougall and built in Superior, Wisconsin in 1896. It was named after a friend of Captain McDougall’s who was the inventor of the first screw propeller. Its hull looks somewhat like a submarine and was designed so that the decks would be awash in rough seas. The John Ericsson was 396′ long with a 48′ beam and a draft of 21′. It displaced 3200 tons. IMPORTANT: THE PHOTOS YOU SEE ARE OF THE ACTUAL MODEL YOU WILL RECEIVE – NOT SOME PHOTOSHOP RETOUCHED PIX OF A PROTOTYPE MODEL WHICH YOURS MAY OR MAY NOT LOOK LIKE. (48 STATES ONLY- AK/HI IS EXTRA). Or call me at (505) 699 7125. ITEM DETAILS: THIS IS A NICE AND HARD TO FIND MODEL OF THE “CONSTITUTION” AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. THIS MODEL WAS MADE BY THE PERSON WHO MAKES MY LINER MODELS. THIS IS ONE OF THEM. ABOUT ME: MY NAME IS MARK. I’VE HAD A PASSION FOR OCEAN LINERS FOR OVER 50 YEARS, SINCE I WAS A BOY AND HAD THE PLEASURE OF SAILING ON SOME OF THE GREAT SHIPS; QUEENS MARY AND ELIZABETH (THE FIRST ONES); LURLINE & MATSONIA, LIBERTE, ETC. AS I GREW, I BEGAN TO COLLECT EPHEMERA FROM THE GREAT LINERS. I BUILT ALL THE PLASTIC MODELS I COULD FIND, BUT MY DREAM WAS ALWAYS TO HAVE BIG MODELS, LIKE ONE WOULD SEE IN THE STEAMSHIP COMPANY OFFICES. ONE DAY IN 1973, MY FRIEND BOB AND I RODE OUR BIKES UP TO HIS SHOP AND ASKED HIM IF HE’D BUILD US SOME MODELS OF LINERS. WELL, TO 2 TEENAGE BOYS THAT WAS OUT OF REACH. SINCE THAT TIME, HE’S BUILT DOZENS OF LINER MODELS FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS. CALL MARK AT (505) 699 7125. ALWAYS GLAD TO TALK WITH OCEAN LINER ENTHUSIASTS. IMPORTANT TERMS & CONDITIONS: PLEASE READ SO THAT THERE ARE NO MISUNDERSTANDINGS! I DESCRIBE MY ITEMS ACCURATELY AND CRITICALLY. SELLERS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO LIST THEIR ITEMS CORRECTLY. IT’S A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP. THAT APPLIES TO THE “LOWER 48″ ONLY. AK/HI MUST PAY A SURCHARGE-CONTACT ME FOR DETAILS. THIS WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CARRIER, AS WHEN THE MODEL LEAVES HERE IT IS WITHOUT DAMAGE. THOSE THINGS SAID, THANKS FOR LOOKING AND ALL I CAN SAY IS IT IS AN EXTREMELY NICE MODEL OF A HISTORIC GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER! The item “S/S JOHN ERICSSON- 37 GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER, HAND BUILT CUSTOM SHIP MODEL” is in sale since Wednesday, November 18, 2015. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Boats, Ships\Wooden”. The seller is “thelastgreatcars” and is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States.
S/S JOHN ERICSSON- 37 GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER, HAND BUILT CUSTOM SHIP MODEL