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  King of Mississippi
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here to see detailed photos! measures:
30"L x 17 "T x 7 "W
This authentic Mississippi Paddlewheel Steamboat reminds us of Mark Twain's famous Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Mississippi riverboats were jacks-of-all-trades. A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a propeller or paddlewheel.
The most important route in early America for the commerce and transport of goods were the big rivers. Goods were sent on big rafts down the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers to the port of New Orleans. With the invention of the steam engines, steam ships with big paddle wheels could sail against the current. One of the most beautiful of these ships was the famous Mississippi which could be found in St. Louis and New Orleans. They carried cotton and inland trade, towed barges and ferried railroad trains across rivers.
For most of the 19th century and part of the early 20th century, trade on the Mississippi River would be dominated by paddle-wheel steamboats, very few of which survive to the present day, most destroyed by boiler explosions or fires.
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- Steamboat Ship Measures 30"L x 7 "W x 17 "H
- The King of Mississippi steamboat model is shipped to you
fully assembled and ready for display in your home, office or
place of business
- This wooden ship model comes with a solid wood base,
a brass or metal name plate and a brief history of the ship
- This Mississippi Steam Boat model ship is entirely handmade piece by intricate
piece by skillful and experienced master craftsmen, using the plank
on frame construction method - no kits used
- We only use the highest quality woods in constructing our museum
quality model ships
- The following rare woods used to build our ocean liner ship
models were subjected to severe conditioning (put over fire & sun dried),
to ensure your model will withstand any climate and thus, preventing
the wood from becoming twisted or cracked:
Ebony, English Sycamore, Rosewood, Black Wood, Cherry, Mahogany, Yellow
Wood & Jack Wood
- Our wooden model ships are built according to scale through
original plans, pictures and drawings
- The King of Mississipi Steamboat model is carefully inspected
for quality and accuracy numerous times before shipment
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