FINE ANTIQUE & VINTAGE One-of-a-kind
HALF HULL MODELS
Shown below are examples of quality antique and vintage half hull models that are
represenative of builder's models to loft the lines of the vessel in its construction, or owner's models that were used for
display and or to advertise the ship. We search far and wide to find interesting half hulls showing the design concept in
the era they represent. There is nothing more dramatic then a well on which they are displayed. There is a very brisk
market in these highly sought after collectables.
If you click on the half hull's picture, it may link to a detailed listing
of the item. If it doesn't, please inquire by emailing info@landandseacollection.com
A rare builder's half hull model made to lay
out the plating of a "turn of the 20th Century cargo ship. Hulls of this type are scarce since they only served one purpose.
DIMENSIONS:
The ship model is 63" L x 6 3/8” W
x 7 1/4"Depth measured from well deck to keel The backboard is 66
1/2" L x 11 1/4" H x 1" D 123 Stations 1/2“ apart Weight 44.5 pounds.
UPS Billable weight 71 pounds
An early builder's half hull model of an American motor vessel with 7 lifts.
It is mounted on a thich Mahohany backboard that has been releived to accept the hull. This model was amde to commorate it
construction and used for sales promotion or given as a gift to the vessel's owner.
DIMENSIONS:
The ship model is 36 1/4" L x 4 W
x 4" D The backboard is 43 1/4" L x 10" W x 1 1/4" D Weight 15 pounds 57
stations .5625" apart
CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR THE DETAILED LISTING AND SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RARE
VINTAGE MODELS
ANTIQUE BUILDER'S HALF HULL MODEL EARLY
MOTORSHIP CA 1870
ANTIQUE BUILDER'S HALF HULL MODEL OF MOTOR
SHIP CA 1870
An early antique builder's half hull model held together by dowels. It was used to loft the lines of a hull that was intended to be powered by machinery. It is mounted on an
ebony finished Mahogany backboard.
DIMENSIONS:
The ship model is 32 3/4" L x 4 1/2 W x 4"
H The backboard is 39" L x 7" W x 3/4" D Weight 8 1/2 pounds
Estimated scale 3/16" equals 1 foot
CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR THE DETAILED LISTING AND SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RARE
VINTAGE MODELS
This Fine Model Has Been Sold. Thank You!
ANTIQUE BRITISH BUILDER'S HALF HULL MODEL AMERICA'S
CUP CHALLENGER RYS TITANIA
A beautiful antique builder's half hull model made to loft the lines of a very special British Royal
Yacht Squadron schooner yacht, TITANIA. This vessel challenged the American Yacht America to its
first "match race". It is mounted on Mahogany a backboard with plaque that describes the vessel's history and dimensions.
DIMENSIONS:
The ship model is 23 1/4" L x 3" W x 3 1/2" H The
backboard is 20" L x 7 1/4" W x 3/4" D Weight 5 pounds.
CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR THE DETAILED LISTING AND SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RARE
VINTAGE MODELS
BUILDER'S TANK TEST HALF MODEL OF FAMOUS VESSEL
A modified and mounted version of the original builder's Tank Test model of a research
vessel designed and built for Perry Oceanographics in 1975 which was the first of the UNDERSEA HUNTER CLASS.
The real vessel was part of a small fleet of ships which carried supplies and submarines for the Navy and NOAA's undersea
experiments in the Bahamas and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the 1970's called Hydrolab.
ANTIQUE NEW ENGLAND BUILDER'S HALF HULL SAILING SHIP MODEL
Ca 1870 -1890
This is a beautiful builder's "presentation" model of a two masted New England
sailing vessel. The slightly forward canted "plumb" bow is indicative of the 1870-1890s. The hull's dead rise is
what would be expected in a vessel designed for speed. The hollow stern sections taper into a streamlined shape of the below
waterline after body.
DIMENSIONS:
The ship model is 32" L x 4" Depth
x 3 3/4" W The backboard is 36" L x 9" H x 3/4" T
Weight 9 pounds.
CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR THE DETAILED LISTING AND SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RARE
VINTAGE MODELS
This Fine Model Has Been Sold.
Thank you!
DONALD McKAY'S CLIPPER SHIP HALF HULL MODEL "ROMANCE
OF THE SEAS", 1853
Rare buttocks method of construction
This is another magnificent half hull model of a famous Donald McKay built Clipper
Ship, Romance of the Seas. This ship was launched on 15 NOV 1853 at East Boston,
MA. She was built for George B. Upton of Boston. Employed in the California Trade who wanted a vessel that would be the fastest
ship at sea. The model was made using the very rare buttocks method of construction.
DIMENSIONS:
The ship model is 35" LOD x 3" W x 3 1/2"
Depth The backboard is 44" L x 8" W x 1 1/4" D Weight 10 1/2 pounds.
CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR THE DETAILED LISTING AND SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RARE
VINTAGE MODELS
This Fine Half Hull Has Been Sold. Thank you!
ANTIQUE U.S. NAVY BUILDER'S HALF HULL SHIP
MODEL
Ca 1920
Antique Builder's Half Block
Presentation Model of Post World War One SP Class (Section Patrol) Vessel.
This rare half block model is similar in design to the Section Patrol craft which served in
World War One. It has the deck layout, and other characteristics of the Herreshoff, USS Stinger, SP 1252,
which was built in 1917 and served until May, 1919. But the model has a bulwark and molded fantail. SP 1252's specifications
were: Displacement 47 t.; Length 80' 6"; Beam 12' 5"; Draft 3' 5"; Speed 15 kts.; Complement 17; Armament one 1-pounder and
one machine gun.
This model shows a more advanced hull shape with a finely sculptured underbody and molded stern.
A very handsome design in deed. The forward cap rail and some molding on the steering house front are recent replacements.
Otherwise, she is all original with paint and varnish having a patina of 87 years of age.
MODEL DIMENSIONS: Length Overall 23 1/4", Beam 5",
Draft 1 1/2" Weight 6 1/2 lbs.
Backboard 29" L x 10 1/2" H x 3/4" D
SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RARE VINTAGE MODELS
This Fine Model Has Been Sold. Thank You!
ANTIQUE BUILDER'S PLATING HALF HULL MODEL
of
CARGO SHIP, Ca 1900
A rare builder's half hull model made to lay out the plating of a "turn of the 20th Century
cargo ship. Hulls of this type are scarce since they only served one purpose.
DIMENSIONS:
Model 46" L x 4 1/2 W x 5 1/2" Depth measured from
well deck to keel Backboard is 54" L x 16" H x 1" D Weight 26
pounds.
CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR THE DETAILED LISTING AND SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RARE
VINTAGE MODELS
DONALD McKAY'S CLIPPER SHIP HALF HULL MODEL "SOVEREIGN
OF THE SEAS"
1852 - SOLD. Thank You!
This is a magnificent builder's half hull model of the famous Donald McKay built Clipper
Ship Sovereign of the Seas. The ship was launched on 19 June 1852 at the ship yard of Donald McKay,
East Boston, MA. She was built for his own account on speculation and sold to Andrew F. Meinke of the ship broker firm Funch
& Meinke, New York.
DIMENSIONS:
The ship model is 31 1/2" L x 2 3/8" W x 3 1/2"
H The backboard is 41" L x 10 1/2" W x 3/4" D Weight 10 pounds.
CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR THE DETAILED LISTING AND SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RARE
VINTAGE MODELS
This Fine Half Hull Has Been Sold. Thank You!
ANTIQUE EXTREME CLIPPER SHIP MODEL "CAIRNGORM", 1853
A large model of the extreme clipper ship CAIRNGORM built by Alexander Hall & Sons in Aberdeen,
Scotland and launched in January, 1853. Large original models such as this are much admired, highly sought after, and in very
limited supply.
DIMENSIONS:
The ship model is 54 3/16" L x 7" H x 3 1/2" W The backboard
is 59" L x 9 3/4" H x 5 1/2" W Weight 14 pounds.
CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR THE DETAILED LISTING AND SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RARE
VINTAGE MODELS
The Half Hull of Calypso Has Been Sold. Thank
You!
Vintage Builder's Tank Test Model of 1965 Aluminum
Motor Yacht Calypso.
Deisgned by Daniel McCarthy
This is the original builder's Tank Test model of a custom yacht named Calypso that was designed and built in 1965 for a yachtsman for ocean cruising. Models such as this are very
rare in the market place, and are very expensive to build. This one with her pronounced shearline, graceful flared bow and
curved transom is a magnificent work of design, and model maker's craftsmanship. The aged patina of her varnish is particularly
appealing, and the designer's notations penned inside the hull add a touch authenticity.
CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR THE DETAILED LISTING AND SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RARE
VINTAGE MODELS
>
ANTIQUE COLLIER BUILDER'S HALF HULL SHIP MODEL Ca
1890
This Fine Model Has Been Sold. Thank You!
Shown above is a beautiful builder's model made to commemorate the build of a single engined bulk
carrier called a collier which was primarily used to haul coal and other bulk cargo such as ore.
MODEL DIMENSIONS: Length Overall 47 1/2" L x 10 1/4" H x 6" W
Weight 13 lbs.
CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR THE DETAILED LISTING AND SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RARE
VINTAGE MODELS
This Fine Model Has Been Sold. Thank You!
Vintage Fishers Island One Design
23
Herreshoff Builders Half Hull Model
This model is in excellent original condition except for a few minor small damages over the years.
On its reverse, it has 43 stations, scribed in pencil, 3/4" apart. The design, by A. Sidney Herreshoff, dates back to
1931, with the first fleet of eight boats being delivered to the Fishers Island Yacht Club in 1932. This is a very rare example
of a Herreshoff made builder's model and is suitable for the most discriminating collector. A Fishers Island 23
named Norma B. is on display at the Herreshoff Musueum in Bristol, RI.
CONDITION: There is a 3/4 inch dent just below the shear line amidships, and two small pieces
of the toe rail missing. At the very bow there is a small chip at the very end.
PROVENANCE: Used as a builder's model at the Herrreshoff Manufacturing
Company, Bristol, RI, Ca 1932. This model came from a Long Island Sound family who owned it for about fifty years.
The model's dimensions are: one
inch equals one foot:
LOA 33 1/2"
LWL 23"
Beam x 2 = 7"
Draft 4"
CLICK ON PICTURE FOR DETAILED LISTING AND PICTURES
READ ABOUT THE VARIOUS TYPES AND APPLICATION
OF BUILDER'S HALF HULL MODELS HERE
The ship model is 34 3/4" L x 2 3/4" W
x 5" H The backboard is 45 L x 10" W x 1" D
PRICE $795.00 PLUS $40.00 SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO 48
contiguous STATES.
SOLD
Thank You!
HALF HULL MODEL CLIPPER
SHIP SWEEPSTAKES
The ship model is 25" L x 2" W x 3 3/4" H The backboard is 31" L
x 8 1/4" W x 1" D PRICE $ 695.00 PLUS $20.00 SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO 48 contiguous STATES. SOLD, Thank you!
Builder's Model S.S. Oithona
Dated 1850 Served in Australian Trade
Sold to New Zealand Price $3300.00
SOLD
HALF HULL MODEL BLACK BALL LINE
PACKET "YORSHIRE"
The ship model is 18" L x 1 3/8" W x 3 3/4" H The backboard
is 31" L x 7" H x 1" D
PRICE $
595.00 PLUS $20.00 SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO 48 contiguous STATES.
SOLD, Thank you!
ANTIQUE JOHN ALDEN BUILDER'S
MODEL HALF HULL MODEL DUMPLING SAILBOAT
The model is 21"
L x 4 3/4" W x 4 3/4" H The backboard is 32 L x 10" W x 3/4" D
PRICE $895.00 PLUS $30.00 SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO 48 contiguous STATES.SOLD, Thank you!
