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A Remote-Controlled Scale Model of the Steamboat 'Wahkeena', 20th century, the model 53 1/2in (136cm) long, 14 1/2in (37cm) high, 14 1/2in (37cm) wide image 1
A Remote-Controlled Scale Model of the Steamboat 'Wahkeena', 20th century, the model 53 1/2in (136cm) long, 14 1/2in (37cm) high, 14 1/2in (37cm) wide image 2
A Remote-Controlled Scale Model of the Steamboat 'Wahkeena', 20th century, the model 53 1/2in (136cm) long, 14 1/2in (37cm) high, 14 1/2in (37cm) wide image 3
A Remote-Controlled Scale Model of the Steamboat 'Wahkeena', 20th century, the model 53 1/2in (136cm) long, 14 1/2in (37cm) high, 14 1/2in (37cm) wide image 4
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A Remote-Controlled Scale Model of the Steamboat 'Wahkeena', 20th century,
the model 53 1/2in (136cm) long, 14 1/2in (37cm) high, 14 1/2in (37cm) wide

15 – 16 February 2022, 10:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £5,100 inc. premium

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A Remote-Controlled Scale Model of the Steamboat 'Wahkeena', 20th century,

1:8 scale, beam 15 inches, the plank hull painted green and white, built to exhibition standard by V.R. Bento in 1988 from detailed plans and photographs, powered by twin-cylinder engine and boiler shell by Maxwell Hemmens, expert modifications to the water pump, bypass valves, oil separator, pipework, whistles and other fittings, additional technical features include Displacement lubricator, separator tank, pressure gauge, sight glass, valves, hand-operate boiler feed pump, gas fired boiler, and two onboard tanks for boiler feed, and brass propeller, on teak stand.

Controlled by an accompanying Futaba two-channel set radio control, together with a leather bound folder containing model documentation, operating instructions and certificate,
the model 53 1/2in (136cm) long, 14 1/2in (37cm) high, 14 1/2in (37cm) wide

Footnotes

The original "Wahkeena" was constructed by the Elliott Bay Company Ltd in Portland Oregon in 1888. This fine model is coated in three coats of yacht varnish for an excellent and hard-wearing waterproof finish.

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