£650
A WELL-BUILT WOOD AND FIBREGLASS RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL OF THE RIVER STEAM LAUNCH EMMA
built by P. Naylor with gas-fired wood-lagged 'Cheddar' boiler with copper funnel and safety valve extension pipe powering two-cylinder 'Puffin' engine with servo-assisted valve and gears, chain drive to prop shaft, benches, lockers with access to battery compartments, gas, servos etc. The moulded hull with simulated clinker planks over wood frame, with brass rudder and propeller, is finished in blue and white and mounted on four turned metal columns on display board with legend with a plexi-glass cover. Overall measurements -- 20½ x 39 x 15in. (52 x 99 x 38cm.)
Christie's South Kensington, 14 November 2004, lot 292.
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