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  1. Al Bahran Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Al Bahran Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden ship to 1:50 scale. The ship is unpainted, dark wood at the base, with light wood and black trim on the upper half and deck. The top band of black trim has half-circle cut outs. The ship has two sails that are right triangles, with the lower front corner cut off. The ship has two decks, with a sail on each deck. The lower deck has a square hatch to go below deck, 4 barrels, and a black...

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    Al Bahran Model Ship by Charles Parsons
  2. Despatch No. 8 Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Despatch No. 8 Model Ship by Charles Parsons at 1:32 scale. Wooden ship is a tug boat with a pointed front and curved rear. Front of boat has a vertical flag pole and a tan net around the outside. On each side of the net reads "DESPATCH No.8" in white paint. Front of boat has a cabin with three front windows and a bell beneath them. Cabin has a door on each side with two windows. The top of the cabin has two signs that read "DESPATCH No.8" in wh...

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    Despatch No. 8 Model Ship by Charles Parsons
  3. Foochow Pole Junk Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Foochow Pole Junk Model Ship by Charles Parsons at 1:64 scale. Wooden ship is a 3 masted sailing ship. Sails are parallel to ship length and have horizontal poles/supports running inside the sails (rear has 7 supports, center has 10, and the front has 9). The front sail is reversed from the other two. Center sail has 4 flags at top including a colorful lantern. Rear sail has a flag that is an animal with a white body, red tail and wire coiled an...

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    Foochow Pole Junk Model Ship by Charles Parsons
  4. Golden Hind Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Golden Hind Model Ship by Charles Parsons at 1:48 scale. Wooden ship is a three masted, square sailing ship. Each mast has a crows's nest that is round in shape with red sides and white rails. Rigging on the masts are secured with wooden dead eyes. The ship has four decks, with the rear deck being the highest, the 3rd and front decks at the same level, and the lowest deck between them, with a white and green launch/ dinghy on the center deck. The...

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    Golden HInd Model Ship by Charles Parsons
  5. HMAV Bounty Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    HMAV Bounty Model Ship by Charles Parsons at 1:48 scale. Wooden ship is a 3 masted square sailing ship, but sails are not up. Each mast has a crow's nest that is flat with a railing towards rear. The deck is a single level. Rigging is attached with black deadeyes and the rigging forms very intricate netting. The front of the ship has a figurehead of a female figure wearing a white shirt, red jacket and black hat. There are two black anchors at ...

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    HMAV Bounty Model Ship by Charles Parsons
  6. HM Bark Endeavor Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    HM Bark Endeavor Model Ship by Charles Parsons at 1:64 scale. Wooden ship is a three masted, square sailing ship with a tiller at the back. Each mast has a crows's nest that is flat in shape. The front and center crow's nests have a rail in back. Rigging on the masts are secured with dead eyes. The ship has two decks. Four launches or dinghies stacked near the center, in front of the central mast. The two dinghies on top are painted white and gre...

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    HM Bark Endeavor Model Ship by Charles Parsons
  7. HMS Halifax Model Ship by Charles Parson - Model, Instructional

    HMS Halifax Model Ship by Charles Parson is a handmade wooden ship to 1:48 scale. The ship is unpainted dark wood, with black bands/trim. The right side is unfinished, showing the inner structure of the ship. There is only one deck. The ship has two poles for sails with no crows nests. Rigging is attached by round, brown deadeyes. The front of the deck contains one sail, followed by a dinghy/launch, and then the second sail. Behind that, is a re...

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    HMS Halifax Model Ship by Charles Parson
  8. HMS Revenge Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    HMS Revenge Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade, wooden square sailing ship. Ship has four sets of sails, two tall in front with three sails each, and two at rear with one, triangular sail each. Sails are held on by triangular deadeyes. Each sail has a round red/white crow's nest. The front sail has a blue and white striped flag with a red cross, and 6 red/white flags on the corner of each sail. The second sail has a white flag with a red...

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    HMS Revenge Model Ship by Charles Parsons
  9. Indiana Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Indiana Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade, wooden paddle boat/ steamboat. Boat is oval in shape with 3 levels and grey in color where painted. The rest of ship is unpainted, light wood. The top level is a small, oval compartment with wood sides and grey roof. On the top is a captain's deck with wheel and captain figure. The captain's deck reads "INDIANA" in white on a grey strip on each side. In front of the top compartment are 2 smoke ...

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    Indiana Model Ship by Charles Parsons
  10. Leon Model Ship by Charles H. Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Leon Model Ship by Charles H. Parsons is a wooden, handmade square sail ship at 1:64 scale. Ship has one deck with two cabins on it. One cabin in back, and one cabin towards the front with the front sail set into the roof. Also on top of the front cabin, on the right side, is a small launch/dinghy. There is a second sail set in between the two cabins. The rear cabin has a small skylight with a sloped roof. Behind rear cabin is a wheel and two rou...

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    Leon Model Ship by Charles H. Parsons
  11. Prince De Nuefchatel Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Prince De Nuefchatel Model Ship (made in 1814) by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden ship to 1:64 scale. The lower half of the ship is copper colored tiles, while the upper half is unpainted with black bands. The ship has one deck with two flagpoles with rigging attached by round, black deadeyes. The pole in front contains a white crow's nest with no railings. There are two black, anchors on the front, the one on the right hangs loose, while t...

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    Prince De Nuefchatel Model Ship by Charles Parsons, 1814
  12. Reale de France Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Reale de France Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade, wooden ship at 1:60 scale. Ship has one deck with two rows of 30 red benches with white and wooden oars. There are red and gold flags running along entire length of ship near oars with a large flag at end, on right. There is a red/white/blue launch/dinghy on the each side of the boat. There are two, triangular sails with black rods (facing front) and red, triangular flags on tops with ...

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    Reale de France Model Ship by Charles Parsons
  13. Regina "S" Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Regina "S" Model Ship by Charles Parsons at 1:32 scale. Wooden ship is a 2 masted sailing ship, but sails are not up. There is one deck, and the right edge is incomplete. There is a wheel at the rear to turn the sails. Also at the rear is a built up "box" with an incomplete roof. The center of the deck also has a raised rectangular section with an incomplete roof. There are two, black anchors at front of ship. Each side of front reads "REGINA S" ...

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    Regina "S" Model Ship by Charles Parsons
  14. U.S.S. Hartford Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    U.S.S. Hartford Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden ship to 1:96 scale. The lower half of the ship is copper colored tiles, while the upper half is painted white. The front of ship has black molding with gold scrolling. The ship has three decks with the center deck being the largest and lowest, and the decks on the ends at the same level as one another. There are three flag posts in the center deck, each with a white crows nest wi...

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    U.S.S. Hartford Model Ship by Charles Parsons
  15. USS The Sullivans Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    USS The Sullivans Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade, wooden ship at 1:72 scale. Ship has a red base with a black stripe along center and a grey top (all items on top are grey in color unless otherwise noted). The red base has a thin "fin" on each side that runs perpendicular to ship's base. The front top of the ship reads "537" in white paint on each side, near the anchors. The deck is covered in cannons and machine guns, placed at vari...

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    USS The Sullivans Model Ship by Charles Parsons
  16. Vasa Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Vasa Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden ship to 1:70 scale. Ship is plain wood, with some dark blue and gold accents towards the rear, and front. The ship has 4 decks. The first deck is the largest and contains two short, thick poles and a wheel that is parallel to the ships floor. It also has a front railing with a red/white/blue shield. The second and third deck are short, and almost the same height, connected by a staircase. ...

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    Vasa Model Ship by Charles Parsons

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