Doll
- Title:
- Speed King Motor Boat
- Object Name:
- Doll
- Object ID:
- 1999.040.081
- Creator:
- Annalee Mobilitee Dolls, Inc.
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Meredith, NH
- Date:
- circa 1957
- Description:
- 12" Boat with Speed King Motor, boat made by Chip Thorndike, c.1957. Boat is wooden, clear interior finish and light blue exterior paint. Two wooden plank seats (unfinished surfaces). Motor is metal (steel?), blue enamel on the top portion, has two electric terminals and an on-off switch. Brand name "RICO" on front, and model name "SPEEDKING" on both sides. Propeller made of three blades, and spins. Motor is separate from boat, but attaches with two L-screws with cup ends (one cup missing). Handwritten tag reads "12[-inch] handmade by Chip / 1957 Wooden Boat / #S-198 Box 3 / w/ 'Speed King/Rico' / outboard not affixed." (no maker's mark on boat)
A. Boat. 2" high, 11.5" long, 7.75" wide.
B. Motor. 5.5" high, 1.5" wide, 2.5" deep. - Material:
- Wood
Metal - Credit Line:
- Gift of Annalee Davis Thorndike
- People:
- Thorndike, Annalee (1915-2002)
- Subjects:
- Boats, Motorboats, Motorboat engines
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