Doll

Title:

Boat with outboard motor on stand

Object Name:

Doll

Object ID:

1999.040.082

Creator:

Annalee Mobilitee Dolls, Inc.Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Meredith, NH

Date:

circa 1950

Description:

18" Boat with outboard motor, on stand, 1950s. This boat has several pieces broken and/or detached: front seat, rear board of boat with attached motor, and tow rope. Tow rack broken but still attached. Back seat attached, but very loose. Boat light-colored wood with unevenly applied clear finish interior, painted green exterior. Dark wood highlights along rim and inserted into bow end. Back panel also dark wood, and imprinted, "Handcrafted / DOLPHIN [TOYS] / Cape Cod / BUZ[A]RDS BAY, MASS." Outboard motor metal, black and white, with decals, "merc 800 / K_AMAEFER / MERCURY", "MERCURY" and "__A-FLOAT", and embossed, "JAPAN". 3-blade propeller spins, but is corroded. Two holes in back panel to accept wire of tow rack. Boat mounted on a stand of 2 wooden rods, painted blue, attached to boat with wire. Also includes a plastic tube attached to rear of boat. Tow rope made of twine (15.5" long) with wooden rod (2.5" long). Overall: 5" high, 18" long, 7.5" wide. (Handwritten tag reads: "#208 - Box 3 / 18" handcrafted Boat / & Motor & Ski Line / for Displays")

Material:

Wood
Metal
Fiber

Credit Line:

Gift of Annalee Davis Thorndike

People:

Thorndike, Annalee (1915-2002)

Subjects:

Motorboats, Motorboat engines, Boats