Doll

Title:

Boat with 2 Motors

Object Name:

Doll

Object ID:

1999.040.084

Creator:

Annalee Mobilitee Dolls, Inc.Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Meredith, NH

Date:

1956-1959

Description:

14" Boat with 2 Motors, Tow Rack, and 2 Tow Ropes, made by Chip Thorndike, 1956-9. Boat mounted on a stand made of 2 wooden bars, connected to the boat with wire. Boat wooden, with a clear finish. Two bench seats, front seat includes one backboard. Metal wire steering wheel. Tow rack metal wire, attached to back panel of boat. 2 tow ropes attached to rack. Stand made of 2 wooden bars, connected to the boat with wire. The motors are identical, metal with blue enamel tops, electric terminals and on-off switch, 2-leaf propellers that do spin, and attached to the boat with 2 L-screws each. Motors embossed "JAPAN". Overall: 6" high, 17" long (not including tow ropes), 8.5" deep. Boat only: 12.75" long; Motors only: ~ 5" high. Tow lines: ~ 11" long with 2.4" long bars. (Handwritten tag reads: "S-196-Box # 3 / Wooden Boat / made by Chip - 1957 or 1959 / Part of Display - 3 dolls / water / skiing". An additional object is with this accession, though this piece is not numbered: wooden block with stringy grass glued to it, 2.25" x 0.75" x 0.25".)

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

H-6 L-17 D-8.5 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Annalee Davis Thorndike

People:

Thorndike, Annalee (1915-2002)

Subjects:

Water skiing, Boats, Motorboats, Motorboat engines