Captian's gig - wood* and canvas 1/24 scale model F*S mid-century is the convertible Schmidt camera

is the convertible Schmidt camera version

That is what gives these machines their wonderful ability to produce a document that the reader can see was hand-typed

Note that there is a small area on the handle where the plating has deteriorated

Everything here is Mint- Excellent++ condition and beautiful

1965 Aladdin Stanley Vacuum Bottle Grey Hammertone Metal No A-955 made in the U

Captian's gig - wood* and canvas 1/24 scale model F*S mid-century is the convertible Schmidt cameraThis is a beautiful 1 24 scale replica of a 24' wood and canvas Gaff rigged Captian's gig. A gig is a boat used on naval ships as the captain's taxi. During the era of wooden ships, it was smal and light thus the canvas hull. It was usually crewed by 5 oarsmen and a coxswain. Generally, the oarsmen sat one to a seat, but each only rowed a single oar on alternating sides. I inherited this from my Uncle George and it predates me as I remember it in his