. International studio. MODEL OF A SPANISH GALLEONBY E. W. OTTIE would look at one submitted for purchase. Thisgeneral type of fake model is very easily identi-fied by the knowing amateur. But now andagain one comes on the market that demandsactual knowledge of the ships of theperiod it represents to detect thedeception. Recently such a modelwas offered to an American collec-tor as a genuine old specimen. Itwas in a handsome old Dutch casethat added much to the effect ofthe whole. But when the collectoractually studied the model and sawthat it had a wheel instead of atiller and that themodel o
. International studio. MODEL OF A SPANISH GALLEONBY E. W. OTTIE would look at one submitted for purchase. Thisgeneral type of fake model is very easily identi-fied by the knowing amateur. But now andagain one comes on the market that demandsactual knowledge of the ships of theperiod it represents to detect thedeception. Recently such a modelwas offered to an American collec-tor as a genuine old specimen. Itwas in a handsome old Dutch casethat added much to the effect ofthe whole. But when the collectoractually studied the model and sawthat it had a wheel instead of atiller and that themodel of the Japanese yards were sus- EMPEROIVS BARGE IN LACQUER iir I red, gold and black pended from the (Collection oj Irving R. Wiles) lliaStS by what Jour ninety-Jour SEPTEMBER I 9 2 2 mceRHACionAL scroti©. sailors fall a slingand truss of iron, heknew ii was a purelake. The receptacleturned out to be agenuine old Dutchclockcase. Humorous inci-dents are prevalentin all forms of col-lecting and amateursof ship models arenot without enjoy-ment of this long ago one oithem received aletter from a man ina Pennsylvania pris-on who said thathis cell - mate hadmade a model of aship, although, asthe letter stated, hehad never been atsea or seen a real ship. Another model of the had a visit from a man by e. w. who wanted to set up a ship model factory and whosaid he thought there would be big money in the amateur was not interested in the financialend of making models this nautical Colonel Sellerswent sadly away. In common with every owner ofan old painting or book, every possessor ol an oldship model believes he has a small fortune in writes to members of theShip Model Society offeringthe specimen at a figurethat would buy the finestAdmiralty model in exist-ence
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