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LOT 21:
VERY RARE FIND OF A HAND PAINTED WOODEN LIFEBELT MODEL FROM THE ARCADIA
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Start price:
£
75
Estimated price :
£75 - £95
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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VERY RARE FIND OF A HAND PAINTED WOODEN LIFEBELT MODEL FROM THE ARCADIA
Handmade and hand painted wooden lifebelt associated with the famous old liner 'The Arcadia'. The item is in a very good condition, and the size is approx. 15" (38cm) wide and the lifebelt also shows spaces for photographs around its edge. A very early item and very rare find.
[The SS Arcadia was a passenger liner built for P&O in 1954 to service the UK to Australia route. Towards the end of her life she operated as a cruise ship, based in Sydney, until scrapped in 1979. The Arcadia was built for P&O by John Brown & Company at Clydebank in Scotland; her keel was laid in 1952 and she was launched on 14 May 1953. Her maiden voyage commenced on 22 February 1954, sailing from the UK to Australia via the Suez Canal.]
| Condition: | Very good |
| Measurement: | 38 cm |
| Number of units In lot: | 1 |
