Accommodation model; Sectional model

Scale: Unknown. A model of a ship's powder room/magazine made entirely of wood. Model consists of a tall rectangular wooden box with removable lid and back (a replacement), the outside of which is stained and varnished natural wood as well as areas of artificial graining. The interior of the model is painted a creamy yellow overall and consists of a series of six vertical wooden frames with adjustable horizontal slats. There is space for five tiers of powder barrels, three deep, stored on their sides. The barrels are turned from a single piece of oak and complete with metal and wooden hoops with a small hinged door at one end underneath which is a circular tin lid. At the other end of the barrel is hand-written in black ink, the type, the no. and size of the powder bags kept within. In total there are forty one powder barrels. The floor of the magazine has been lined with a metal sheet. One of a pair of magazine models: see SLR2435.

Object Details

ID: SLR2436
Collection: Ship models
Type: Accommodation model; Sectional model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 418 x 654 x 302 mm
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