Herreshoff #188210es Nora II

"... The Herreshoff Company occasionally tries its hand in the building of a sailing craft, and judging from the Nora, a cat-rigged boat, their efforts are as successful as ever. This boat, 18 feet long, which is not yet a month old, has already taken two prizes, that being the number of races in which she has taken part. The Nora was built in one week, so much haste being required to get her off for the regatta on the Fourth of July, which was held in Bristol, R. I. ..." (Source: Anon. "Steam Yacht Building In Rhode Island. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company And Its Operations." The Mechanical Engineer, September 2, 1882, p. 55.)

"... Albert S. Almy has sold his catboat Nora to H. W. Hubbard of Providence, through the agency of W. P. Gladding. ..." (Source: Anon. "Bristol and Vicinity." Bristol Phoenix, May 17, 1913, p. 2.)

"[Item Description:] Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper [Bristol Phoenix?] titled 'The Sailing Regatta' about the 4th of July [1882] regatta [in what Bristol], among other participants were C. Herreshoff with JULIA [#187004es] and C. F. Herreshoff with ALICE [#405s] and Albert S. Almy with the 18ft long NORA [#188210es], 'The NORA, which took the first prize in the fourth class was launched the day before the Fourth, and is said to have been built by the Herreshoff's in a week's time, she is a trim little craft, carrying a leg-o'-mutton sail'." (Source: Bristol Phoenix (?) (creator). Newspaper Clipping. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_28610. Subject Files, Folder 18, formerly 126. 1882-07-04.)
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"[Item Transcription:] Handwritten (in ink and pencil) experiments and trials booklet titled 'Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Experiments 1884 to 1889. N.G. Herreshoff'. Relevant contents:
§5: Race for Cat Boats between #187004es JULIA IV, #188004es ALICE, #186001es SPRITE and #188210es NORA [?]. 'Prize awarded to ALICE.' (1884-04-07)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Trials Booklet. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE07_03520. Folder [no #]. 1884-05 to 1890-05.)
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"Offset booklet HH.4.010 in the Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection of the MIT Museum has an entry for 'Nora. March 1882. 18 feet sail boat. Frames spaced 12in apart. Thickness of outside of stem 1/2in. … etc." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. February 12, 2019.)

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