Herreshoff #188903es [Yawl Boat for #157p Aquila]

"[Item Description:] Casting Book # 2 [B (there is another Casting Book # 2)] showing hull castings as per title only for steamers #148p Our Mary and #149p Jersey Lily. Contents, however, also include castings for other boats including #188903es Yawl Boat for #157p Aquila, #405s Alice, #406s Iris, #54p Dolphin, #65p Gleam, #104p Magnolia, #104p Magnolia, #133p Henrietta, #151p Ballymena, #152p Cushing, #155p Augusta [III], #156p Antoinette, #157p Aquila, #158p Launch for Seal Fishing, and #162p Judy. Also listed are many parts for a quadruple engine (probably for #152p Cushing or for #150p Say When or #151p Ballymena). While other casting lists record both castings made at home and at outside foundries, this book appears to list only castings made at outside foundries and none at home. A first part of the booklet from front to about the middle shows casting numbers, descriptions, numbers of castings and foundry where made with dates ranging from Sept 10, [1887] to Dec 14 [1889]. A second, upside down, part of the booklet begins at the end and then goes back to the middle showing for the same date range 'Patterns sent away' with pattern numbers and names of foundries these were sent to. A further section then shows castings required for #152p Cushing and as well as castings required for Lagging, Pumping Engines, Feed Pump and Air Pump, all these possibly also for #152p Cusing. A final section shows 'Patterns ordered home' with pattern numbers, foundry names these were received from and dates ranging from Sept 12 [1887] to Dec 16 [1889]." (Source: MIT Museum, Hart Nautical Collections, Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection Item HH.6.120-03. Castings Book 2B. Box HAFH.6.4B, Folder Casting Record Books Hull Castings Order Book 2. 1888-09-10 to 1889-12-14.)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #188903es [Yawl Boat for #157p Aquila] even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

"Yacht's Yawl Boats. 1882. See new drawing of 21 July [18]91 [drawing 28-7]. #151 [Aquila]. One 18' 6" for 4 oars. One 16" 6". Planked with white cedar [?] lap strake [? previous text was almost unreadable] [as per notes on drawing 28-1]." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. October 26, 2009.)

"This vessel's contract date was estimated from the date of the vessel it was made for. #157p Aquila (for which this vessel was built) was contracted for 1889-04. Plan 28-1 from which this boat was built was drawn 1882." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. October 26, 2009.)

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