Model No. 1: Sprite

Model No. 1


Model by: CFH and JBH
Made when: 1929
Calculated model scale: 1/16
Model length (ca.): 15.7" (39.9cm)
Implied vessel LOA at 1/16 (ca.): 20' 11" (6.4m)
Power/Sail: S
Vessel Type: Catboat
Model location: H.M.M. Model Room East Wall

Vessels from this model:
1 built, modeled by CFH and JBH
#186001es Sprite (1860, Extant)

Original text on model:
"SPRITE Modeled and built 1859-60
By Chas. F. Jr and John B. Herreshoff
Lines taken off and this model made in 1929 Nath. G. Herreshoff
20' 2" oa
8' 10" beam
33" sheer 2 rabbet at midships" (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Model description:
"20'2" loa Sprite, a cruising catboat of 1859-60. Original model made by Charles F. and his son John B. Herreshoff. This model made by NGH in 1929 from measurements taken from boat before being shipped to The Ford Museum." (Source: Bray, Maynard. 2004.)

Model discussion:
"[1928-01-01] Sun 1: ... I finished up model of Sprite [#186001es] I have been making.
[1928-01-16] Mon 16: ... At work on model [Model 1 for #186001es Sprite].
[1928-08-19] Sun 19: ... Measured off lines of 'Sprite' [#186001es], now 68 years old, so I can make [a] model.
[1928-12-14] Fri 14: ... At work on model [Model 1] of Sprite [#186001es] ..." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1928. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)

Comment:
"[See also: Penciled general arrangement plan with profile, plan view and sections titled 'SPRITE [#186001es]. Launched June 28th, 1860. Lines taken off boat by N.G.H. Aug. 19, 1928. Model made from these lines in Jan 1929 at Coconut Grove'.]" (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled General Arrangement Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum. MRDE02, Folder [no #]. 1928-08-19.)


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