General Information

Serial #

KC1

Part Number

1

Total Parts

63

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN BOAT WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

420.0 cm

Width

150.0 cm

Height

65.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Vessels

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1930'S TO 1990'S

Canada

THE'LADY ESTHER' WAS THE 1ST DINGHY REGISTERED AS AN INTERNATIONAL 14 CLASS BOAT IN CANADA AND THUS REPRESENTS THE VERY BEGINNINGS OF THIS CLASS IN CANADA. IT IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF A CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT RECREATIONAL SMALL CRAFT FROM THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY. [REF.1]

Function

USED AS A MEANS OF WATER TRANSPORTATION. IT IS MEANT TO BE OPERATED BY ONE PERSON & POWERED BY WIND. IT IS A POPULAR TYPE OF BOAT USED FOR RACING.

Technical

INTERNATIONAL 14 IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL CLASSES OF RACING DINGHY. CANADIAN BRUCE KIRBY (BEST KNOWN AS THE DESIGNER OF THE 'LASER') MADE MANY IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLASS DESIGN OVER THE YEARS. [REF.1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

METAL LETTERS AFFIXED TO BACK OF BOAT: 'LADY ESTHER' .

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

WOOD: STAINED & VARNISHED

Decoration

N/A