The smack A.B.C.
A.B.C.
A.B.C. a 15grt cutter smack. 44.6'x12.9'x6'. 37.0' keel. Completed by Robert Aldous & Co. in September 1884 for Arthur Barbrook of Tollesbury, Colchester. 2/5/1890 Fisheries number CK53 allocated. Remained in the Barbrook family until 8/1/1937 when she ceased fishing and was altered to yacht. Later Derelict. In 1998 restoration work began.
An example of the open frame method of making half models used by Robert Aldous.
Exhibition: Objects in the Nottage Museum.
Half Models in the Nottage Institute.
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