Object Details
- Description
- This model represents a scow, a sailboat used for racing on the lakes of Minnesota and Wisconsin. This type of scow was used for racing on lakes and rivers, and could occasionally reach up to 28 miles per hour. A scow has a flat vertical transom, usually with a blunt bow (although this example has a sharp bow). The model represents a Class A racing scow about 37 feet long and 8 feet wide. It was given to the Smithsonian in 1959 by boat builder John O. Johnson of White Bear Lake, MN.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. J. O. Johnson, Johnson Boat Works, White Bear Lake, Minnesota
- ID Number
- TR.316087
- catalog number
- 316087
- accession number
- 224566
- Object Name
- sloop, racing
- scow, racing, rigged model
- Other Terms
- sloop, racing; Maritime
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- Work and Industry: Maritime
- Transportation
- Ship Models
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Maritime
- Record ID
- nmah_844062
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-7090-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
