The Delta Queen Toy Wooden Boat Model

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~Up for Auction~ Delta Queen Model This model was purchased from an estate sale. It looks to be complete, but could use some work to repair it.The Delta Queen is America's steamboat, so authentic she has been designated a National Historic Landmark, along with Mount Vernon and the Statute of Liberty, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.This American treasure -- the world's only original, fully restored, steam-powered overnight paddlewheeler -- has endured the strife of World War II service and hosted a princess and three presidents on her decks. She has plied America's rivers since 1927.The hull, first two decks and steam engines were ordered in 1924 from the William Denny & Brothers shipyard on the River Leven adjoining the River Clyde at Dumbarton, Scotland. The Queen and her sister boat Delta King were shipped in pieces to Stockton, California in 1926. There the California Transportation Company assembled the two vessels for their regular Sacramento River service between San Francisco and Sacramento, and excursions to Stockton, on the San Joaquin River. In 1946, Delta Queen was purchased by Greene Line Steamers of Cincinnati, Ohio and towed via the Panama Canal and the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to be refurbished in Pittsburgh. In 1948 she entered regular passenger service, plying the waters of the Ohio, read more

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