Model, of steam ship Consolation

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This wooden model is of the steam ship 'Consolation', a cargo ship dating from 1873. SS 'Consolation' was built by James Aitken of Whiteinch, Glasgow for the firm of D R MacGregor. The model is built to a scale of 1:60.

Like many steam ships built before 1880, this ship was also rigged for sailing in case the engines failed.

In 1878, when D R MacGregor went bankrupt, 'Consolation' was taken over by George Gibson & Co Ltd of Leith. Thereafter she was engaged in general trading with the ports of Dunkirk, Rotterdam and Antwerp.

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• Online ID: 000-180-002-032-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1925.83
• Date: Model: Between 1873 and 1925; Original: 1873
  
• Material: Ship / steamer / model
  
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• What: Ship / steamer / model
  
• Subject: 23. SHIPPING, Steam and Motor Ships (Departmental Classification)
  
• Who: D.R. Macgregor (First owner of original ship)
  George Gibson and Co. (Leith) (Second owner of original ship)
  James Aitken (Glasgow) (Builder of original ship)
  Rait and Lindsay (Glasgow) (Manufacturer of original ship engines)
  S.S. Consolation (steamer)
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Whiteinch (Aitken Sh
  
• Event:
• Description: Model of the 1873 schooner rigged steamer S.S. Consolation, to a scale of 1:60
  
• References:
  • Storer, J D. Ship Models in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh: A catalogue of models representing the history of shipping from 1500 BC to the present day. Edinburgh: Royal Scottish Museum Information Series, 1985, p 36. 
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