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Model, of steam drifter Violet

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made in Great Yarmouth

Model, of steam drifter Violet
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Steam drifters began to replace sailing boats at the beginning of the 20th century. This wooden model is of the wooden steam drifter 'Violet', built in 1907 by William Geddes of Portgordon in Morayshire for William Watson & Co of Cellardyke. The model was built to a scale of 1:32 by the model maker, Mr P A Rumbelow of Great Yarmouth.

The engine and boilers were aft under the deckhouse, the fish hold below the stored nets, and the crew's quarters in the bows.

A sharp increase in the use of steam drifters at this time came about as a result of a series of profitable herring seasons. The fishermen had more money to invest in the new steam technology. Vessels such as these were popular for the more distant fishing areas off Shetland and East Anglia.

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