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A RARE BUILDER’S MIRROR-BACKED HALF-MODEL FOR THE FIRTH PASSENGER PADDLE STEAMER TANTALLON CASTLE, BUILT FOR THE GALLOWAY SALOON STEAM PACKET COMPANY BY J. SCOTT, KINGHORN, 1899
the laminated carved hull painted pink below the waterline and lavender grey over, decorated paddle box with feathering wheel, lined deck and superstructure complete with silvered fittings and twin raked stayed funnels in company livery, mounted on a front-silvered mirror with angled end mirrors and details plaque within mahogany display case for wall hanging -- 23 x 68½ x 11in. (58.5 x 174 x 28cm.)
Launched 6 May 1899 by Scott of Kinghorn -- a yard noted for launching ships ready to sail, with steam up, Tantallon Castle was GSSP’s largest steamer at 393 tons and a length of 190ft. A “wet” steamer, she didn’t remain with her first owners long -- even after her funnels were lengthened to improve her steam, which possibly explains her frequent changes of owner. By 1901 she was located in Brighton as the Sussex Belle under the ownership of Captain Lee; in 1904 she was sold for service in North Wales and renamed Rhos Colwyn. A year later the emerging Barry Railway Company purchased her in 1905, and she was renamed again as the Westonia where she operated mainly on the Cardiff-Weston ferry. She remained with the railway company until 1910 until her sale to P & A Campbell at the end of 1911 who re-boilered her. Emerging with one funnel instead of two and now renamed Tintern, she only worked for the 1912 season in the Campbell fleet before being sold for use in Portugal, changing name one last time to Alentejo, surviving there until broken up in 1924.
£6000-8000 Please also see detail on section divide, page 72
Tantallon Castle
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