Great Lakes Schooner Model

Object/Artifact

Bay Village Historical Society

Wischmeyer Model - Barkentine

Origsize: L 46" x W 12.5" x D1

Name/Title

Great Lakes Schooner Model

Entry/Object ID

1996.A.066

Description

Model of a Great Lakes Schooner. "Vermillion Big Three Masted: Three masted, blue hull, cabin in stern, brown bowsprit. This model shows a typical Great Lakes schooner having three masts of unequal height and typically rigged with fore and aft sails. Each mast had a top platform where the upper mast joined the lower mast and the shrouds (think guy wires) secured the mast to the hull. A deckhouse located at the stern held the captain's quarters and the galley where the crew ate. The spar extending from the bow over the water is called a bowsprit. It secured the head sails needed to both power and turn the boat.

Collection

Wischmeyer Family Collection

Dimensions

Width

12-1/2 in

Depth

10 in

Length

46 in

Dimension Notes

Masts: #1 27.5, #2 23.5", 15.75. Deck planks going from bow to stern 1 1/4" wide.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wischmeyer, Henry Jr.

Related Entries

Notes

1996.A.061, 1996.A.062, 1996.A.063, 1996.A.064, 1996.A.065, 2000.FIC.08.05, 2000.P.FIC.08.199, 2000.P.FIC.08.200, 2021.B.FIC.026AG, 2023.06.10.15, NP.03.09.02, R.2021.06.13.01 Henry Wischmeyer sailing vessel blueprints at the Osborn Learning Center.