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Scrumpymanjack
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Thanks, Trevor. I'm super grateful for all of this information. I remember playing with this model when I was about five years old 57 now). I used to put little plastic soldiers on the deck (carefully, thank goodness!) and play for hours. It's lovely finally to be able to find out something about it - even if it seems impossible to date the build. Thank you.
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Amazing, Johnny. Thanks for the suggestion. Given my total lack of experience in this, I think I'll avoid taking any of that on. But I also think this could be an antique so would prefer to keep it original - even if there is some deterioration. I'll just clean it carefully as a first step and take things from there.
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Thanks, Chris. This is very useful. Appreciate your knowledge and thoughts.
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Hi Trevor, So grateful for your observations, insight and analysis. It's super interesting and very helpful. Here are some images of the flags, which I should have included in my original post, of course!
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Thanks, Bob. Yes, I did all of that before posting here. Found that it was most likely an East India Company ship etc. a "grab". I was wondering whether the pictures left any clues as to how old this particular model was. I always assumed it was an antique (my father was an antiques dealer) but perhaps it's not that old. Anyway, thanks for your help. It's a great forum.
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Hi all. Thanks for this excellent and informative forum as I work my way through the content. Fascinating. I was led here by something that my father bought when he was an antiques dealer in London in the 1970s, and which is now mine. I'm not looking for a valuation since it's value to me has nothing to do with money. But I would appreciate any pointers as to its age etc. I'm afraid it's very dusty and the rigging is starting to suffer a little - issues I'll fix very soon. Again, any history or information would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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