The Figurehead rules

[bruce d]

I found this, but irritatingly can't date it. Can anybody narrow it down?

EDIT: pasted wrong text. Should read

'I found this but irritatingly can't date it. This page came from 'The Naval Constructor  Simpson, 1865' but with no indication of how long the rules had been in place. Can anybody narrow it down?'

 

Edited November 19, 2020 by bruce d

[bruce d]

Thanks Wayne, see my edited text for boo-boo.

[trippwj]

12 minutes ago, bruce d said:

I found this, but irritatingly can't date it. Can anybody narrow it down?

 

 

Simpson, George. 1914. The Naval Constructor: A Vade Mecum of Ship Design for Students, Naval Architects, Shipbuilders and Owners, Marine Superintendents, Engineers and Draughtsmen. New York, D. Van Nostrand Company; [etc., etc.]. http://archive.org/details/navalconstructor00simprich.

 

[trippwj]

14 minutes ago, bruce d said:

Thanks Wayne, see my edited text for boo-boo.

 

That may take some digging! Have you, by any chance, any of the editions of Laughton, L.G. Carr Old Ship Figureheads and Sterns London: Halton & Truscott Smith, LTD., 1925?  I believe there is a recent (2006, 2012) Dover reprint available. The 1925 editions are rather pricey on the second hand market ranging from $60 to over $400. There may be a bit more history in there.

 

Good luck!