Ship Model, Florida Sloop-Rigged Fishing Sharpie
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content: This model represents a sharpie, a flat-bottom sailboat with a triangular sail used by fishermen in St. Andrews Bay, Florida. On the Florida Gulf Coast, St. Andrews Bay was known for fishing, and during the Civil War, salt-making. This class of sharpie was known for its steadiness due to bow and stern skegs. In addition to the mainsail and jib, this sharpie type was also equipped with a pair of oars. This model represents a sharpie about 20 feet long and 5½ feet wide. The model was given to the Smithsonian by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries in 1894.
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Transportation
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content: Ship Models
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content: Deposited by U. S. Fish Commission
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content: National Museum of American History
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content: TR.076273
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content: 76273
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content: 28022
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content: model, rigged, fishing boat