Boat Model, Au Sable Angler’s Skiff
date: label: date made
content: 1876
notes: label: Description
content: This model represents a skiff, or a small boat which was used in streams or lakes near the Au Sable River in Michigan. This boat type was often used by anglers in the nineteenth century for trout and grayling fishing. Anglers were recreational fisherman who used an ‘angle,’ or a hook, usually with a fishing rod.
label: Description
content: Some of these Au Sable skiffs had sails, but most were paddled or poled. As a lightweight boat, this skiff could carry a fisherman and a guide, along with two hundred pounds of gear. This model represents a skiff around 18½ feet long at the gunwale and 3½ feet wide. The model was built in 1876 and was given to the Smithsonian by D. H. Fitzhugh, Jr.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Transportation
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content: Ship Models
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of D. M. Fitzhugh, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.25899
label: accession number
content: 4996
label: catalog number
content: 25899
objectType: label: Object Name
content: au sable river skiff
label: Object Name
content: au sable river skiff, rigged model
label: Object Name
content: au sable river skiff, model
label: Object Name
content: boat, rigged model
label: Object Name
content: boat
label: Other Terms
content: au sable river skiff; boat; Maritime; Fishing
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 7 in x 38 in; 7.62 cm x 17.78 cm x 96.52 cm