Rigged Model Steam Harbor Lighter <i>Mauch Chunk</i>
date: label: date made
content: 1912
label: used date
content: 1912
name: label: maker
content: Boucher-Lewis Precision Models, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Boucher-Lewis Precision Models, Inc., built this ¼ inch model from Smithsonian plans in 1965. The model shows the vessel fitted out for work, with a derrick for lifting heavy material just forward of the pilot house. The New Jersey Central logo is shown in a red circle on the single stack.
label: Description
content: The steam harbor lighter <i>Mauch Chunk</i> was built in 1912 by Harlan and Hollingsworth in Wilmington, Delaware. It was 118' long, with a beam of 31' 6", and a depth of 12' 9". It was operated by the Central Railroad of New Jersey for general harbor service in the New York area. The derrick's lifting capacity was 12 tons.
place: label: Associated Place
content: United States: Delaware
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New Jersey
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: America on the Move
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content: Transportation
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content: Ship Models
label: Exhibition
content: America On The Move
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.325516
label: catalog number
content: 325516
label: accession number
content: 260197
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lighter
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 in x 8 1/2 in x 31 in; 55.88 cm x 21.59 cm x 78.74 cm