A port bow view of the paddle oyster dredger Victoria (1882) laid up for sale alongside an Essex river bank.
A port bow view of the paddle oyster dredger Victoria (1882) laid up for sale alongside an Essex river bank. The boat is moored bow-on to the river bank with other vessels either side of it. A small chimney is ahead of the paddle boxes and hand levers are either side of this chimney. A small coach house with a sliding access panel is ahead of the chimney. On the foredeck is a For Sale sign saying "Apply Roach River Oyster Co. Ltd.". A large number of yachts are at anchor or moored in the background. The precise location is unknown.
Object Details
| ID: | N19977 |
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| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Adams, Edgar Tarry |
| Vessels: | Victoria (1882) |
| Date made: | 1900 - 1914 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm |