Handmade Ship Model of the ROBERT E. LEE

Ca. 2002. Paddle wheel steamship known as “The Monarch of the Mississippi”. The ship was built in Indiana in 1870 and holds the speed record from St. Louis to New Orleans in 3 days, 18 hours, 4 minutes. On September 30th, 1882, it caught fire and twenty-one lives were lost. Gloria A. Holmes maker. Fully rigged, metal cabins and trim with gangplanks. Flying an American flag. Ship: 13″ high x 25″ wide x 7 1/2″ deep. In a custom-made oak case measuring: 16 1/4″ high x 29 1/2″ wide x 11″ deep. 20.4 lbs. Good condition. Not removed from case.