Vintage Creole Queen Paddle-wheel Nautical Toy Operating Model

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Vintage Creole Queen Paddle-wheel Nautical Toy Operating Model

About the Item

LOA 51" LOD 48" BEAM 9 1/2" DRAFT 1 3/4" HEIGHT 18" WEIGHT 10 Lbs Presented is a vintage, handcrafted wood model of the Creole Queen. The real Creole Queen was built to replicate a fictitious riverboat design to celebrate the 1983 New Orleans World Fair. Following the real paddle wheeler, the model's super structure is painted in white with blue trim bands and yellow accents on the twin smoke stacks and pilot house. The hull is painted black and the paddle wheel fire engine red. THE REAL QUEEN: The Creole Queen is a 1,000 passenger riverboat operating out of the Port Of New Orleans. She is operated by New Orleans Paddlewheels, Inc. She was built by Halter Marine at Moss Point, Mississippi along the lines of a turn-of-the-century stern wheeler and was christened into service in September 1983 to a design dating from the Mid 1800's. She is 190 feet long and 40 feet wide. She has three decks, two of which house three dining and banquet rooms and a third top deck for covered outside seating. Her gross tonnage is 397. She is powered by a 24 ft diameter paddle-wheel. The company, along with its sister company New Orleans Tours Inc., filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in May 2006 after a Hurricane Katrina-induced downturn. In its bankruptcy petition, the steamboat operator listed $1 million to $10 million in assets and $1 million to $10 million in debt. New Orleans Tours emerged from bankruptcy in June 2007. Both firms are subsidiaries of Hospitality Enterprises Inc., one of the largest locally owned tourism companies. Creole Queen has 3 private dining rooms giving her the "largest indoor capacity" on excursion vessels in New Orleans. She is docked at the Poydras Street dock adjacent to the Riverwalk and New Orleans Hilton Riverside and Towers. BECAUSE OF ITS AGE, THIS MODEL IS BEING SOLD FOR DISPLAY ONLY.

Dimensions:
Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Ca 1986
Condition:
The model is in exceptional condition for its age, and has recently been cleaned, and minor repairs made. All the electronic parts have been tested and the electric motor works, but the receiver does not work. The necessary two channel AM 72 MHZ transmitter is missing. The model has been tested in the water for a short time and did not appear to be leaking. However, after being out of the water for so long, it is expected that it would take some time for the wood to soak up water and become fully watertight. Expect to find some of the normal marks of age consisting of dents, minor scratches, and missing paint that, because of the model's size, don't show in the pictures. Copyright 2012 Land And Sea Collection™. All Rights Reserved! BECAUSE OF ITS AGE, THIS MODEL IS BEING SOLD FOR DISPLAY ONLY.
Seller Location:
Palm City, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: U1210189257124