As part of the 350th year anniversary of the Pilgim Fathers' sailing from Plymouth in 1970, the Devonport Royal Dockyard desinged and built a scale model of the Mayflower to a 1:11 inch scale. The model features 360 fathoms of rigging made of sewing…
Mementoes of the Mayflower were popular around the time of the tercentenary in 1920, but the silver model of the ship that went on display in the aptly named “Pilgrims’ Room” of London’s Hotel Victoria was unique. Far from being just a decorative…
In September 1920, the Royal Museum of Scotland welcomed the loan of a new addition to its collection of ship models: a model of the famous Mayflower. The Mayflower model was designed by Mr Morton Nance of Carbis Bay, Cornwall and constructed by Mr…