Mississippi Paddlewheel Steamboat Model

This authentic wooden model ship measures 30”L x 7”W x 17”H.  It is built with only the highest quality, rare woods of ebony, english sycamore, rosewood, black wood, mahogany, yellow wood, and jack wood. It is entirely handmade piece by piece by expertly skilled craftsmen.

Reminiscent of Mark Twain’s famous Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, this authentic Mississippi Paddlewheel Steamboat takes you back in time. This exquisite steamboat, also known as a steamer or steamship, is a wooden model replica of the steam powered ships typically driven by a propeller or paddlewheel.

The big rivers of Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi were the most important routes of early American commerce and transporting of goods. Goods were sailed down these massive rivers to the port of New Orleans on large rafts.

The production of the paddle wheels powered by steam enabled the steam engines to transport up stream and against heavy currents, carrying cotton and valuable inland trade items. With this new-found power the ships were able to tow large barges and ferry railroad trains across the great rivers.

The famous and legendary Mississippi was one of the most beautiful of these steam engines found in St. Louis and New Orleans.

The famous paddle-wheel steamboats of the 19th and 20th centuries ruled the Mississippi River trade period. Unfortunately, very few of these magnificent ships survive today due to painful destruction by boiler explosions and fires. Capture your piece of legendary history with this beautiful wooden model ship, King of the Mississippi.

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