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Plans of the ship, or a builder's half-model, have not been found.
The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 Howard Irving Chapelle
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The wooden half-model, he said, was a one-ninety-sixth, instead of the usual one-forty-eighth; yet, even so, it was 5 ft.
The Lord of the Sea 1906
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I stated my business to one of the clerks, and was immediately turned over to a keen-looking elderly man who at once invited me into his private sanctum, and, as a preliminary, showed me a half-model of the vessel.
The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" Harry Collingwood 1886
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The drawings were in fact scarcely ready; but by working hard for the remainder of the day not only were they completed, but the carpenter had also prepared a half-model of the hull by the hour at which the committee was to meet; and, armed with these, Lance, Captain Staunton, and the carpenter duly presented themselves at the capstan-house at eight o'clock.
The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific Harry Collingwood 1886
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Select the entire model (or half-model as in this case) with a window or crossing selection box and mirror it.
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