King, S. July 25, 2018. Swamp boat model built by Sam King, Epworth, 1

Model of a swampbottom (or swamp) boat being built by Sam King in Epworth. This type of boat was commonly used on the Burin Peninsula to fish with handlines and trawls until the late 1970s/early 1980s. At a scale of one inch to the foot, this model represents a swamp boat that would measure twenty-s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Braye, Crystal, Canning, Jerome
Other Authors: King, Samuel Nelson (1946-), Sam King was born in 1946 to Martha (nee Hodder) and Gabriel King and grew up in South Creston, on the Burin Peninsula. He moved to Epworth in 1967 when he married his wife Sandra. His paternal grandparents were George and Dorcas King and paternal great-parents was Nelson (Nels) and Margaret King.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Objects
Boats
Model boats
Wooden boats
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/boatmuseum/id/337
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Summary:Model of a swampbottom (or swamp) boat being built by Sam King in Epworth. This type of boat was commonly used on the Burin Peninsula to fish with handlines and trawls until the late 1970s/early 1980s. At a scale of one inch to the foot, this model represents a swamp boat that would measure twenty-seven foot and seven inches in length.

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