Tugboat (Minic Ships 731)
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A 1:1200 model of a Steam Tugboat, part of the Tri-Ang Minic range produced between 1959 and 1964.
Triang Catalogue Number: M731
This is a model of a common harbour tugboat used to assist in the berthing of large ships as well as in the control of ships within the confined waters of a port.
The Tri-ang Minic models of tugboats are identical apart from the colour of the funnel. Early models had a cast shaped funnel. On later models the funnel was a shaped metal pin fitted with a red, yellow or blue sleeve and inserted in a hole in the hull.
The models in the display are all of the later, "pin", funnel type. Two have red funnels and one has a yellow funnel.
