From detailed scale ship models of historic and traditional Chesapeake Bay to builders’ half-models used in lieu of plans for construction to folk art “sailor-made” models constructed from memory by crew members, CBMM’s extensive model collection numbers more than 300. Highlights include Captain Gus Rice’s model of pungy schooner Amanda F. Lewis, Pilot #1 made by one of the boat’s crew to represent the first steam pilot vessel in the United States, and a group of carefully documented and intricately crafted models representing a wide range of Chesapeake Bay craft made by CBMM volunteer Ed Thieler.
Belle Crane model, c. 1930 by Robert D. Lambdin. 2003.0013.0001
Retired log canoe builder Robert D. Lambdin poses with his model of the canoe Belle Crane, c. 1930. Photographer unknown, 0024.0001
Smith Island power crabbing skiff model, 2010 by Edward R. Thieler III. 2022.0004.0017