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Pair put talents and thousands of hours into unique steamboat model for museum Date published: 5/21/2009 By Rob Hedelt IT'S HARD TO SAY Was it crafting the Or was it crafting tiny chairs, tables, chandeliers, sinks, beds and even a turn of the century toilet in half-inch scale from basswood, toothpicks, costume jewelry, scavenged fabric and wire from the stopper of The folks at the Steamboat Era Museum in Irvington, about 90 miles from Fredericksburg at the tip They're just appreciative of the thousands of hours and the care model-builder Bill Wright and miniaturist Nancy Hubbard Clark put into creating the centerpiece of their new exhibit. The exhibit centers on this one steamboat as a way of understanding the craft that once shuttled passengers and freight from RENEWING HIS HOBBY Wright's job was perhaps the most involved. The Irvington resident and former military pilot worked eight to 10 hours a day, six days It wasn't the first boat for this model-maker, who once launched a balsa glider with After retiring to Irvington in 1980, he revisited the hobby he'd so enjoyed as a child by creating models Eventually, he lent his services to the Steamboat Era Museum, making several models for an exhibit that opened last year. "He does such an amazing job that we turned to him again for this exhibit that explores the various parts With the help of exhibit whiz George Frayne, a fixture at the Reedville Fishermen's Museum, Wright got started. The team began by collecting all the pictures, drawings, blueprints and other information they could.
Date published: 5/21/2009
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