A selection of Fairey dinghies at auction.

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Ben
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A selection of Fairey dinghies at auction.

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It seems that a collection of Fairey dinghies from a museum in Scotland that has closed down are coming up for auction.

Auction house website not very clear, but you can see here

https://www.sweeney-kincaid.com/Sales/P ... aleId=3112

and here

https://www.sweeney-kincaid.com/Sales/S ... aleId=3112




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...and here is a bit more background...

ONLINE AUCTION (Eyemouth, Cardiff & Lowestoft) Closing 12 Noon Wed 26th July 2017 *

Being sold under the instructions of the liquidators of Eyemouth International Sailing Craft Association Limited (Eisca), a Scottish registered Charity

MARITIME MUSEUM’S BOAT COLLECTION – Comprising: 270 Boats of Internationally significant importance from around the world. These range from an Arabian Pearling Dhow to classic racing Dinghies, Trans-Pacific and other competition craft alongside other International working boats. It is thought that some go back 500 years but many are from the 19th century.

The collection started life at The Exeter Maritime Museum (ISCA) in 1968 and has been significantly added to since that time under a new charity (Eisca). The collection is understood to include many of the last known survivors of their type in the world, constructed from Reed, Timber, Metals including Aluminium and Iron, and of course Glass Fibre.

Also to be included in this online auction sale are a range of Artefacts including a photographic archive, Library and maritime ephemera.

The entire contents of Eisca locations throughout the UK will be auctioned individually, here online, closing online Wednesday 26th July at 12 Noon *

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Post by Ben »

From what I can see there is an Albacore, a Gannet, an International 14, a Dinky, a Swordfish a Duckling.

Plus perhaps the most interesting a 'folding boat' - I wonder if that is a Pixie? Apparently its located in Eyemouth Scotland and can be found in the 'potato shed'!

None of them have any bids, I note that other boats are getting bids and that some then say 'reserve not met', so maybe there is a reserve on these Fairey craft too.

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Re: A selection of Fairey dinghies at auction.

Post by PhilipB »

Good evening all. I don’t suppose anything more came of this folding boat? It may well have been a rare 3-piece folding boat based on a design by Alan Vines, patented in 1939.

I might try to contact the auction house if they have any photographs from the 2017 sale.

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