Very conscious of the fact I have not been inspired to write of late… with the Boatbuilder’s Story project (** update: now available, click here **) and my own portfolio to edit I’ve spending a lot of time in front of the mac such that when not working on either of those projects I’m out on my bike or on the water.. so all I’m going to do today is show you a few favourites I have come across so far as I trawl through, and repair, the archive of pictures from the boatyard… I’ll not add much in the way of text or explanation as that will all appear in the book. For now I am just revelling in seeing a bygone age.. these date from around 1925 to 1935.
This last item is interesting.. an invoice from Berger Paints in 1942.. middle of the war. I like it because it hints at a gentler, more polite age… how nice it would be if invoices were this gracious today.. and had a little wonky typing as at the foot of this one.
My wife and I have enjoyed reading your comments. We own ‘Cygnet’, a fine vessel pictured at her launching in Percy Mitchell’s book. It is our 4th season with her, following many years of sailing in wooden boats. She has spent some years with an alternative name but we have restored to her original name. She is in commission in Dartmouth and we hope to have many more years with her.
hello, thanks for your comment, it is lovely to hear from an owner. I’d love to see a photograph of her as she is today if possible!
cheerio!
Mike
Wonderful! Really looking forward to hearing more on this project – and seeing more photos. I remember Percy Mitchell from when I was a child. Earlier still (much earlier!) he built my grandfather’s sailing dinghy ‘Moth’. I know Moth has since been restored by new owners.
oh thanks for writing, it is nice to hear :-)