Hand Made Motorized Wooden Ship Model c.1930 Dressers "Iris of Paris" and "Auto"

"Iris of Paris" and "Auto" are stamped on each barrel

It was known as the ‘Dowager Empress of the South’ and was truly the center of Savannah’s social life

The frame is a chrome and the barrels are covered in tobacco leather

which despite the name

Each is a different type and thickness of leather and the color and textures vary

Hand Made Motorized Wooden Ship Model c.1930 Dressers "Iris of Paris" and "Auto"ABOUT A highly detailed hand made wooden ship model titled the "Manly" with wood and metal details such a two metal ladders, two bronze propellers and movable rotter. The top is removable and reveals a hand chiseled hull signed by the maker "F. S. Kinney Sept. 1930" and a motor that appears to run by battery which turns the two rotters. The motor may or may not work. CREATOR F. S. Kinney. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1930 1931. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES