Boy sailing model boat on Forth & Clyde Canal

Maker
Thomas Easton
Production date
Circa 1907
 Description
A small boy in a sailor outfit and cotton hat lies on the towpath of the canal watching his model boat. The model is a plank of wood with two sticks for masts and paper or material for a sail.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Easton, Thomas, Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Circa 1907
Subject place
Forth and Clyde Canal/Falkirk area
Subject notes
Sailor outfits were popular for boys at this time. It reflected the status of the Royal Navy as guardian of the trade routes of the Empire. British policy at this time was that its navy should be as large as the second and third largest navies combined.
Accession number
P11664

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