Taurus 1:96 American Steam Towboat 1900 Wooden model ship kit Oxford Commercial Also available in brick (PO304)

Also available in brick (PO304)

Tyre: ø 125 x 60mm

H variant stood above all the others as the most-produced version

foldable windscreen

Taurus 1:96 American Steam Towboat 1900 Wooden model ship kit Oxford Commercial Also available in brick (PO304)Towboats like the Taurus were a familiar sight in every American harbour and navigable flat at the turn of the century. Graceful, yet functional. they pulled large liners and pushed heavy barges with ease. During the 1930's steam engines lost ground to Diesel propulsion, and but by the 1960's the steam units were all but gone. A few steam tugs survive today as museum relics. This model of Taurus by Model Shipways, an authentic turn of the century