1901 AMERICAS CUP COLUMBIA WOODEN SHIP MODEL 30"~ Start Price USD 745.00 Current Price USD 745.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 29, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Location Front Range, Colorado See more about '1901 AMERICAS CUP COLUMBIA WOODEN SHIP MODEL 30"~' Description pb1950sailing Store 1901 AMERICA'S CUP COLUMBIA WOODEN SHIP MODEL 30"~ Hi, and welcome to our Ebay store.  You are considering a fabulous value in a museum quality ship model.  It is the 1897 and 1901 America's Cup Defender COLUMBIA and it is striking!  She is shown here in her 1901 paint scheme and configuration.  Amazingly beautiful in solid mahogany.  The model was built from the original plans.  The paint scheme has been followed religiously.  The details are impressive as you can see from the pictures.  This is a magnificent example of the great gaff-rigged clippers that competed for the Cup in the Golden Age of Yachting.  It measures 30" in length, 28" in height, and 6" in depth.  Wooden display base is included.  COLUMBIA defended the America's Cup twice.  In 1897 she defeated Sir Thomas Lipton's first Cup Challenge, SHAMROCK and in 1901 she defended the Cup against the faster SHAMROCK II.  Observers in 1901, declared that the real difference in the boats was COLUMBIA'S skipper, Charlie Barr.This is a Buy It Now item, so we will ship it FREE!!!!!We will be listing other museum quality ship models in our Ebay Store over the next few days, so check in often. Currently, I only accept PayPal and Money Orders. Payment is due no later than 7 days after the auction closes. I will email an invoice no later than 4 hours after the auction closes. I will ship the purchased item within 48 hours of cleared auction payment. Positive feedback will be left within 24 hours of receipt of payment. Place a Bid!