Steamship Clermont Model By Peter Ness

North River Steamboat "Clermont". This is a Museum quality model by the famous ship model builder Peter Henrik Ness of East Boston Mass. The hull is built plank on frame. Quality brass work. Ness models emulate the real ship. The Clermont was built in 1807 and was one of the very first commercial vessels using steam propulsion on the Hudson River then the North River from Albany to New York City. Fitted to a custom case.