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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Gazda Sea-Skimmer 102
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Gazda Sea-Skimmer 102

Object numberMO 1944.19.2
Name Model
Gifter
Maker (American, founded 1877)
Dateca. 1943
Mediumsteel, porcelain, stone
Dimensionsoverall H 5 1/2 in x W 8 1/2 in x D 4 1/2 in (14 cm x 21.6 cm x 11.4 cm )
DescriptionA steel and porcelain commemorative model of a Gazda Sea-Skimmer 102. The object resembles a seaplane with the exception that the wings have been cut off to just above the pontoons and the motor is in the tail. The sea-skimmer is equipped with an anti-aircraft gun in the bow, a machine gun in the stern, machine guns in the wings, depth charges on each pontoon, and a torpedo under the body. The model rests on a stone base resembling the sea and etched into one end of the base: THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN. A silver plaque attached to one side of the base is inscribed: GAZDA SEA-SKIMMER / TO THE / COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF / PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT / with compliments / February 1943 Gazda.
Label TextThis model was presented to President Roosevelt by Gazda Engineering of Providence, Rhode Island in February 1943.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 7, 1943. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesShip Models (National Archives Identifier 782457)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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