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Jul 28, 2017 - Jul 29, 2017
Atlantic Salmon Model
Hardy Brothers (Alnwick) Ltd. Alnwick, Northumberland, England 1927
A hand-carved trophy fish carving with the following information "Weight 39 3/4 lbs. Length 46". Greatest girth 24 1/2". Caught Butler's Pool. Glasbury on Wye. April 8th, 1927. By James Caird." A small "Hardy Brothers Ltd." plaque is affixed to the lower left hand corner of the plaque.
In addition to being an accomplished salmon angler, Sir James Key Caird (1837-1916), was a Dundee jute-manufacturer, philanthropist, and major funder of Sir Ernest Shackleton's (1874-1922) Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917).
Shackleton originally asked Caird for 50 pounds in total, Caird promised ten thousand and delivered an astonishing twenty-four thousand for the voyage. plaque is 17 1/2 by 52 1/2 in.
Original paint with a small dent and a small hole in the tail for holding a hook.
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