Bachmann 37-452 00 Gauge Boston Deep Sea Fishing 16-ton Slope Sided Steel Mineral Wagon
Detailed model of a slope-sided steel mineral wagon operated by the Boston Deep Sea Fishing company.
This company had operated private owner wagons to supply coal for the Boston fishing fleet for many years. The wagons would also occasionally visit other ports when one of the Boston boats had called in after following the fish around the coast.
The slope sided 16-ton steel minerals were a private venture design by wagon builders Charles Roberts. A number of private owners purchased wagons to this design, the steel construction being expected to have a longer service life and lower maintenance demands than wood bodied wagons.