Here's News of a new vendor added to the Newsfeed of Model Shipwrights, Blue Jacket Shipcrafters!

" BlueJacket Shipcrafters, Inc. has been in continuous operation since 1905! We are, by far, the oldest ship modeling company in the U.S."

In 1905, Horace E. Boucher, a French-born naval architect with the U.S. Navy Deparment and head of the Navy’s model shop in Washington, founded the model company that bore his name.

Boucher’s models were prized by museums all over the country—more than 40 are in the Smithsonian alone. His innovative idea of mass producing cast fittings and selling kits to the general public started a new industry in the United States and helped turn what had been the art of a few craftsmen into a hobby enjoyed by thousands.

The company name was changed to BlueJacket Shipcrafters after Boucher’s death and the wish of the family to retain the name. Guiding BlueJacket into its second century of operation, Suzi and Jeff Marger are proudly at the helm. As they approach their centennial anniversary, BlueJacket continues our tradition of fine craftsmanship, precision production, and warm personal service to their model making customers. They strive to manufacture the finest and most historically accurate wooden model ships in the world.

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