Strange historic dredger modell with paddlewheels

[Hankwilliams]

Hi friends and neighbors,

last week I was in Vienna, Technisches Museum.  Beside some good models of Danube paddlers I found this historic model of a Danube dredger with paddlewheel propulsion.
The model is nearly 3 meters long and was made in 1838. Not very much is known about it - may be it is a modell of a real existing dredger of that time or it can be, that it is a pattern of a projekted one.
Interesting also the fine bow decoration for a working ship.

Thomas

[DamienG]

Very fancy with the gold on a Dredger

[Gerhardvienna]

Hi Thomas
Have you seen the site of the museum? I found this http://www.technischesmuseum.at/objekt/modell-bollinger-bagger-baujahr-1839