A shipbuilder’s scale model of the steam ship S.S. Rudolf, Sweden, circa 1943.

S/S Rudolf built in 1943 by Lindholmens Varv. Goteborg, (Yard No: 973). For Rederiaktiebolaget Bifrost, Goteborg.

Mounted in the original glazed mahogany display case;

Length: 95 cm.

Width: 22.5 cm.

Height: 46.5 cm.

Ship builders: Aktiebolaget Lindholmens Varv. of Gothenburg.

Lindholmens was a shipyard on the Göta älv in Gothenburg, Sweden. Named after the small leaf linden that grew on the island, Lindholmen was founded in 1848 and closed in 1976. It was at one time the largest employer in Gothenburg and produced some of the most powerful ships in the Swedish Navy, as well as the first modern oil tanker, Zoroaster, designed by Ludvig Nobel.

Model makers:  Sverres Varv & Mek, of Gothenburg.

Model makers Sverres Varv & Mek. Verkstad was a Swedish shipyard and ship model factory on the Göta River in Hisings Kärra in Gothenburg. The company was founded in 1915 as Skeppsmodeller in Gothenburg to manufacture ship models for the shipyards in Gothenburg. The company also made ship models for the Gothenburg Maritime Museum Association. In preparation for the Jubilee Exhibition in Gothenburg in 1923, the company manufactured a long line of models of ships, shipyards and ports. In 1923 Skeppsmodeller was renamed Sverres AB, after 1953 Sverres only manufactured ship models. The company closed in 1993.