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San Francisco Shanghai
I'm back!
This video shows the trap door and hidden door in action.
This model was inspired by an activity in the mid-1800s known as Shanghaiing. Due to the California gold rush craze, there was a significant lack of men to operate the numerous schooners along the Barbary coast. Captains began hiring men to "find" crews. These individuals would kidnap often drunk victims and sell them to the captains. This became a rather lucrative business and often business owners were involved, or at least paid to keep quiet. This model represents a circa 1860 saloon with a trap door and hidden door in the wall.
San Francisco Shanghai
I'm back!
This video shows the trap door and hidden door in action.
This model was inspired by an activity in the mid-1800s known as Shanghaiing. Due to the California gold rush craze, there was a significant lack of men to operate the numerous schooners along the Barbary coast. Captains began hiring men to "find" crews. These individuals would kidnap often drunk victims and sell them to the captains. This became a rather lucrative business and often business owners were involved, or at least paid to keep quiet. This model represents a circa 1860 saloon with a trap door and hidden door in the wall.