Finnish motor yacht Standard (1920)
Motor yacht Standard photographed in Pori (Finland) by John Englund. My restoration and digital hand colorization of the original B/W image in the Satakunnan Museo archive (finna.fi). The museum does not have any information about date, owner or designer. Any additional information is most welcome.
PS
My hopes of receiving additional information about Standard have been fulfilled. Pekka Takoja and Laurent Lamarche sent me links to two articles from 1921 and 1923 about Standard. The Finnish weekly Suomen Kuvalehti described the boat as "a masterpiece of Finnish workmanship". The Frisk Bris magazine called her "one of the largest and most elegant motor cruisers ever built in Finland.
Standard was built in 1920 for the CEO of the Ahlström Company, Walter Ahlström (1875 - 1931) by Warkaus Bruk (Varkaus). The boat was designed by engineer Joh. Carlström. According to Suomen Kuvalehti Ahlström himself was also much involved in the planning.
The 21.95 m x 4.0 m Standard had a steel hull, not a wooden one as I first expected.
digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/aikak.../binding/856818...
digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/aikak.../binding/877914...
PS 2
I have received information that the yacht was sold to Estonia in 2021. Here is a link to her home page, with more information also in English:
Finnish motor yacht Standard (1920)
Motor yacht Standard photographed in Pori (Finland) by John Englund. My restoration and digital hand colorization of the original B/W image in the Satakunnan Museo archive (finna.fi). The museum does not have any information about date, owner or designer. Any additional information is most welcome.
PS
My hopes of receiving additional information about Standard have been fulfilled. Pekka Takoja and Laurent Lamarche sent me links to two articles from 1921 and 1923 about Standard. The Finnish weekly Suomen Kuvalehti described the boat as "a masterpiece of Finnish workmanship". The Frisk Bris magazine called her "one of the largest and most elegant motor cruisers ever built in Finland.
Standard was built in 1920 for the CEO of the Ahlström Company, Walter Ahlström (1875 - 1931) by Warkaus Bruk (Varkaus). The boat was designed by engineer Joh. Carlström. According to Suomen Kuvalehti Ahlström himself was also much involved in the planning.
The 21.95 m x 4.0 m Standard had a steel hull, not a wooden one as I first expected.
digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/aikak.../binding/856818...
digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/aikak.../binding/877914...
PS 2
I have received information that the yacht was sold to Estonia in 2021. Here is a link to her home page, with more information also in English: