S VI The Showboat Cotton Blossom
Number | S VI |
Name | The Showboat Cotton Blossom |
First year published | 1952 |
Publisher | Micromodels |
Number of cards | 6 |
Size of cards | 9 x 13 cm |
Scale | 1 : 600 |
Description | First issued in 1952 at 2/6d. Reprinted in 1955 at 3/-d. Large stocks of this reprint were passed down the line to the Watford Model Supply Co. in 1971. Micromodelle Heidelberg, Micromodels London and MicromodelsUSA have issued a version of the Cotton Blossom. The AGK (Arbeitskreis Geschichte des Kartonmodellbaus) has published the Showboat Cotton Blossom 2/6d version. It is a supplement of the AGK-Heft issue 9, published in 2009. The Cotton Blossom played a major role in the enormous successful 1951 film “Showboat” starring Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson. |