Slate from Wales was exported all over the world. The M A James ship model at the National Waterfront Museum is of a typical Porthmadog slate schooner built during the years 1891 to 1913. These were the last wooden merchant vessels to be built in the UK.
Porthmadog slate schooner (model)
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Porthmadog
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1891 to 1913
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