Applying Gold Leaf to Lettering
A modern method to achieve a classic look
by Tyler Fields
In the spirit of tradition, Joan Perkins combines modern technology with ages-old techniques to apply the name to THIMBLE’s transom.
The waterfront of Bristol, Rhode Island, looks much different than it did when THIMBLE (ex-YANKEE) was built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company (HMCo.) in 1938. While HMCo. has long since closed its doors and many of its shop buildings are gone from the shoreline, Dan Shea and his crew at the Bristol Boat Company can still be found building, rebuilding, and repairing classic Herreshoffs in one of the remaining HMCo. buildings.