Hemingway Pilar Fishing Boat

Dimenssion: L: 27.5 W: 7.5 H: 15 Inches

History: The Pilar was author Ernest Hemingways prized possession. The 38-foot fishing boat was built by the Wheeler Shipyard in 1934 and was named after a bullfight shrine Hemingway had visited in Zaragoza, Spain. The shrine is prominently mentioned in Hemingways book For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Pilar is also said to be the nickname of Hemingways second wife. Hemingway purchased the boat in 1934 for $7,500. Hemingway, an avid sport fisherman, did most of his fishing with Capt. Gregorio Fuentes on the boat. Fuentes was used as the fictional character in Hemingways classic novel The Old Man and the Sea.

The boat now rests at Hemingways Finca Vigia estate in San Francisco de Paula, Cuba. The boat originally had a black hull, but it has been painted green while in Cuba

Come with a wooden stand and ready for display

Warning - California Proposition 65

This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

Product Code: B198
SKU: OMHI-B198

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