In Fernand Martin’s entire toy production from its inception in 1878 to the end of Victor Bonnet’s period in 1933, only three boats were produced and all three were manufactured in the first period 1878 – 1895
The oldest is from 1879 and is the Le Bateau Godilleur, no production number is known for this toy, but it is one of the first pieces that Martin produced, de lengte is 26.5 cm / 10,43 inch
The second is the fishing boat from 1892 : Le Pêcheur á La Linge, with production number 120 met een lengte van 22 cm / 8,66 inch
The last is the steamboat produced from 1893 with the name: La Chaloupe a Vapeur with production number 125 en een lengte van 27.5 cm / 10,83 inch
All three have the characteristic that they are very rare, another characteristic is that they were moved by means of the rubber band mechanism