Miss Marple

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Just switched channels and caught the end of Miss Marple. Some of the scenes depicts a chap rowing on a river. I couldn't help but notice that the dinghy was fibre-glass. Now I know they have to write certain people in to satisfy the P.C. Nazis and they write out Smokers for the same reason. I just wondered who would be offended had they used a wooden dinghy. Is the fact that fibre-glass hadn't been invented at that time contravening some politically incorrect nonsense I am unaware of?
 
mlines said:
Pedant alert:

Fibreglass was invented in 1938

Miss Marple is set in the 1950's
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I didn't know that. When did they start bulk building Skiffs in this material? The reason I ask is the dinghy was taken from what looked like a fleet of maybe a dozen.
 
I think Salters and Bossoms were building fibreglass skiffs for hire use at least as early as the 60's, could be earlier but can't be sure.
 
The first Jane Marple story appeared in 1930, and the majority were published before 1960.

Fibreglass itself may have been invented in 1938 (I wouldn't know), but fibreglass as a construction method/material for boats wasn't in common use till the early 60s.

So while I think the jury's probably still out on this, I'm inclined to agree with Byron.

Mike
 
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