Emperor Peter the Great mastered many crafts and had the ability and skills to work with wood. The model was made by Peter the Great himself after his return from Holland. The corresponding inscription was placed on its model board in the 19th century. It was among the personal things of the Tsar and after the death of Peter Alekseevich in 1725 was transferred to the Kunstkamera. In 1848, by the decision of Nikolas I, was entered the Model Chamber from the Imperial Academy of Sciences