Patent Model - Improvement in Paddle-Wheels
Maker and role
Thomas Shaw (b.1838, d.1901), Patentee
Production date
Nov 26 1872
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass, metal
Measurements
12 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 10" (32.1 x 19.1 x 25.4cm)
Description
Shaw's patent "consists in the securing of semicircular disks of steel to the paddles of steamboat-wheels,..." The purpose of which "is to cut the ice in several places throughout the length of paddle, that the cakes of ice may be reduced in size before they are touched by the paddle..." (Patent number 133,341)
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Object number
95.2.19
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