Patent Model - Improvement in Propelling Vessels
Maker and role
Peter Boisset, Patentee
Production date
Oct 15 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Metal, brass
Measurements
5 x 12 x 4 1/4" (12.7 x 30.5 x 10.8cm)
Description
The objective of Boissett's patent "is to furnish for canal-boats and vessels of all kinds an improved propelling device, which is protected against injury from rough weather, ice, or other obstructions, reliable and effective in action, and by which the vessel may be steered in every direction or reversed with great facility." (Patent Number 208,952)
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Object number
2015.14.2711a,b
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