Patent Model - Mode of Raising Sunken Vessels
Maker and role
Henry Corbett, Patentee
Production date
Feb 27 1855
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
4 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 3" (12.1 x 24.1 x 7.6cm)
Description
Corbett's patent "consists in raising sunken vessels with buoys carried down to the sunken vessel by weight or weights attached to the buoy, which weights are readily detached and drawn to the surface when required." (Patent Number 12,436)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.143a,b
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