Patent Model - Improvement in Sea-Drags
Maker and role
Jacob Edson, Patentee
Production date
Aug 31 1869
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
2 1/2 x 9 x 3 1/2" (6.4 x 22.9 x 8.9cm)
Description
Edson's patent "consists in providing a cheap, strong, reliable, and compact drag, for the governing of a vessel in a storm, and made in such a manner as to be closed and firmly held together, so as to be convenient in stowing away when not in use." (Patent Number 94,191)
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Object number
2015.14.1068a,b
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