Patent Model - Paddle for Boats
Maker and role
William Douglas, Patentee
Production date
Jul 31 1837
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, iron, brass, steel
Measurements
17 3/8 x 20 1/8 x 11" (44.1 x 51.1 x 27.9cm)
Description
Douglas's patent "consists in keeping the buckets or paddles of the wheel vertical while passing through the water by different and better means than has heretofore been known or used..." (Patent Number 326)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.2a,b
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