Patent Model - Improvement in the Construction of the After Hulls of Yacht's, &c.
Maker and role
Empson Middleton (b.1838, d.1916), Patentee
Production date
Jul 07 1874
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Pine (visual), paint
Measurements
1/2 x 11 7/8 x 8 1/4" (1.3 x 30.2 x 21cm)
Description
Middleton's invention "has for its object to increase the capacity of vessels for carrying cargo or ballast, to enable them to carry more canvas to improve their sailing qualities, and to make them safer in rough weather and in heavy gales of wind." (Patent Number 152,805)
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Object number
2015.14.1777a,b
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