A. G. and A. T. Sterling's 1874 life-boat patent model
Smithsonian Institution, Photo by Richard Strauss, Negative #: 2006-9718
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Life boat patent model
Catalog #: 325,947,
Accession #: 249,602
In collection
From the Smithsonian Collection
Alpheus G. and Abram T. Sterling, fishermen from Peaks Island near Portland, Maine, designed this boat to partially flood when launched. Water admitted into one chamber in its hull helped the boat resist capsizing while air sealed inside rubber fenders and in a second interior chamber preserved buoyancy. |
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Physical Description |
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This wood boat model has rubber fenders, now much decayed, and numerous oars. It measures 20" L x 7" W x 4" D.
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Credit: | Transfer from the U.S. Patent Office |
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History |
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Ref:
A. G. and A. T. Sterling, Life-Boat, U.S. patent no. 149,891, Dec. 12, 1874.
1880 United States Census, NARA film no. T9-0478, 2C.
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