Maritime Patent Models

Propulsion

American History Museum

How best to propel a ship through the water remained a constant focus for inventive effort throughout the nineteenth century.

Patent Model for a Feathering Paddle Wheel, 1877

Screw Propeller Model

Device for Propelling Canal Boats Patent Model

Schilling Canal Boat Propulsion System, Patent Model

Propeller Blade Pattern, Patent Model

Fowle Marine-Engine Governor, Patent Office

Loper Marine Steam Engine, Patent Model

John Haworth Hydraulic Turbine, 1878, Patent Model

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