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UNUSUAL PATENT MODEL OF A DREDGE FOR OYSTER BOATS.

$ 184.8

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: Fair to good with original surface somewhat age darkened. Paint surface is dry.
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Decade: Pre 1890
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    Applied for June, 1866; patent application number is 59228 and the remnants of the original application U.S. Patent Office tag remains with the item. The model is in the form of a rolling toothless cylinder which is mounted to an L-shaped wood frame. The purpose of this cylinder would be to tow it behind an oyster boat and it would put the loosened oysters onto the platform beneath. There is no evidence of this patent application ever being granted however. SIZE: 2-3/4” h x 13” l x 5” d. FFO1618D