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UNUSUAL PATENT MODEL OF A DREDGE FOR OYSTER BOATS.

$ 184.8

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

    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