Demonstration Model, Life Raft, 1881
date: label: date made
content: ca 1881
label: patent date
content: 1881-04-24
notes: label: Description
content: This model represents an 1881 life raft by Frederick S. Allen of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts Made with only a few parts, the raft was easy to use and collapse for storage. It was made of three barrels attached with wood strips in a triangular shape on the top and bottom. In the center there was rope webbing, with three oars included. Although tested, the raft was never used.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Massachusetts, Elizabeth Islands, Cuttyhunk Island
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: America on the Move
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content: Transportation
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content: Ship Models
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Frederick S. Allen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.160184
label: accession number
content: 12246
label: patent number
content: 240,634
label: catalog number
content: 160184
objectType: label: Object Name
content: patent model, life raft
label: Object Name
content: life raft, patent model
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)