Object Details
- Description
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Frederick S. Allen
- ca 1881
- patent date
- 1881-04-24
- ID Number
- TR.160184
- accession number
- 12246
- patent number
- 240,634
- catalog number
- 160184
- Object Name
- patent model, life raft
- life raft, patent model
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- associated place
- United States: Massachusetts, Elizabeth Islands, Cuttyhunk Island
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Maritime
- America on the Move
- Transportation
- Ship Models
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_687545
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-f4b4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
