Boat Model, Sail Scooter
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Object Details
- Description
- This model represents a sail scooter. Scooters were used for winter recreation and racing along the Hudson River, as well as other frozen bodies of water in Michigan and Wisconsin. Designed like a sailboat, a scooter has runners like a sled together with sails, which propel it across ice. The model is rigged with sails and has two white paddles. It was donated to the Smithsonian in 1961 by William H. Harless of East Moriches, NY.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. William H.l Harless, East Moriches, New York
- ID Number
- TR.319028
- catalog number
- 319028
- accession number
- 236176
- Object Name
- boat
- sail scooter, model
- Other Terms
- boat; Maritime; Ice
- Measurements
- overall: 8 in x 14 in x 4 in; 20.32 cm x 35.56 cm x 10.16 cm
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- Work and Industry: Maritime
- Transportation
- Ship Models
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Maritime
- Record ID
- nmah_844029
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-3f28-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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