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US Patent: 27X
Application of Steam to Propel Boats or Vessels
Patentee:
James Rumsey (exact or similar names) - Berkley County, VA

USPTO Classifications:

Tool Categories:
propulsion and energy : steam apparatus : steamboats

Assignees:
None

Manufacturer:
Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:
Unknown

Patent Dates:
Granted: Aug. 26, 1791

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Description:
Most of the patents prior to 1836 were lost in the Dec. 1836 fire. Only about 2,000 of the almost 10,000 documents were recovered. Little is known about this patent. There are no patent drawings available. This patent is in the database for reference only.

"On December 3, 1787, the boat finally made a very successful public demonstration on the Potomac River."

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