Rick Dangerous
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- Sep 12, 2018
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- All Treasure Hunting
Hello All! Did do some metal detecting this weekend but that's not how this was found!
This was found on Missisquoi bay recently up in Highgate springs. It was dragged from the muck when a sailboat was being pulled out.
It’s a three blade prop, with very antiquated blade design, made of what appears to be iron. It’s about a foot and a half or two feet in diameter. This was the only and closest thing I could find to it in design online.
The “Philadelphia Wheel” propeller: The Propeller Indiana?s ?Philadelphia Wheel? | National Museum of American History
I believe there were lumber barges operating on Missisquoi bay throughout the 1800’s. Based on my research, the propeller probably dates from 1840-1880, as propeller design had standardized by the 1880’s. Then again, some guy could have welded it together in a shed in the 1950's for all I know.
Is there anyone on the site who knows old boats/props who could tell me more about it?
Thanks,
-Rick
This was found on Missisquoi bay recently up in Highgate springs. It was dragged from the muck when a sailboat was being pulled out.
It’s a three blade prop, with very antiquated blade design, made of what appears to be iron. It’s about a foot and a half or two feet in diameter. This was the only and closest thing I could find to it in design online.
The “Philadelphia Wheel” propeller: The Propeller Indiana?s ?Philadelphia Wheel? | National Museum of American History
I believe there were lumber barges operating on Missisquoi bay throughout the 1800’s. Based on my research, the propeller probably dates from 1840-1880, as propeller design had standardized by the 1880’s. Then again, some guy could have welded it together in a shed in the 1950's for all I know.
Is there anyone on the site who knows old boats/props who could tell me more about it?
Thanks,
-Rick
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