Abe Lincoln the inventor...
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December 01, 1860
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE, from New York, dated December 1, 1860.
* Abraham Lincoln as an inventor
* Buoying vessels
Page 4 of this issue has a great article headed:
* "The President Elect's Mode of Buoying Vessels" which also includes a nice illustration of the device captioned: "Abraham Lincoln's Apparatus For Buoying Vessels." (see photos).
The text, taking most of a column, ends with: "...This invention illustrates forcibly the variety of talents possessed by men; it is probable that among our readers there are thousands of mechanics who would devise a better apparatus for buoying steamboats over bars, but how many of them would be able to compete successfully in the race for the Presidency?"
It is doubtful many people today are aware of Lincoln's inventive nature. Complete in 16 pages, very nice, clean condition.
* Abraham Lincoln as an inventor
* Buoying vessels
Page 4 of this issue has a great article headed:
* "The President Elect's Mode of Buoying Vessels" which also includes a nice illustration of the device captioned: "Abraham Lincoln's Apparatus For Buoying Vessels." (see photos).
The text, taking most of a column, ends with: "...This invention illustrates forcibly the variety of talents possessed by men; it is probable that among our readers there are thousands of mechanics who would devise a better apparatus for buoying steamboats over bars, but how many of them would be able to compete successfully in the race for the Presidency?"
It is doubtful many people today are aware of Lincoln's inventive nature. Complete in 16 pages, very nice, clean condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
