Wheel, Watercraft Steering
Object number2011.54.1
Mediumwood
Credit LineGift of William P. Snyder III
DescriptionBrown steering wheel from steamboat. Twenty handles protruding from outer circular frame, with same number of rods connecting to inner circular frame. Center of frame also has twenty squared-pointed rods that form an open hole in center.Dimensions119.9998 x 119.9998 x 3.25 in. (304.8 x 304.8 x 8.3 cm)Historical NotesWheel for steering the stern of an unknown steamboat. It came from the home of donor William P. Snyder III.
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c. 1860
Renwal American Sundries Company
1880-1910
