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07-09-2012, 06:35 PM

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RE: A simple one

(07-08-2012 11:51 AM)Rob Wick Wrote: Correct. There is a model of his invention (which was never developed beyond the model stage) in one of the houses surrounding his Springfield home.

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Ronald White in his book A. Lincoln includes a sketch of this device. Lincoln came up with the idea in 1848 after his tour of New England on behalf of Zachary Taylor. On the way back to Illinois he was a passenger on a boat that stuck fast to a sandbar.

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A simple one - Rob Wick - 07-08-2012, 10:17 AM

RE: A simple one - J. Beckert - 07-08-2012, 10:22 AM

RE: A simple one - Rob Wick - 07-08-2012, 10:25 AM

RE: A simple one - L Verge - 07-08-2012, 10:41 AM

RE: A simple one - Rob Wick - 07-08-2012, 10:59 AM

RE: A simple one - L Verge - 07-08-2012, 11:49 AM

RE: A simple one - Rob Wick - 07-08-2012, 11:51 AM

RE: A simple one - Craig Hipkins - 07-09-2012 06:35 PM

RE: A simple one - Rsmyth - 07-08-2012, 05:00 PM

RE: A simple one - RJNorton - 09-02-2012, 04:34 AM

RE: A simple one - BettyO - 09-02-2012, 07:44 AM

RE: A simple one - RJNorton - 09-02-2012, 07:53 AM

RE: A simple one - BettyO - 09-02-2012, 08:06 AM

RE: A simple one - L Verge - 09-02-2012, 10:53 AM

RE: A simple one - Rob Wick - 09-07-2012, 09:29 AM

RE: A simple one - Dave Taylor - 09-07-2012, 04:57 PM

RE: A simple one - Rob Wick - 09-07-2012, 05:07 PM

RE: A simple one - Joe Di Cola - 09-07-2012, 05:17 PM

RE: A simple one - Rob Wick - 09-07-2012, 07:14 PM

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