Ep 14: Herreshoff, Hickman, Hunt: 100 Years of the American Runabout

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HHH. Herreshoff, Hickman, Hunt.

100 years of the American personal powerboat: the launch, the American runabout, the American speedboat

Herreshoff started with steam.

New England Innovation ran on The Engine

Herreshoff Powerplant 1880s

Complexity grows with bigger craft... needing more power

The elegance of the 19th century Herrshoff Steam Launch

The Model Room

Located on the 2nd floor, Herreshoff Museum, in Bristol, RI

Sail and Power Mixed on the Wall

Located on the 2nd floor, Herreshoff Museum, in Bristol, RI

Corsair, the JP Morgan moniker

Herreshoff Steam Launches at the Turn of the Century

The Auto on Water- Hickman Sea Sled described in 1914

The patented "Bat Wing" shape of the Sea Sled from Albert Hickman

Product of the Hickman Sea Sled Company, Boston

Product of the Hickman Sea Sled Company, Boston

The Sea Sled test model

Hickman Runabouts on the water

Hickman Runabouts on the water

Audio & Visual Production by Griffin Bengraff