Outboard motor

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OBJECT TYPE: 1 CYL/3.5-4 HP/2 STROKE/WATER-COOLED/5-BLADE PROPELLER
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0296.001

MANUFACTURER: BRITISH SEAGULL CO. LTD.
MODEL: 102
LOCATION: Fleets Bridge, England

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General Information

Serial #: LLSL 483 D4
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION/ RUBBER HAND GRIP/ BRASS(?)PROPELLER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 34.0 cm
Width: 30.0 cm
Height: 117.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Motive power
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SEAGULL
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Fleets Bridge

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED ON DRAGON CLASS YACHT 'FROLIC' 880295, OWNED& RACED BY GORDON MCHAFFIE OF ROYAL CANADIAN YACHT CLUB, TORONTO, C.1965-1983.
Function: USED TO POWER DRAGON CLASS YACHT 880295
Technical: SIMPLE DESIGN NOT MUCH CHANGED SINCE CO. BEGAN OPERATIONIN 1928. MANY VARIATIONS OF BASIC SEAGULL MODELS HAVE BEEN BUILT & ARE IN SERVICE WORLDWIDE. MOTORS ARE MOSTLY HANDBUILT, WITH "OLD WORLD CRAFTSMANSHIP' (ANTIQUE OUTBOARDER, P.22)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'BRITISH SEAGULL' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON MAGNITO CASING TOP/ '"The best Outboard Motor for the World"' INCISED ON CASING/ 'LLSL/ 483 D4'INCISED ON SWIVEL BRACKET/ '100 ONLY' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON PROPELLER/ 'OIL TO GAS: 1 IN 10/ BRITISH SEAGULL' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON FUEL-TANK CAP/ DECAL ON FUEL TANK READS 'BRITISH SEAGULL'; 'TO START PULL THROTTLE' VISIBLE ON FUEL TANK BUT REMAINDER OF DECAL IS ILLEGIBLE.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BRUSHED & POLISHED SILVER COLOUR FINISH/ BRASS-COLOURED PROPELLER
Decoration: N/A

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BRITISH SEAGULL CO. LTD., Outboard motor, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.0296, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0296.001/

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