04-13-200204-13-2002
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2133
April 13, 2002 10:00 AMCalender
375A

James Aldrich Whipple (1819-1861) Submarine Engineer, Diver and Salvor:

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$5,288$4,500
Auction: Sale #2133 - 2133Location: BoltonDate / Time: April 13, 2002 10:00AM

Description:

James Aldrich Whipple (1819-1861) Submarine Engineer, Diver and Salvor: An archive of material, including a gold presentation pocket watch by Esdaile, Liverpool, given to Whipple by Gouveneur Kemble, of the West Point Foundry, in 1851, for raisng the engines of the sunken steamer Pioneer in the Hudson River, various letters, diaries, patent records, recipts, ships logs and other business and family papers
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Keywords

James Aldrich Whipple, Engineer , Diver, Engineer , Diver and Salvor, Submarine Engineer, West Point Foundry, Hudson River