Bell from Sidewheeler Steamboat, "Tashmoo," 1900
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Launched on December 30, 1899, the sidewheeler Tashmoo spent its career carrying passengers between Detroit and Port Huron, Michigan. With a 2,500-horsepower triple-expansion steam engine, Tashmoo was capable of 23 miles per hour, making it one of the fastest passenger steamers on the Great Lakes. Tashmoo was scrapped after being damaged by a submerged rock in 1936.
Launched on December 30, 1899, the sidewheeler Tashmoo spent its career carrying passengers between Detroit and Port Huron, Michigan. With a 2,500-horsepower triple-expansion steam engine, Tashmoo was capable of 23 miles per hour, making it one of the fastest passenger steamers on the Great Lakes. Tashmoo was scrapped after being damaged by a submerged rock in 1936.
Artifact
Clapper bell
Date Made
1900
On Exhibit
On Loan - St. Clair Flats Historical Society
Object ID
36.888.1
Credit
From the Collections fo The Henry Ford.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Bronze (Metal)
Chrome steel
Technique
Casting (Process)
Plating (Metal coating)
Dimensions
Height: 27 in
Width: 28.5 in
Length: 30.5 in
Inscriptions
Cast in side: MENEELY BELL COMPANY/TROY, NY. / TASHMOO / 1900. on plate on stand: BONDED/US CUSTOMS/ENTRY #4 12/15/36/SERIAL NO. 17A6.
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