Launch
Name/Title
LaunchEntry/Object ID
2012.004.1Description
"Dorothy" a 34' open launch built in 1914 by the Theodore Same & Brother church furniture company of Syracuse, NY. Designed by and built for industrialist F.H. Bice of Utica, NY. Powered by a 4-cylinder Kermath engine and on a trailer. Spent her entire life on Fourth Lake, on Shelter Island in Old Forge, NY. Family sold home in the 80s and left her to freeze in at the dock in Old Forge when Bill came to pick her up. Only new wood on the boat is the sister ribs. Restored by Bayside Boatworks of Hamilton, NY by Hamilton Armsrong.Collection
BoatsAcquisition
Accession
2012.004Source or Donor
Feikert, WilliamAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Date made
1914Location
*Cleveland E. Dodge Memorial Launch Building