Name/Title
Cat Steam Fishing TugEntry/Object ID
2026.A.2.4Description
Cat Steam Fishing Tug built by Henry Wischmeyer on a wooden base. Green and white boat with a white cabin which is removable, with two doors on each side and a window between, recessed but not opening. Storage compartments on the front and back of the cabin with a cleat in the back. Flat roof on the cabin/wheelhouse with a smokestack in the middle, water pump next to it, and three removable buckets with handles toward the back. 7.75" pole extending up the back. Inside the wheelhouse is a ship's wheel that turns. The side of the boat has three narrow openings, a green bow, and a dark red hull. A propeller that doesn't move and a rudder blade. Two removable boxes in the back with cut-open handles.
The stand is dark red with two planks holding the base.
Two separate fishing poles would mark where the nets were.Collection
Wischmeyer Family CollectionDimensions
Height
15 inWidth
7 inLength
23-1/4 inDimension Notes
Stand: L 9.25" x H 3" x W 8"Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Henry Wischmeyer, Jr.Related Places
Place
Location
Bay Village, Cuyaghoga, Ohio
