Caille Outboard Motor

Object/Artifact

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Historic Charlton Park

Name/Title

Caille Outboard Motor

Description

Caille outboard boat motor from Detroit, MI. Longshaft "Liberty Twin" with a 2 h.p. engine made from 1924-1928. Notable because the shaft could be disassembled from the engine for ease of carrying, there is a handle. Original inventory sheet indicates it was, "used extensively on Michigan logging rivers."

Acquisition

Accession

92.20

Source or Donor

Irving Charlton

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Date made

1922 - 1923

Place

Location

Detroit, Michigan

Dimensions

Height

4 ft

Width

1-1/2 ft

Length

1 ft

Web Links and URLs

Caille Liberty Twin