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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Ice Yacht Windfinder
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Ice Yacht Windfinder

Object numberMO 1956.7
Name Flag, Wind
Maker
Dateca. 1869
Mediummetal, fabric, paint
Dimensionsoverall H 14 1/2 in x W 4 1/2 in (36.8 cm x 11.4 cm )
DescriptionAn ice yacht wind finder used to determine wind direction. It consists of a vertical metal rod with a metal ball approximately halfway up and a rotatable horizontal metal piece at the top to which is attached a small red fabric pennant. All the metal pieces are painted brown.
Label TextThis wind finder was used on the 19th century ice yacht, ICICLE, which was owned by John Aspinwall Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt's uncle.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Russell C. Clark.
Credit LineGift of Russell C. Clark
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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