Jack Craib's Rowboat Motor Information Site Tiptop #1487
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The amazing bent wood tiller handle is one of those artifacts from a past age of carriage making working its way into the modern mechanical world. This is from the teens. If you are into antique furniture at all this tiller handle will remind you of a Thonet chair. One chair that has the bent wood top, the No. 14 chair, alone sold 40 million copies between 1859 and 1939...so it was certainly around to give a designer an idea for the tiller! |
Below is an illustration from a 1921 book on practical boat building by W. Ernst. It only mentioned outboards in passing and had this, and one other, illustrated just so you would know they work well on some small boats. |
I don't know who this is, but he obviously is having a great day! |