Archimedes screw propeller, 1839.

UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 18: Block model after body of the original experimental vessel 'Archimedes' made in 1839 by H Wimshurst of Limehouse for the Ship Propeller Company. This screw propeller represents the one patented by Francis Pettit Smith (1808-1874) in 1836. In 1839 Smith built the first successful screw-propelled steamer, the Archimedes, before going on to built the first screw warship, the 'Rattler', for the Royal Navy. In 1860, Smith was appointed a curator of the Patent Office Museum, London. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 18: Block model after body of the original experimental vessel 'Archimedes' made in 1839 by H Wimshurst of Limehouse for the Ship Propeller Company. This screw propeller represents the one patented by Francis Pettit Smith (1808-1874) in 1836. In 1839 Smith built the first successful screw-propelled steamer, the Archimedes, before going on to built the first screw warship, the 'Rattler', for the Royal Navy. In 1860, Smith was appointed a curator of the Patent Office Museum, London. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
Archimedes screw propeller, 1839.
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01 January, 1839
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