A Forgotten Innovation: The Strange Saga of the Roller Boats

When you think of a boat or ship images of large sleek vessels cutting through the waves. However, during the late 1800s and early 1900s several inventors attempted to create what they believed would be an industry changing idea, the Roller Boat. Join me as we uncover the forgotten story of these incredible designs and why they became buried by time. Follow us here: Xwitter: x.com/SailsandSalvos Researched and written by Baron Von Teapot Narrated and edited by @ConeOfArc Sources: Dumpleton, B. Story of the Paddle Steamer. n.a. (1897). The “Bazin” roller boat. Nature, 55(1425). 379-380. https://amzn.to/3YTZy9t Specifications and Drawings of Patents Issued from the U.S. Patent Office: https://books.google.com/books?id=DtA6AQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA97&dq=US%20patent%20number%20233086&pg=PP2#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.nonvaleurs.de/pdf/bazinwikipedia.pdf https://www.shippingwondersoftheworld.com/novelties.html https://www.maritimeheritage.org/ships/Ernest-Bazin.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150810162826/http://www.prescott.ca/tourism/our-heritage/knapp-roller-boat.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120322022944/http://heritagetoronto.org/node/2179 https://www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca//Documents/Scanner/04/02/default.asp?ID=c006 https://ottawarewind.com/2019/01/23/the-steampunk-dream-machine-that-lies-buried-beneath-toronto/