Nat Roe's Motorized Ice Scooter

Collection: This image is from the A. Noble Chapman Photographs and is depicted in a glass plate negative, polyester negative, prints, and digital image.; Image is part of the A. Noble Chapman Photographs

Date: January 1, 1908; 1908-01-01 Material: unknown material on plate glass; safety film; gelatin silver prints Dimension: 5 x 7 inches (glass plate negative); 4 x 5 (polyester negative); 4 x 5 (print); 8 x 10 (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Creator: A. Noble Chapman Identifier: aql:11071 anc-000160 anc-000160.tif

Description: An excellent view of the workings of Mr. Roe's motorized ice scooter. The wheel, studded with pointed teeth, could be raised or lowered and served as the driving mechanism. Mr. Roe's 600 lb. ice scooter was his patented design; it was manufactured and sold in a Patchogue factory salesroom. Ice scooters were originally designed to facilitate the commute of the U.S. Life Saving Service between Fire Island and mainland Long Island. The design proved popular, and iceboat and ice scooter racing evolved into a local sport.

Title : Nat Roe's Motorized Ice Scooter

Collection : aql:10776; vital:1

Creator : A. Noble Chapman

Date : January 1, 1908; 1908-01-01

Summary/Description : An excellent view of the workings of Mr. Roe's motorized ice scooter. The wheel, studded with pointed teeth, could be raised or lowered and served as the driving mechanism. Mr. Roe's 600 lb. ice scooter was his patented design; it was manufactured and sold in a Patchogue factory salesroom. Ice scooters were originally designed to facilitate the commute of the U.S. Life Saving Service between Fire Island and mainland Long Island. The design proved popular, and iceboat and ice scooter racing evolved into a local sport.

Subject : Ice-boats

Relation : This image is from the A. Noble Chapman Photographs and is depicted in a glass plate negative, polyester negative, prints, and digital image.; Image is part of the A. Noble Chapman Photographs

Rights : Copyright holder unknown

Coverage : Patchogue, NY Patchogue (N.Y.) Suffolk County (N.Y.)

Type : glass plate negative; black and white negative; black and white prints; digital image

Format : unknown material on plate glass; safety film; gelatin silver prints; 5 x 7 inches (glass plate negative); 4 x 5 (polyester negative); 4 x 5 (print); 8 x 10 (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Identifier : aql:11071 anc-000160 anc-000160.tif