McPherson Park - Line Throwing Gun
Posted by: NCDaywalker
N 34° 51.470 W 082° 23.679
17S E 372512 N 3858165
When thing get little dicey, glad your friend have a Heat Transfer Products Line Throwing Gun to pull your bacon out of the fire, so to speak.
Waymark Code: WMQ6P1
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2015
Views: 2
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"Iron black-painted cannon with brass plaque that reads Line Throwing Gun Serial No. 854 HTP Heat Transfer Products, Inc. 90 West Street, New York. Right side carriage with cast lettering Heat Transfer Products, Inc. Left side of carriage with cast lettering 90 West Street, N.Y.C. Barrel has a small touch hole near the plaque and three-option elevating apparatus, utilizing pins in holes, attached to mid-region of cannon. Barrel measurements are 28" length and 3.5" diameter at the muzzle. 35" overall length, 10" width.
West Point graduate David A. Lyle (1845-1937) was the inventor of this type of gun. These guns were used primarily for shore-based rescue operations. The cannon would fire a line to the distressed party and allow for the person to pull themselves back to safety."
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Metal Tag attached to tube:
Heat Transfer Products
90 West Street New York
[HTP] (logo)
Serial No. 854
Line Throwing Gun