To demonstrate the power of a model of a Liverpool steam tugboat, its British builder attached the tiny vessel to a punt 26ft long. With two persons aboard, the punt was towed at the surprising speed of four miles an hour. The miniature tug is three feet long, and is fitted with a steam engine that develops one-fourth of a horse power.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22356, 1 September 1934, Page 9
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62Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 Otago Daily Times, Issue 22356, 1 September 1934, Page 9
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