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Charles Francis Ritchel was a mechanic and general inventor, who by the mid-1880s claimed to have obtained 150 patents for various devices. This scrapbook consists of material relating to Ritchel's flights and activities between 1878 and 1901.
Charles Francis Ritchel was a mechanic and general inventor, who by the mid-1880s claimed to have obtained 150 patents on such devices ranging from windup toy motors, to his boring machine used in the manufacture of brushes, to his airship experiments.
NASM.XXXX.0325
Ritchel, Charles Francis
1878-1901
Paul E. Garber, Gift, unknown, XXXX-0325, unknown
0.47 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This scrapbook consists of material relating to Ritchel's flights and activities between 1878 and 1901, including his patent for propelling an airship by foot pedals. Also included are articles relating to his other inventions.
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C. F. Ritchel Ballooning Scrapbook, NASM.XXXX.0325, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aeronautics -- pre-1903
Aeronautics
Inventors
Airships -- pre-1903
Airships
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Patents
Articles
Scrapbooks