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Title:Very Rare Engraving - 1840s - THE AERIAL STEAM CARRIAGE - Original - removed from an album that was compiled in the early 20th century. Originally part of a letterhead (according to information found online)
Condition: Very Good
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The aerial steam carriage, also named Ariel, was a flying machine patented in England in 1842 that was supposed to carry passengers into the air. It was, in practice, incapable of flight since it had insufficient power from its heavy steam engine to fly. A more successful model was built in 1848 which was able to fly for small distances within a hangar. The aerial steam carriage was significant because it was a transition from gliderexperimentation to powered flight experimentation.
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