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His inventive genius first came to the fore when he made his own pencils by hammering out the lead from bits of sheet metal. At the age of 13, when the town council forbade the use of candles on Independence Day because of their scarcity, he invented a skyrocket. He was a painter of portraits and landscapes, a civil engineer and the inventor of a machine for spinning flax, one for twisting hemp rope and another for sawing marble-. -?w- „ rt Fulton had more a full head of steam "T . • |i$sipp Fulton engaged in a variety of engineering ventures connected with the development of inland waterways, received a patent for raising and lowering canal boats and invented a power shovel for cutting canal channels. He devised a manually-operated mechanism to propel a boat by paddle wheels, built the remarkably successful diving boat Nautilus and the steamboat Claremont, which navigated the Hudson River between New York City and Albany. Although Robert Fulton is commonly referred to as the inventor of the steamboat, he was instead, the one who devised a practical design for it and demonstrated its commercial value. BAILEY has more than refrigerators and air conditioners, such as a full line of water coolers, ice cubers, freezers, doors, marine furniture and allied products. Bailey not only maintains a vast inventory of complete units and replacement parts for refrigeration and air conditioning but handles the installation, modernization and repair as well. When you need a job in a hurry, all hands at Bailey respond to "full steam ahead." BAILEY REFRIGERATION CO., IMC. 74 SULLIVAN STREET • BROOKLYN, N.Y. 11231 • 212/855-395a • CABLE: BAILREFCO Affiliated Companies BAILEY DISTRIBUTORS, INC. BAILEY CARPENTER & INSULATION CO., INC. BAILEY JOINER CO., INC. Offices and Warehouses I WASHINGTON. D.C. 20006 • 1629 K Street, N.W. • 202/296-8217 1 NEW ORLEANS, LA. 70117 • 632 Alvar Street • 504/943-2461
