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Metal duck boat with flotation compartments, 1894-1923.
The "Bustle" model manufactured by the W.H. Mullins Boat Company of Salem, OH.
Elder Family, Osbornville, Illinois
galvanized steel
12 feet long
Illinois State Museum Collection (192.20)
Donated by WIlliam Taylor, Decatur, Illinois.

Photograph by Gary Andrashko, Illinois State Museum.

<b>Metal duck boat</b> with flotation compartments, 1894-1923.<br> The "Bustle" model manufactured by the W.H. Mullins Boat Company of Salem, OH.<br>Elder Family, Osbornville, Illinois<br>galvanized steel<br>12 feet long<br>Illinois State Museum Collection (192.20)<br>Donated by WIlliam Taylor, Decatur, Illinois.