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Taff rail
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Mechanical, Speedometer
Taff rail
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-3216
Type:
  • Object, Mechanical, Speedometer
Description:
Taff rail used on ship belonging to Captain Edwin Rumill, who died in a mutiny in October 1905. It was not listed in his effects at the time of his death. Rumill was the father of Edna Rummill, mother of Gail Reiber and Joanne Whitney. The taff rail hung off the stern of a vessel and measured the speed of the vessel.