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Mr. EDWARD Box, who had taken considerable interest in the subject, had been much astonished to find, on searching through the Patent Office Library some years ago, what a vast number of suggestions had been put forward for reclaiming ships from the water for painting and repairs. Probably the most successful kind of floating dock, from a commercial point of view, had been the one-sided off-shore dock. It was easy to control and rapidly worked; and as vessels could be warped into position end on, or from the front, quays could be built out at either end, for vessels Downloaded by [ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA] on [12/09/16].