ORIGINAL CA 1874 FRANCIS LIFE CAR - AS FOUND FROM THE GRAND HAVEN USLSS STATION. INCREDIBLE FIND !! COMPLETE WITH THE ENTRY DOOR AND WOOD FLOORING, TRAVEL HOOPS, BOW AND STERN AIR CHAMBERS. USED BY THE GRAND HAVEN AND SOUTH HAVE USLSS LIFE SAVING SERVICE FROM 1874 - 1914. THEN USED BY THE US COAST GUARD UNTIL SCRAPPED IN THE 1950'S AND SAT IN A JUNKYARD UNTIL WE DISCOVERED IT IN 2006. UNBELIEVABLE FIND AND ONE OF ONLY A FEW LEFT KNOWN TO EXIST. MOST DEFINITELY USED ON LAKE MICHIGAN SHIPWRECK RESCUES AS DOCUMENTED IN THE ANNUAL REPORTS.