Ericsson Steam Engine, Patent Model
National Museum of American History

Ericsson Steam Engine, Patent Model

Ericsson, John · 1864

brass (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

This model was filed with the application to the U.S. Patent Office for Patent Number 41,612 issued to John Ericsson of New York, New York on February 16, 1864. The patent was for an improvement in reciprocating steam engines that would reduce the destructive vibration effects of then current designs.

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