Iron Ship, Patent Model
National Museum of American History

Iron Ship, Patent Model

Kerr, James · 1842

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

James Kerr, William Grant, and John Potter of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, used this two-part model to demonstrate their 1842 method for lining the hulls of iron vessels with watertight chambers.

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