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Ericsson Steam Engine, Patent Model
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About this work
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.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineEricsson Steam Engine, Patent Model. 1864. Ericsson, John. National Museum of American History. CC0.
