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Patent Model, Method of Building Wood Boats
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The inventor Joseph Francis (1801-93) was best known for developing corrugated-iron lifesaving boats. This 1841 patent model reveals his ideas about a new method for constructing boats made of wood.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linePatent Model, Method of Building Wood Boats. 1841. Francis, Joseph. National Museum of American History. CC0.
