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Sea Sounding Apparatus
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Patent model for Francis B. Ogden and John Ericsson, “Sea Sounding Apparatus,” U.S. Patent 287 (July 19, 1837). At the time of this invention, Francis Barger Ogden (1783-1857) was serving as the U.S. Consul at Liverpool. John Ericsson (1803-1889), an inventor from Sweden, was also working in England; he would later move to the United States and be honored for his contributions to steam engines and screw propellers.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineSea Sounding Apparatus. 1837. National Museum of American History. CC0.
