Invention for Improvement in the Construction of Ordnance

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Object Details

patentee

Ericsson, John

maker

Ericsson, John

Description (Brief)

Ericsson’s improvement in the construction of ordnance was one of many inventive achievements, including the design for the battleship U.S.S. Monitor during the American Civil War. In 1863 he was granted a patent for this improved gun carriage. It allowed the cannon to recoil backward in its tracks when fired and was made to be worked by fewer hands within a confined space such as a gun turret.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1864

ID Number

AF.252590

catalog number

252590

accession number

49064

patent number

41208

Object Name

cannon

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

cannon; Firearms

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 19.5 cm x 21 cm x 30 cm; 7 11/16 in x 8 9/32 in x 11 13/16 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-6138-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_440348