Patent Model, Ross Winans' Grasshopper Locomotive

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Object Details

patentee

Winans, Ross

maker

Winans, Ross

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1837

date patented

July 29, 1837

patent date

1837-07-29

ID Number

TR.325661

accession number

249602

patent number

305

catalog number

325661

Object Name

patent model, locomotive

Physical Description

brass; steel; copper; iron (model material)

wood (base material)

Measurements

overall: 26 3/4 in x 17 in x 30 1/2 in; 67.945 cm x 43.18 cm x 77.47 cm

associated place

United States: Maryland, Baltimore

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Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8105-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_742777