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- Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Marine Steam Engine used on the Yacht "Truant," 1892 - Herreshoff Manufacturing Company built this triple-expansion steam engine in 1892 for the 138-foot, steel-hulled yacht <EM>Truant</EM>. In 1936, Henry Ford purchased the aging vessel and began refitting it. He replaced the over-forty-year-old engine with a new one designed under his personal supervision. Ford kept the original and sent it to his Dearborn, Michigan, museum.
- 1892
- Collections - Artifact
Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Marine Steam Engine used on the Yacht "Truant," 1892
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company built this triple-expansion steam engine in 1892 for the 138-foot, steel-hulled yacht Truant. In 1936, Henry Ford purchased the aging vessel and began refitting it. He replaced the over-forty-year-old engine with a new one designed under his personal supervision. Ford kept the original and sent it to his Dearborn, Michigan, museum.
- Herreshoff Stationary Steam Engine, Used by Princeton University, 1879 - The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company was founded in Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1878. By the turn of the 20th century, it was arguably the most significant steam and sailing yacht builder in the United States. This Herreshoff steam engine was used by students in the laboratory at Princeton University's School of Engineering.
- 1879
- Collections - Artifact
Herreshoff Stationary Steam Engine, Used by Princeton University, 1879
The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company was founded in Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1878. By the turn of the 20th century, it was arguably the most significant steam and sailing yacht builder in the United States. This Herreshoff steam engine was used by students in the laboratory at Princeton University's School of Engineering.