Patent Model, Ross Winans' Grasshopper Locomotive

Patent Model, Ross Winans' Grasshopper Locomotive

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Object Name
patent model, locomotive
date made
ca 1837
date patented
July 29, 1837
patent date
1837-07-29
patentee
Winans, Ross
maker
Winans, Ross
associated place
United States: Maryland, Baltimore
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
ID Number
TR.325661
accession number
249602
patent number
305
catalog number
325661
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Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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