Harrison Steam Boiler, Patent Office Model

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer
Description (Brief):

Joseph Harrison, Jr. (1810-1874) was an American engineer who, in the 1840s, designed and built rolling stock and railroads for the Russian government. Returning home in 1852, he established the Harrison Safety Boiler Works in Philadelphia. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences awarded Harrison its 1871 Rumford Gold Medal for his safety improvements to steam boilers. This is the patent model for his Improved Steam-Boiler patented in 1859 (U.S. Patent 25,640).

Inventor: Harrison, Jr., Joseph

Location: Currently not on view

Associated Place: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

See more items in: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Gift of Cliff Peterson, Santa Monica, California

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1984.0233.01Accession Number: 1984.02331984.0233Catalog Number: 1984.0233.01Patent Number: 25,640

Object Name: boiler, steam, modelpatent model, boiler, steam

Measurements: overall - from catalog card: 12 in x 15 1/8 in x 11 in; 30.48 cm x 38.4175 cm x 27.94 cmoverall: 16 1/2 in x 11 7/8 in x 10 3/4 in; 41.91 cm x 30.1625 cm x 27.305 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-870e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_849377

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.