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Inventor John Ericsson Autograph Letter Signed.... (Total: 2 Items)
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Inventor John Ericsson Autograph Letter Signed. One and a half page, 8.5" x 11", n.p., April 22, 1857. Ericsson, a Swedish engineer and inventor, designed the USS Monitor ironclad for the Union during the Civil War. In this interesting letter full of mechanical engineering descriptions, Ericsson writes about a "pumping engine": "The application for a pumping engine from Virginia pleases me much. It is our legitimate field; one on which we will always triumph. Tell Mr. Stimpson that you will send an engine and warrant it for 3 months, but that you will take it away from the mine after one weeks successful pumping, unless paid for". He also writes about a sewing machine contraption: ". . .take the sewing machine to Mr. Stewards store and obtain permission to rig up the pulley used at 164, up under the roof, and then send the weight to the ground. . . .". Signed, "J. Ericsson" with light age-toning; near very fine.Also offered is a 2.5" x 4" card containing Ericsson's engraved likeness with the printed caption, "Capt. J. Ericsson./ Inventor & Constructor of the / 'Monitor.'" Mounting residue and penciled-writing on verso; some foxing; near fine.
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2008 October Grand Format Manuscripts Auction #692 (go to Auction Home page)
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October, 2008
17th-18th
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