Items relating to a patent granted to Otis Tufts of Boston, Massachusetts, USA for a system of metal trusses to reinforce the hull of a ship
Object numberDM1306/11/19/2
TitleItems relating to a patent granted to Otis Tufts of Boston, Massachusetts, USA for a system of metal trusses to reinforce the hull of a ship
Creator Otis Tufts
DescriptionIncludes the text of the patent describing the invention and how it is put together and used and also a set of sketches illustrating the invention.
Production date 1856-10-15 - 1856-10-15
Object categorylegal document
Materialpaper
Techniquehand-written, drawn
Dimensions
- patent height: 340 mm
patent width: 110 mm
drawing height: 200
drawing width: 320
Credit lineBy Courtesy of the Brunel Institute – a collaboration of the ss Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol