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- Portrait of George H. Corliss, circa 1880 -
- circa 1880
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Portrait of George H. Corliss, circa 1880
- Engraving, "The Great Corliss Engine in Machinery Hall," 1876 -
- 1876
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Engraving, "The Great Corliss Engine in Machinery Hall," 1876
- Corliss Steam Engine, 1859 - George Corliss was one of the United States' most highly regarded steam engine designers. His valve innovations made his engines particularly important to the textile industry--where a combination of high power output and quick response to changes in load were greatly valued. He designed many of the machines used to manufacture his engines and was a pioneer in standardized manufacturing techniques.
- 1859
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Corliss Steam Engine, 1859
George Corliss was one of the United States' most highly regarded steam engine designers. His valve innovations made his engines particularly important to the textile industry--where a combination of high power output and quick response to changes in load were greatly valued. He designed many of the machines used to manufacture his engines and was a pioneer in standardized manufacturing techniques.
- Sir George H. Wilkins, January 1926 - Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888-1958) is recognized for his early 20th-century exploration of Earth's polar regions. In 1926, Wilkins commanded the Detroit Arctic Expedition, exploring Alaska and the Arctic Ocean by plane. Subsequent expedition missions culminated in 1928 when Wilkins and pilot Carl Ben Eielson flew a single-engine airplane across the Arctic from Point Barrow, Alaska, to Spitzbergen, Norway.
- January 01, 1926
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Sir George H. Wilkins, January 1926
Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888-1958) is recognized for his early 20th-century exploration of Earth's polar regions. In 1926, Wilkins commanded the Detroit Arctic Expedition, exploring Alaska and the Arctic Ocean by plane. Subsequent expedition missions culminated in 1928 when Wilkins and pilot Carl Ben Eielson flew a single-engine airplane across the Arctic from Point Barrow, Alaska, to Spitzbergen, Norway.
- Compound Corliss Steam Engine, 1906 -
- 1906
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Compound Corliss Steam Engine, 1906
- What If the World Ran on Steam? - In 1849, George H. Corliss’s new steam engine helped steam power surpass waterpower in American industry.
- January 01, 2016
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What If the World Ran on Steam?
In 1849, George H. Corliss’s new steam engine helped steam power surpass waterpower in American industry.
- 1859 Corliss Steam Engine - Learn more about the massive yet graceful Corliss steam engine on display in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and its inventor, self-made engineer George Corliss.
- August 28, 2014
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1859 Corliss Steam Engine
Learn more about the massive yet graceful Corliss steam engine on display in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and its inventor, self-made engineer George Corliss.
- Trade Card for George H. Coates' Patent Nail Cutter, circa 1890 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- circa 1890
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Trade Card for George H. Coates' Patent Nail Cutter, circa 1890
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- "The Steam Engine : Hon. William H. Seward's Argument in the Circuit Court of the U. States, at Cooperstown, New York, on the Third Day of August, 1853" - Frederick Sickels patented a drop cut-off valve for steam engines in 1842. The holders of Sickels's patent sued George Corliss and other defendants in the mid-1800s, claiming Corliss's improvements in steam engine design -- based on a valve gear patented by Corliss in 1849 -- infringed on their patent. Powerful lawyers clashed in the U.S. Circuit Courts. Corliss's claim eventually won out.
- 1853
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"The Steam Engine : Hon. William H. Seward's Argument in the Circuit Court of the U. States, at Cooperstown, New York, on the Third Day of August, 1853"
Frederick Sickels patented a drop cut-off valve for steam engines in 1842. The holders of Sickels's patent sued George Corliss and other defendants in the mid-1800s, claiming Corliss's improvements in steam engine design -- based on a valve gear patented by Corliss in 1849 -- infringed on their patent. Powerful lawyers clashed in the U.S. Circuit Courts. Corliss's claim eventually won out.
- Letter from Sir George H. Wilkins to Edsel Ford, July 22, 1926 - Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888-1958) is recognized for his early 20th-century exploration of Earth's polar regions. In 1926, Wilkins commanded the Detroit Arctic Expedition, exploring Alaska and the Arctic Ocean by plane. Edsel Ford supported Wilkins's efforts with a substantial donation. Wilkins sent this letter when he realized Ford's generosity.
- July 22, 1926
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Letter from Sir George H. Wilkins to Edsel Ford, July 22, 1926
Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888-1958) is recognized for his early 20th-century exploration of Earth's polar regions. In 1926, Wilkins commanded the Detroit Arctic Expedition, exploring Alaska and the Arctic Ocean by plane. Edsel Ford supported Wilkins's efforts with a substantial donation. Wilkins sent this letter when he realized Ford's generosity.