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- Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Marine Steam Engine used on the Yacht "Truant," 1892 - Herreshoff Manufacturing Company built this triple-expansion steam engine in 1892 for the 138-foot, steel-hulled yacht <em>Truant</em>. In 1936, Henry Ford purchased the aging vessel and began refitting it. He replaced the over-forty-year-old engine with a new one designed under his personal supervision. Ford kept the original and sent it to his Dearborn, Michigan, museum.
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Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Marine Steam Engine used on the Yacht "Truant," 1892
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company built this triple-expansion steam engine in 1892 for the 138-foot, steel-hulled yacht Truant. In 1936, Henry Ford purchased the aging vessel and began refitting it. He replaced the over-forty-year-old engine with a new one designed under his personal supervision. Ford kept the original and sent it to his Dearborn, Michigan, museum.