The New England Wireless and Steam Museum

1300 Frenchtown Road
East Greenwich, RI 02818 USA
Telephone: 401-885-0545
Robert W. Merriam, Director

Herreshoff Manufacturing Company

The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company was formed in Bristol, RI in 1878 by John Brown Herreshoff and Nathanael Green Herreshoff. Nathanael Herreshoff, a graduate of MIT, worked for the Corliss Steam Engine Company from 1869 to 1879. Nathanael Herreshoff also worked on the design of the Corliss engine that powered the Machinery Hall a the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. The company produced marine steam engines, torpedo boats, ferrys, racing and cruising sail boats, and in the later years America's Cup racing yachts.

The Museum has a running Herreshoff triple-expansion engine and a small launch engine.

For more information please e-mail: Robert W. Merriam, Director
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