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January 14, 1799
The Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Mr. Elijah Ormsbee of Providence, Rhode Island, has invented and patented a new fire-engine simpler and cheaper than English models, compact for domestic use like washing windows or watering gardens, and useful on ships for quenching fires or wetting sails.
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New Patent Fire-Engine.
A FIRE ENGINE has recently been invented by a Mr. ELIJAH ORMSBEE, of Providence, in the State of Rhode-Island. The proprietor has obtained a patent for his invention. The following description of the machine is given in a Providence paper :
"This Engine possesses the following advantages over the English Pump Engine : It is of a simple structure, consisting of no other machinery than a Crank and a Screw, and can therefore be afforded much cheaper, and is less liable to be out of order; it takes up but about half the room, and by the application of the same force will throw water one quarter further. Its simplicity, cheapness and compactness, will render it convenient for many domestic purposes, as washing windows, watering gardens, &c. The same properties will render it equally useful on shipboard, where it will not only answer its general purpose of quenching fire, but, by the help of a hose, will wet every sail in the ship."
New Patent Fire-Engine.
A FIRE ENGINE has recently been invented by a Mr. ELIJAH ORMSBEE, of Providence, in the State of Rhode-Island. The proprietor has obtained a patent for his invention. The following description of the machine is given in a Providence paper :
"This Engine possesses the following advantages over the English Pump Engine : It is of a simple structure, consisting of no other machinery than a Crank and a Screw, and can therefore be afforded much cheaper, and is less liable to be out of order; it takes up but about half the room, and by the application of the same force will throw water one quarter further. Its simplicity, cheapness and compactness, will render it convenient for many domestic purposes, as washing windows, watering gardens, &c. The same properties will render it equally useful on shipboard, where it will not only answer its general purpose of quenching fire, but, by the help of a hose, will wet every sail in the ship."
What sub-type of article is it?
Invention
Patent
What keywords are associated?
Fire Engine
Patent
Elijah Ormsbee
Providence
Invention
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Elijah Ormsbee
Where did it happen?
Providence, In The State Of Rhode Island
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Providence, In The State Of Rhode Island
Event Date
Recently
Key Persons
Mr. Elijah Ormsbee
Outcome
patent obtained for the invention
Event Details
A fire engine invented by Mr. Elijah Ormsbee, consisting of a crank and screw, simpler and cheaper than English pump engines, taking half the room, throwing water further, suitable for domestic purposes and shipboard use.