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Foreign News
September 9, 1837
The Daily Herald
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
Mr. Yetts of Yarmouth patents a new method of caulking ships using India rubber strings alongside oakum to ensure watertightness and prevent displacement from plank strain, as reported in the N.Y. Star.
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New Method of Caulking Ships by India Rubber.-To our ingenious countrymen of the East particularly, who have brought the Caoutchouc fabrics to such perfection, we would commend the following as having apparently escaped their exhaustless inventive powers:-N. Y. Star.
"Mr. Yetts, of Yarmouth, has taken out a patent for a new method of caulking sea boats, which renders them water tight, and prevents the oakum from being pressed out by the straining of the planks. Mr. Yetts effects this by introducing a narrow string of caoutchouc (India Rubber) on each side of the threads of the oakum on the outer sheath of the vessel."
"Mr. Yetts, of Yarmouth, has taken out a patent for a new method of caulking sea boats, which renders them water tight, and prevents the oakum from being pressed out by the straining of the planks. Mr. Yetts effects this by introducing a narrow string of caoutchouc (India Rubber) on each side of the threads of the oakum on the outer sheath of the vessel."
What sub-type of article is it?
Naval Affairs
Trade Or Commerce
What keywords are associated?
Ship Caulking
India Rubber
Caoutchouc
Patent
Yarmouth
Sea Boats
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Yetts
Where did it happen?
Yarmouth
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Yarmouth
Key Persons
Mr. Yetts
Outcome
patent granted for watertight caulking method using india rubber to prevent oakum displacement.
Event Details
Mr. Yetts has patented a method of caulking sea boats by introducing a narrow string of caoutchouc (India Rubber) on each side of the oakum threads on the vessel's outer sheath, rendering them watertight and preventing oakum from being pressed out by plank straining.