| US Patent: 389,892 
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| Ship-building | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Frank E. Kirby (exact or similar names) - Detroit, MI |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Oct. 07, 1887 |  
| Granted: | Sep. 25, 1888 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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 Wikipedia biography of Frank E. Kirby
 Vintage Machinery entry for Detroit Shipbuilding Co.
 
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| Description: |  | The inventor was a noted naval architect specializing the paddle-wheel and steamship design. Some of his designs were built by the Detroit Shipbuilding Co. |  |