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Nathan Read

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Nathan Read (1759-1849).
1790. Steam carriage.

Nathan Read (1759-1849) born at Warren, Mass.

1788 Invented the vertical boiler

1790 Nathan Read, an American, took out a patent for a steam carriage and made a model. [1]

1849 Died at Belfast, Maine aged 90

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive by Robert Young. Published 1923.
  • Steam Locomotion on Common Roads by William Fletcher. Published 1891.
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