Ledgers, 1877-1919.

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Ledgers, 1877-1919.

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The lot consists of 4 types of ledgers: (1) "Book of Apprentices. No. 1," for the Cramp shipyard and machine shop of its subsidiary, I.P. Morris Company, engine builder (1 v., 1882-1919), gives dates when service of apprentices commenced, their age, length of service, and remarks; (2) Hull contract books (21 v., 1877-1915), for approximately 30 vessels built by Cramp, including U.S. Navy ships Baltimore, Yorktown, Vesuvius, New York, Columbia, Brooklyn, Iowa, and Cyclops and merchant ships St. Louis, St. Paul, Great Northern, and Northern Pacific. Gives information on materials and parts used in each hull, various kinds of steel, substances used in hull machinery, shell plating; scattered entries list wages of workmen, costs of tools; detail components of sanitary and fresh water systems, voice pipes, installation of telephone systems.

24 v. (12 linear ft.)

Independence Seaport Museum

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Independence Seaport Museum

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