Inventor Name
Dick, David
Repository
Crawford County Historical Society
411 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16335
814-724-6080
http://www.crawfordhistorical.org/
Physical Description
2 ft.
Summary
Letters of David Dick, an inventor of Meadville, Pennsylvania. Dick’s first venture involved the Steamboat Allegheny, the first sternwheel boat on the Allegheny River. He later developed the anti-friction press and held patents on a proto-internal combustion engine he called an aerostatic engine. The letters contain personal matters, inventions, and mechanics.
