L. Francis Herreshoff on an inauspicious launching and a very exciting decade for HMCo.
Author: Bill Lynn
This Month in Herreshoff History: The Dawn of “Yachting”
“Never bid the devil good-morning until you meet him”…
Building an HMCo. Steam Engine: Part I
An apprenticeship focusing on metallurgy and fabrication at MIT brings an HMCo. steam engine to life
This Month in Herreshoff History: “A Museum in Nat Herreshoff’s Memory”
“The Famous Designer’s Son has Preserved his Models and Tools”: an article by William H. Taylor
From the Vault: A Mini Model Room Mystery
A puzzling model and two recently rediscovered documents from the archive take us on an unexpected journey
This Month in Herreshoff History: “Captain Nat’s Designs between 1900 and 1910”
L. Francis Herreshoff describes the origins of a beloved class, Captain Nat’s clocks and forecasting, and a family tragedy…
This Month in Herreshoff History: “How the Races Were Sailed” & “The 15th Match for the America’s Cup”
A “Park Avenue” boom and a jib nicknamed the “Greta Garbo” make an appearance in a contest otherwise summarized as tense, acrimonious and filled with protests…
From the Vault: Craft Honors Craft in a Fitting Tribute
A short history of a monument to the enduring legacy of craft in Rhode Island on HMM’s campus
This Month in Herreshoff History: “Sailing in a Cup Race”
C. Sherman Hoyt: The Log of the N.Y.Y.C. Observer in the Series of 1920, and the First “Move by Move” Story of the Handling of a Cup Yacht
This Month in Herreshoff History: “Designing an America’s Cup Defender”
W. Starling Burgess reflects on past designs and designers and considers the Cup’s future in 1937