Going for the Bronze ; Two Maine Foundries Are Reproducing 14 Light Fixtures As Part of the Uss Monitor Warship Restoration.
Portland Press Herald › November 05, 2006
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Two Maine foundries are shining a light on a bit of maritime history.
The Brass Foundry in Rockport and New England Castings in Hiram are reproducing 14 light fixtures from the USS Monitor, the first armored, steam-powered warship commissioned by the United States that famously held off the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862.See the full content of this document
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Going for the Bronze ; Two Maine Foundries Are Reproducing 14 Light Fixtures As Part of the Uss Monitor Warship Restoration.
The $6,000 order for the 14 light fixtures is just a small part of a 10-year project in which the USS Monitor is slowly being restored and put on exhibit at the USS Monitor Center at the Mariners' Museum in New...
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