Richard Gatling Signed Photograph
American inventor (1818–1903) best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, considered to be the first successful machine gun; his other inventions include a screw propeller and a wheat drill, a hemp break machine, a steam plow, a marine steam ram, and a motor-driven plow. Matte-finish 4 x 6 mounted portrait of the Gatling gun inventor, signed on the reverse in ink, "With compliments of Richard J. Gatling." In fine condition, with lightly trimmed edges, and some light staining to the back.
American inventor (1818–1903) best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, considered to be the first successful machine gun; his other inventions include a screw propeller and a wheat drill, a hemp break machine, a steam plow, a marine steam ram, and a motor-driven plow. Matte-finish 4 x 6 mounted portrait of the Gatling gun inventor, signed on the reverse in ink, "With compliments of Richard J. Gatling." In fine condition, with lightly trimmed edges, and some light staining to the back.
