Patent Model of Match Safe, 1877
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From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
Artifact
Model (Patent)
Date Made
1877
Subject Date
17 July 1877
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
26.160.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Smithsonian Institution
Material
Tin (Metal)
Technique
Lithography
Dimensions
Width: 1.125 in
Length: 3 in
Thickness: 0.375 in
Inscriptions
Large one marked in script: No. 193.246 / E. K. Haynes. / Match-Safe. / PATENTED July 17, 1877. One small tag marked in script: E. K. Haynes. / Cigar Lighter / RECEIVED June 20. One small tag: PATENT OFFICE / CAT. 331194 / ACC. / ORIG On side of box marked in black paint: 33119.
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