Patent Model of Miners' Lamp, 1876
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Model (Patent)
Date Made
1876
Subject Date
04 January 1876
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
26.160.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Smithsonian Institution
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 2.875 in
Length: 3.5 in
Diameter: 1.625 in
Inscriptions
Marked diagonally upward on both sides of lamp: J.C. MARSHALL.
Above spout: MAKER.
Large tag marked in script: 71,675 / J.C. / MARSHALL / Miner's / Lamp / Patented Jan. 4th / 1876.
Small tag marked in script: J.C. Marshall / Miners Lamp / Received Nov. 27th. The date 1875 across end of tag.
Another small tag marked: PATENT OFFICE / CAT. 330748 / ACC. 88881 / ORIG. 171675, reverse marked in script: U.S. National / Museum / Wash.
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