Patent Model of Lamp Extinguisher, 1879
THF152228 / Patent Model of Lamp Extinguisher, 1879
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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
1879
Subject Date
04 February 1879
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
26.160.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Smithsonian Institution
Material
Tin (Metal)
Brass (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Inscriptions
On paper label, on side of box is written, in script: R.H. Frazee / H.L Fisher / Toledo / A.J. Hassell / Iowa / 331143 Model of Automatic / Lamp Extinguisher.
Patent Office tag: NO. 211902 18979 / R.H. FRAZEE, /H.L. FISHER and / A.J. HASSELL. / AUTOMATIC LAMP-/ EXTINGUISHERS. / PATENTED FEB. 4 / 1879. Tag also contains information on the operation.
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