Patent Model of Lard Lamp, 1856
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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
1856
Subject Date
06 May 1856
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
26.160.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Smithsonian Institution
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Diameter: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Stamped upside down on column: S. DAVIS.
Marked in black on bottom of base the numerals 330412
Patent office tag: 14.806 / S. DAVIS. / Lard Lamps / PATENTED May 6th / Rec Mar 17-56 1856.
Small tag: PATENT OFFICE / CAT.330412 / ACC. 88881 / May - 6 - 1856
Verso of small tag: U.S. National / Museum / Wash.
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