Patent Model of Vapor Lamp Burner, 1858
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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
1858
Subject Date
28 December 1858
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Burner is patented design by Sigourney Wales of Boston, Massachusetts.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
26.160.40
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Smithsonian Institution
Material
Pewter (Tin alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Inscriptions
Font engraved in script: Sigourney Wales Boston Mass.
Bottom marked: MOREY & OBER in an arc/3 in a serrated square/BOSTON in an arc.
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