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- Patent Model of Land Roller, 1867 - 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.
- 1867
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Model of Land Roller, 1867
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.
- Road Rolling under Direction of Overseer of Highways James Little, Calumet Township, Michigan, circa 1885 - Before snowplows came into use, many municipalities employed horse-drawn snow rollers during the winter months. Here, men ride on a rolling wooden drum as a team of ten horses pulls it over a snow-covered street in downtown Calumet, Michigan. After several passes, the roller would leave a packed, smooth running surface for sleighs and wagons.
- circa 1885
- Collections - Artifact
Road Rolling under Direction of Overseer of Highways James Little, Calumet Township, Michigan, circa 1885
Before snowplows came into use, many municipalities employed horse-drawn snow rollers during the winter months. Here, men ride on a rolling wooden drum as a team of ten horses pulls it over a snow-covered street in downtown Calumet, Michigan. After several passes, the roller would leave a packed, smooth running surface for sleighs and wagons.
- Fordson Tractor Equipped with Wehr Road Grader and Roller, 1927 -
- September 23, 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Fordson Tractor Equipped with Wehr Road Grader and Roller, 1927