Object Details
maker
Noyes, La Verne W.
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a stand to hold large books such as dictionaries, open or closed; the invention was granted patent number 239055.
LaVerne Noyes (1849-1919) started his career in the manufacture of agricultural machinery. After taking out this patent, he made a successful market of wire book holders for some years. Later he became interested in windmills and their potential for generating electricity, and set up the Aermotor Company for the production of steel windmills. Electricity generated by a rooftop windmill lit the New York office of Aermotor in 1895.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1881
patent date
1881-03-22
ID Number
GA.22840
patent number
239055
accession number
249602
catalog number
22840
GA*22840
Object Name
manufacture, book holder
Object Type
Patent Model
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 27.8 cm x 20.6 cm x 20.2 cm; 10 15/16 in x 8 1/8 in x 7 15/16 in
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Work
Communications
Industry & Manufacturing
Patent Models
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_998726