Patent model for leather bound case

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Object Details

maker

Sherriff, John

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a mail box providing a "strong, light, durable, and convenient box or trunk for the transporation of letters and other matter." The invention was granted patent number 9253.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1870

ca 1880

patent date

1880-06-15

ID Number

1997.0198.18

catalog number

1997.0198.18

accession number

1997.0198

Object Name

case, leather bound

patent model

Object Type

Patent Model

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

leather (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 5 3/4 in x 8 in x 11 1/4 in; 14.605 cm x 20.32 cm x 28.575 cm

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Work

Industry & Manufacturing

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f7bc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_687616