Object Details
maker
Blackwell, Benjamin B.
Description (Brief)
This patent model demonstrates an invention for a shooting stick, used for driving in quoins, or wedges, to tighten a form in its chase; the invention was granted patent number 107154. These sticks had different-sized notches to fit different quoins, and two wings to help open spaces for the quoins among the furniture.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1870
patent date
1870-09-06
ID Number
1996.0062.03
patent number
107154
accession number
1996.0062
catalog number
1996.0062.03
patent number
107154
Object Name
patent model
stick, shooting
Object Type
Patent Model
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2.7 cm x 23 cm x 7.7 cm; 1 1/16 in x 9 1/16 in x 3 1/16 in
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Work
Communications
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_997676