Patent Model - Improvement in Refrigerators
Maker and role
Benjamin Averill (b.1822, d.1884), Patentee
Lee Hyde, Assignee
Production date
Jun 18 1872
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Brass, lead, wood
Measurements
7 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 5 3/4" (19.1 x 19.7 x 14.6cm)
Description
Averill's patent's objective "is to obtain a constant downward circulation of dry cold air through the refrigerator from top to bottom, and to prevent any contact of the air with the ice..." (Patent number 127,946)
Collection
Object number
61.47.201
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