Patent Model - Fire-Alarm
Maker and role
Rufus Porter (b.1792, d.1884), Patentee
Production date
Dec 28 1840
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, cardboard, glass, brass
Measurements
9 x 7 x 2 1/2" (22.9 x 17.8 x 6.4cm)
Description
Porter's "new and useful machine for giving early notice of accidental Fires" uses a clock-spring to activate an alarm bell. (Patent number: 1,915)
Rufus Porter was not only an inventor, he was an artist and the founder of Scientific American magazine.
Rufus Porter was not only an inventor, he was an artist and the founder of Scientific American magazine.
Collection
Object number
61.47.383
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