Patent Model - Improvement in Lightning-Conductors
Maker and role
N. Brittan (b.1808, d.1872), Patentee
Production date
Jul 19 1864
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, copper
Measurements
17 x 10 x 10" (43.2 x 25.4 x 25.4cm)
Description
Brittan’s patent was to be an improvement on lightening-conductors. It was to be made of copper and he states in his application that “By making it in the form of a broad flat strip it is caused to present a large conducting-surface; and by making it without a joint and perfectly continuous it is made to have a great advantage over other so-called continuous copper conductors.” (Patent Number 43,565)
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Object number
61.47.687
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