Patent Model - Improvement in Refrigerators
Maker and role
John Mathews, Jr. (b.1832, d.1883), Patentee
Production date
Aug 15 1871
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Metal, brass
Measurements
11 3/4 x 6 x 6" (29.8 x 15.2 x 15.2cm)
Description
Matthews’ invention is “…designed to be used in connection with soda-water apparatus for keeping cool the sirup-bottles and tumblers." The refrigerator rotates vertically on a center pin with doors that when opened reveal storage shelves for syrup bottles and tumblers. Ice-wells “… embrace said recesses…” (Patent Number 118,037)
Collection
Object number
61.47.156
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