Patent Model - Improvement in Preserving-Cans
Maker and role
Abbot Davis (b.1823, d.1880), Patentee
Production date
Jul 16 1872
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Metal, wax paper, steel
Measurements
4 x 3 1/2" (10.2 x 8.9cm)
Description
Davis’s invention consisted of “…applying a metallic ring to the mouth of a preserve-can or receptacle…so as to strengthen the mouth of the can and allow a metal plate to be soldered over the mouth for the purpose of closing it.”(Patent Number 129,214)
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Object number
61.47.113
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