Patent Model - Improvement in Swings
Maker and role
Lucius Winston, Patentee
Production date
Nov 08 1870
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, metal
Measurements
11 x 12 x 9 1/2" (27.9 x 30.5 x 24.1cm)
Description
Winston's patent allowed the motion of a swing to be "far more agreeable, especially if the party swinging is at all likely to be unpleasantly affected by the rapid, arc-like movement of ordinary swings in the air." (Patent Number 109,165)
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Object number
2015.14.1248a,b
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