Patent Model - Improvement in the Construction of Checkers
Maker and role
J. Nott, Patentee
Production date
Dec 24 1867
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood
Measurements
14 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 2 1/2" (36.8 x 41.9 x 6.4cm)
Description
Nott's patent for the construction of checkers "consists in forming a flange, or rim, around their upper edges, and also in bevelling the periphery of each one... The checker is made wider at its top than at its bottom, being in the form of a truncated cone inverted." (Patent Number 72,670)
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Object number
2015.14.804
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