Patent Model - Composition for Insulating Telegraph-Wires, Coating Metals, Covering Roofs, and for other purposes
Maker and role
Edgar Everhart (b.1854, d.1932), Patentee
Production date
May 11 1880
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Asphalt and resin compound
Measurements
17 x 10 1/2 x 1 3/4" (43.2 x 26.7 x 4.4cm)
Description
Everhart's patent was intended to "form a non-conducting surface, and for the purpose of preventing iron and other metals from rusting, and of forming an impenetrable and indestructible coating for roofs, pipes, &c., as well as for the purpose of preserving wood, paper, duck, muslin, and other textile fabrics from decay and mildew and influence of the atmosphere and moisture..." (Patent Number 227,352)
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Object number
2015.14.3184
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