Patent Model - Mop-Holder
Object Detail
Maker and Role
Henry Baughman, Patentee
Date
May 09 1882
Object Type
Media
Wood
Dimensions
17 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 2 1/4" (44.5 x 39.4 x 5.7cm)
Description
The object of Baughman's invention "is to produce a mop-holder in which jaws are screwed together and then locked by a means of a dog and ratchet, and the two jaws may be entirely separate from each other, so that the upper one can be entirely removed for the purpose of inserting the cloth between them." (Patent Number 257,638)
Collection
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
Object No
2015.14.3414
Currently on Display
No
Maker Details