Patent Model - Improvement in Cigar-Lighters
Maker and role
James Keep, Patentee
George Selden, Assignee
Production date
Jul 30 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Metal, wicking
Measurements
22 x 16 1/16 x 1 1/2" (55.9 x 40.8 x 3.8cm)
Description
Keep's patent "relates to a novel arrangement of the hammer and its actuating-spring in connection with each other and the inclosing case, whereby they are made separate and removable; and to the arrangement of a pendent yielding apron in connection with the hammer and its actuating mechanism..." (Patent Number 206,577)
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Object number
2015.14.2654
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