Patent Model - Improvement in Blacking-Boxes
Maker and role
Charles Morse, Patentee
Marion Sholes, Patentee
Production date
Nov 27 1877
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Metal
Measurements
19 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 2 1/4" (49.5 x 41.9 x 5.7cm)
Description
Morse and Sholes's patent "consists of a box constructed with a groove struck in its side, and a handle constructed with a segmental shank, said shank fitting in the groove, the whole so arranged that when the wire is soldered it has a firm seat and presents a flush exterior surface..." (Patent Number 197,561)
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Object number
2015.14.2480
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