Patent Model - Elastic Woven Fabric
Maker and role
Max Picot (French), Patentee
Production date
Oct 25 1892
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Fabric
Measurements
18 3/4 x 15 x 1 1/2" (47.6 x 38.1 x 3.8cm)
Description
Picot's patent "relates to an improved woven fabric which is longitudinally elastic, the same being especially advantageous for use for surgical bindings, being devoid of seams, and being at the same time of any length necessary or desirable and containing no caoutchouc. The fabric is formed entirely of cotton, of wool, of linen, or silk, or combinations of such materials for the warps..." (Patent Number 484,977)
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Object number
2015.14.3647
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