Patent Model - Manufacture of Floor Oil-Cloths
Object Detail
Maker and Role
David Melvin (b.1840, d.1914), Patentee
Date
Nov 10 1885
Object Type
Media
Oilcloth
Dimensions
20 x 16 x 1 1/2" (50.8 x 40.6 x 3.8cm)
Description
Melvin's patent was a "new and useful improvement in the Manufacture of Floor Oil-Cloths, more particularly applicable to those oil-cloths known as "Kamptulicon," "Linoleum," "Corticine," "Lignum"..." It was intended "to insure protection to the pattern or design impressed upon floor oil-cloths from the wear and disfigurement incident to their use as floor-coverings." (Patent Number 330,254)
Collection
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
Object No
2015.14.3559
Currently on Display
No
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