Patent Model - Improvement in Measuring-Scales for Coffins
Maker and role
James Hyde, Patentee
Production date
Sep 25 1866
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood
Measurements
19 1/2 x 17 1/4 x 2 1/4" (49.5 x 43.8 x 5.7cm)
Description
Hyde's patent "relates to a new and useful rule or scale for the laying out or marking of the top and bottom boards of coffins or other caskets employed for the burying of deceased persons..." (Patent Number 58,262)
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Object number
2015.14.635
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