Patent Model - Improvement in Oyster-Opening Machines
Maker and role
Thomas Temple, Patentee
Production date
Apr 24 1877
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, steel, brass
Measurements
4 1/4 x 9 x 4 1/2" (10.8 x 22.9 x 11.4cm)
Description
Temple's patent "relates to a machine for splitting oyster-shells preparatory to opening the shell and removing the oyster...My invention provides a splitting-machine in which the oysters can be successively placed, and the shells split or separated in a very expeditious, simple, and easy manner." (Patent Number 189,966)
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Object number
2015.14.2370a,b
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