Patent Model - Cinder-Shovel

Maker and role
J. Hignutt, Patentee
 Production date
Dec 17 1867
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Metal
Measurements
9 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" (22.9 x 6.4 x 6.4cm)
Description
The subject of Hignutt's patent "is a scoop-shaped shovel formed with teeth or bars, and a vertical or nearly vertical handle, to adapt it to conveniently remove the unconsumed cinders from a coal-stove or grate." (Patent Number 72,294)
Collection
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
Object number
2015.14.798a,b
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No
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