Patent Model - Process for Making Transparent Window-Shades
Maker and role
Edward Kernan, Patentee
Production date
Mar 18 1856
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, metal, fabric
Measurements
5 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 6 3/4" (14 x 19.1 x 17.1cm)
Description
Kernan's patent "relates to the production of a translucent and pliable, oil cloth, for window blinds, &c., by a process partly chemical, and partly mechanical, whereby the article is much improved in quality, and materially lessened in price." (Patent Number 14,457)
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Object number
2015.14.162a,b
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