Patent Model - Elbow-Joint
Maker and role
John Orphy, Patentee
Charles Ham, Assignee
F. Clarke, Assignee
Production date
Jun 29 1880
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron
Measurements
16 3/4 x 19 x 1 1/2" (42.5 x 48.3 x 3.8cm)
Description
Orphy's patent "relates more particularly to the construction of an elbow-joint for tin tubes - such, for instance, as are used in tubular lamps and lanterns." The objective of his invention "is to simplify and cheapen the construction of these elbows..." (Patent Number 229,331)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.3226
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