Patent Model - Improvement in the Treatment of Wood for the Manufacture of Dominos, &c.
Maker and role
George Chinnock, Patentee
Paul Latham, Assignee
Production date
Dec 10 1872
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, paint
Measurements
23 3/4 x 17 x 1 1/4" (60.3 x 43.2 x 3.2cm)
Description
Chinnock from Brooklyn, New York assigned one-half of his right to Paul W. Latham, of the same place. His patent "relates to dominos and such like articles, intended both for use and ornament; and it consists in producing dominos from wood which is previously seasoned, and preferable cut crosswise of the grain and brought to the size of the article desired to be produced..." (Patent Number 133,697)
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Object number
2015.14.1508
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