Patent Model - Improvement in Slate-Washers
Maker and role
William Westlake (b.1831, d.1900), Patentee
Production date
Apr 22 1873
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Tin, brass
Measurements
17 x 17 x 2 1/4" (43.2 x 43.2 x 5.7cm)
Description
The object of Westlake's patent "is to provide an instrument by the use of which school-children can carry a sponge and water for washing their slates in their pockets, and which, when so carried or left in the desk in any position, will not let the water leak out and damage other articles..." (Patent Number 138,218)
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Object number
2015.14.1565
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