Patent Model - Improvement in Rowlocks
Maker and role
Israel Mayo, Patentee
Production date
May 28 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Copper alloy
Measurements
16 x 16 x 2 1/4" (40.6 x 40.6 x 5.7cm)
Description
Mayo's patent states "by having the journal and bearing conical, they maintain their close fit to each other, as they become worn, and therefore operate to prevent rattling of the rowlock in its bracket and consequent noise while the rowlock may be in use." (Patent Number 204,159)
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Object number
2015.14.2609
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