Patent Model - Improvement in Grates
Maker and role
C. Loveless (b.1825, d.1890), Patentee
Production date
Aug 05 1862
See full details
Object detail
Media/Materials
Cast iron, paint
Measurements
8 x 5 3/4 x 3" (20.3 x 14.6 x 7.6cm)
Description
Loveless said in his patent: "By this simple arrangement I am enabled to utilize the large amount of heat usually wasted in heating the fire-back, thus producing a cheap "hot-air grate" capable of a great saving in heat and fuel." (Patent Number 36,098)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.401a,b
Currently on display?
Maker
Public comments
Be the first to comment on this object record.