Patent Model - Improvement in Cigar-Boxes
Maker and role
Henry Schmeer, Patentee
Production date
Apr 23 1872
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Paperboard
Measurements
4 1/2 x 8 x 5" (11.4 x 20.3 x 12.7cm)
Description
Schmeer's patent "consists in constructing a cigar-box of paper board with double walls, so that the same can be opened at the top or bottom for the purpose of packing, and when the same is filled, can be securely and quickly closed and fastened for transportation." (Patent Number 125,910)
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Object number
2015.14.1427a,b
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