Patent Model - Improvement in Sheet-Metal Cans
Maker and role
Thomas Dolby (British), Patentee
Production date
Nov 11 1879
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Metal
Measurements
3/4 x 3 3/4" (1.9 x 9.5cm)
Description
Dolby's patented invention "has special reference to tin cans or vessels to be employed for the preservation of food or provisions, and which are to be hermetically closed by a lid or cover kept down by atmospheric pressure only." (Patent Number 221,539)
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Object number
2015.14.3048a-c
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