Patent Model - Improvement in Sugar-Evaporators
Maker and role
John Leedy (b.1829, d.1904), Patentee
Production date
Mar 17 1863
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Metal, photograph
Measurements
11 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 3 1/2" (28.6 x 29.2 x 8.9cm)
Description
Also known as a Sorghum-Juice Evaporator, Leedy's patent improvements consisted in the construction of "the water-tank", "bottom of the pans", "the movable reservoir and movable still" and "the extension of the side walls for the furnace..." (Patent Number 37,916)
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Object number
2015.14.419a,b
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