Patent Model - Improvement in Chairs
Maker and role
Eldridge Smith, Patentee
Production date
Dec 18 1877
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
8 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 7 1/2" (21.6 x 13.3 x 19.1cm)
Description
Smith's patent "relates to rocking-chairs; and it consists in a novel construction of the upper cross-slat of the back, and in hooked and curved rods attached to the wires of the flexible back..." (Patent Number 198,421)
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Object number
2015.14.2495a,b
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