Patent Model - Improvement in Instruments for Clipping or Shearing Horses, &c
Maker and role
Henry Knight (British), Patentee
Production date
Oct 18 1870
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass, metal
Measurements
1 1/2 x 9 x 4 1/2" (3.8 x 22.9 x 11.4cm)
Description
Knight's patent "consists of the improvements...in constructing and arranging the parts of instruments or apparatus for clipping horses and other animals...The said instruments, as ordinarily constructed, consist essentially of a flat plate of metal, one edge of which is provided with teeth arranged like the teeth of a comb." (Patent Number 108,489)
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Object number
2015.14.1238a,b
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