Patent Model - Improved Corpse-Preserver
Maker and role
John Reichert, Patentee
Production date
Sep 29 1868
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood
Measurements
6 1/2 x 12 x 4 1/2" (16.5 x 30.5 x 11.4cm)
Description
Reicherts's patent "consists in so forming a case for the reception of dead bodies before burial that they may be preserved from decay for a reasonable length of time (a number of days) by lowering the temperature by the use of ice, and in providing for a circulation of air through the case..." (Patent Number 82,552)
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Object number
2015.14.919a,b
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