Patent Model - Improved Blacksmiths' Forge
Maker and role
Thomas Clark, Patentee
Production date
Dec 29 1868
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron
Measurements
5 1/2 x 10 x 5 1/2" (14 x 25.4 x 14cm)
Description
The objective of Clark's patent is "to adjust the blast of a blacksmith's fire properly, to prevent the choking of the blast-pipe by the falling ashes, and to remove the ashes readily...The improvements herein claimed consist in a novel method of combining with the fire-cup of a blacksmith's forge, two domes or cones, (so arranged as to form a conduit for the blast) and a shut-off valve, to regulate the force of the blast." (Patent Number 85,283)
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Object number
2015.14.949
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