Patent Model - Improvement in Boot-Stretchers
Maker and role
Owen Garvey, Patentee
James Berney, Assignee
Production date
Apr 07 1874
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron
Measurements
9 x 9 1/2 x 3" (22.9 x 24.1 x 7.6cm)
Description
Garvey assigned one-half of his right to James Berney, who was also from Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
The objective of his patent "is to produce a boot-stretcher which is capable of stretching both the instep and toe of the boot without removing it..." (Patent Number 149,463)
The objective of his patent "is to produce a boot-stretcher which is capable of stretching both the instep and toe of the boot without removing it..." (Patent Number 149,463)
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Object number
2015.14.1731a,b
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