Patent Model - Brick-Machine
Maker and role
P.S. Devlan, Patentee
Production date
Aug 25 1857
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
3 1/2 x 6 x 6 1/2" (8.9 x 15.2 x 16.5cm)
Description
Devlan's patent combined "a clay receptacle supplied by a positive feed, and a rocking or partially rotating mold wheel H, the plungers G and t, the first for pressing, and the second for delivering the pressed brick, the parts being so arranged as that said wheel will rock or roll from one plunger to the other..." (Patent Number 18,040)
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Object number
2015.14.205a,b
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