Patent Model - Alarm-Trunk
Maker and role
Clemson Taylor (b.1836, d.1904), Patentee
Production date
Mar 19 1861
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, iron, brass, paint
Measurements
8 1/2 x 11 x 7 1/2" (21.6 x 27.9 x 19.1cm)
Description
Taylor's patent "is intended to guard against the loss of trunks by being stolen from hotels, railroad stations, and other such places, and also to prevent thieves to some extent from purloining articles from a trunk should they be able to open the lid of the same. The invention consists in arranging, in a suitable place on the inside of the lid, an ordinary clock alarm, having a bell which will give a full loud sound..." (Patent Number 31,754)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.359a-c
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