Patent Model - Improvement in Oyster-Tongs
Maker and role
Joseph Sands, Patentee
Production date
Jul 19 1870
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, iron
Measurements
11 x 9 x 11" (27.9 x 22.9 x 27.9cm)
Description
Sands's patent "consists in an improved hinge-socket, through which a pole or shaft of the tongs works, for the purpose of dredging or fishing oysters, &c., and the means for operating the same..." (Patent Number 105,495)
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Object number
2015.14.1195a,b
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