Patent Model - Improvement in Window-Screens
Maker and role
James Walker, Patentee
Thomas Hunt, Patentee
Production date
Jan 15 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, copper
Measurements
13 x 9 x 2 1/2" (33 x 22.9 x 6.4cm)
Description
Walker and Hunt's patent "relates to improvements in window-screens for railroad-cars, whereby the sparks, cinders, &c., are prevented from entering the coaches; and the invention consists in the general construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described." (Patent Number 199,335)
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Object number
2015.14.2517a-c
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