Patent Model - Watch-Key

Maker and role
John Sterling, Patentee
 Production date
Dec 13 1859
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Brass
Measurements
1 1/2 x 1/2" (3.8 x 1.3cm)
Description
Sterling's patent "consists in a watch or door key as a new article of manufacture viz: with a hollow pod or shank open at both ends, so that any dirt that may get into the pod or shank may work through to the opposite end and drop out, and not become clogged therein." (Patent Number 26,450)
Collection
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
Object number
2015.14.300
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No
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