Patent Model - Improvement in Filters
Maker and role
John Bean, Patentee
Roscoe Bean, Patentee
Production date
Sep 17 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron, brass, paint, plastic
Measurements
11 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2" (29.2 x 16.5 x 16.5cm)
Description
John and Roscoe Bean's patent "consists in the construction and arrangement of a reversible filter..." By reversing the flow of water "all the filth and impurities previously collected in the filter will be removed in a very short time and the water afterward flow pure and filtered." (Patent Number 208,144)
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Object number
2015.14.2693
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