Patent Model - Improvement in Bungs and Bushes
Maker and role
Thomas Brown, Patentee
Louis Snydacker, Assignee
Edward Voss, Assignee
Thomas Brown, Assignee
Production date
Dec 02 1879
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Brass
Measurements
1 x 2 1/4" (2.5 x 5.7cm)
Description
Brown, in his patent, states that it "relates to that class of bungs in which a metal bush is screwed into the barrel, and a metal bung screwed into the bush; and my object is to produce a perfectly-tight bung without the aid of a packing substance." (Patent Number 222,238)
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Object number
2015.14.3065a-c
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