Patent Model - Improvement in Leveling-Jacks for Billiard-Tables
Maker and role
Charles Paxton, Patentee
William Hull, Patentee
Production date
Feb 20 1872
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Brass
Measurements
2 x 2 1/2" (5.1 x 6.4cm)
Description
Paxton and Hull's patent furnishes "an easy means of bringing the table to a perfect level without jarring or twisting it in any manner..." Their invention consists of "an improved leveling-jack, consisting of a cap and bolt, to be placed beneath the leg of the table." (Patent Number 123,791)
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Object number
2015.14.1407a,b
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