Patent Model - Fan or Blower for Ventilating Purposes
Maker and role
Arthur Metcalfe (Irish), Patentee
Production date
Oct 30 1900
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron
Measurements
4 x 5 1/2" (10.2 x 14cm)
Description
Metcalfe at the time of his patent was "a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Belfast, in the county of Antrim, Ireland". His patent "relates to ventilating devices, and particularly to propellers or blowers for use in ventilating buildings or compartments therein..." This is an improvement of his patent number 4,474 which was received in Great Britain on February 28, 1896. (Patent Number 660,582)
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Object number
2015.14.3672
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