Patent Model - Improvement in Felted Oil-Cloths
Maker and role
Carl Sitzler (German), Patentee
Carl Sitzler (German), Assignee
Charles Meyer, Assignee
Production date
Jan 18 1876
See full details
Object detail
Media/Materials
Textile, paint
Measurements
3 3/4 x 2 3/4" (9.5 x 7cm)
Description
Sitzler's patent "relates to a new manner of treating felted fabrics to render them useful as floor-cloths. The invention consists in treating felted fabric with gum-catechu and bichromate of potassa, and with oil paint..." (Patent Number 172,348)
Object number
2016.13.57a-d
Currently on display?
Public comments
Be the first to comment on this object record.