Patent Model - Wool-Drier
Maker and role
Lucius Blake (b.1816, d.1894), Patentee
Production date
Aug 02 1870
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, iron
Measurements
5 1/2 x 12 x 12" (14 x 30.5 x 30.5cm)
Description
Blake's patent "has for its object the drying of wool by forcing into and through it currents of cool air. It consists, first, in the employment of air guides or directors within the fan-chamber and below the screen on which the wool lies; and in connecting said guides or directors to the sides of the frame of the machine in such manner that they can be adjusted and set at different angles for directing the currents of air..." (Patent Number 105,891)
Object number
2016.13.80a,b
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