Patent Model - Improvement in Blasting-Cartridges
Maker and role
Julius Striedinger, Patentee
Production date
Jun 16 1874
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Brass, paper
Measurements
8 3/4 x 1 1/4" (22.2 x 3.2cm)
Description
Striedinger's patent is an "Improved Cartridge for Destroying Buildings" whose objective is "to facilitate the destruction of buildings in populated cities and towns during extensive conflagrations, to enable the fire department to arrest the progress of the flames in case of danger to other structures..." (Patent Number 152,053)
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Object number
2015.14.1761a-c
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