Patent Model - Car-Door
Maker and role
Dennis Van Liew, Patentee
Production date
Sep 28 1880
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
7 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 1 1/2" (19.1 x 29.2 x 3.8cm)
Description
Van Liew's patent "relates to vertically swinging grain-doors for cars" and "when the door is closed the hook may be turned down upon the upper edge of the door to prevent it from being moved vertically upward, and the hook is locked in its position over the upper edge of the grain-door by the button turned down upon the hook...By this construction the grain-door is securely locked to prevent any upward movement and the consequent escape of the grain." (Patent Number 232,662)
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Object number
2015.14.3260a,b
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