Patent Model - Improvement in Metal Toys
Maker and role
William Harwood (b.1823, d.1884), Patentee
Production date
Jun 06 1876
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron, paint
Measurements
5 1/4 x 6 x 2 3/4" (13.3 x 15.2 x 7cm)
Description
Harwood's patent "consists of a contrivance of the support by which the horse is mounted on the wheels, so as to be elevated considerably higher, than it is in the common method of mounting, and, at the same time, make a stronger support than is now used, and yet employ less metal to do it. By mounting it higher, the horse of a given size looks larger, and makes a more attractive toy. As heretofore made, the horse has always been mounted on a flat platform of tin, laid on or slightly above the axles of the wheels, and made as wide as the space between the wheels to afford the necessary strength." (Patent Number 178,366)
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Object number
2015.14.2195a-c
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