Patent Model - Improved Machine for Clipping Horses' Hair
Maker and role
Patrick Adie (British), Patentee
Production date
Jun 30 1868
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron, wood, brass
Measurements
1 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 3 1/2" (3.8 x 23.5 x 8.9cm)
Description
Adie's patent "consists in clipping horses and other animals by means of a number of cutting-shears, so arranged on a comb that the length of the hair left can be regulated and the cutters guarded by means of said comb, so that the skin of the animal cannot be injured." (Patent Number 79,293)
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Object number
2015.14.883a,b
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