Patent Model - Improvement in Brush-Making Machines
Maker and role
Thomas Jesson (Irish, b.1840, d.1916), Patentee
Thomas Duggan (Irish, b.Unknown, d.Unknown), Patentee
Production date
Sep 11 1877
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Media/Materials
Iron, brass, paint
Measurements
15 1/2 x 12 x 7 1/2" (39.4 x 30.5 x 19.1cm)
Description
Jesson and Duggan's patent "relates to an improved apparatus or machine for manufacturing brooms and brushes, whereby such manufacturer may be carried on by more effectual, expeditious, and economical means than heretofore employed, and brushes of superior description, strength, and durability produced." (Patent Number 195,017)
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Object number
2015.14.3914a,b
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