Patent Model - Improvement in Clothes-Wringers
Object Detail
Maker and Role
Jacob Brinkerhoff, Patentee
Date
Jan 27 1874
Object Type
Media
Wood, iron
Dimensions
16 x 14 x 5 1/2" (40.6 x 35.6 x 14cm)
Description
Brinkerhoff's patent "consists in combining with a steel spring, a stop to preserve the spring from breaking or being set..." The reason is "unless a steel spring is protected when used in wringers, it is liable to get overstrained, and will either set or break..." (Patent Number 146,867)
Collection
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
Object No
2015.14.1695a,b
Currently on Display
No
Maker Details