Patent Model - Improvement in the Manner of Cutting Ice
Maker and role
Nathaniel Wyeth (b.1802, d.1856), Patentee
Production date
Mar 18 1829
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron
Measurements
9 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/2" (22.9 x 14 x 3.8cm)
Description
Wyeth's patent had two cutters with different depths on the top and bottom runners. It worked by dragging it over the ice until the blocks were cut through and able to be lifted out. (Patent Number 5,405X)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.3918a-c
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