Patent Model - Spring-Follower for Cigar-Boxes
Maker and role
Moses Michaelis (b.1836, d.1914), Patentee
Production date
Feb 03 1885
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, iron, brass
Measurements
2 x 7 1/2 x 2 1/4" (5.1 x 19.1 x 5.7cm)
Description
Michaelis' patent "has reference to an improved spring follower for cigar boxes, to be used in travelling for preventing the cigars from being thrown about in the box and injured when they are packed away in a trunk." (Patent Number 311,597)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.3536a,b
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