Patent Model - Improvement in Combined Table and Life-Preserver
Maker and role
Henry Green (b.1818, d.1897), Patentee
Production date
Oct 01 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood
Measurements
3 1/4 x 6 x 4" (8.3 x 15.2 x 10.2cm)
Description
Green's patent "relates to improvements in combined ships' tables and life-preservers. It consists of a floating table-body provided with water-tight lockers. It also consists in providing the legs of the floating table with guard-rounds and lashings. It further consists of the combination of parts to form an improvement in ships-tables for the purposes of the dining-saloon, chart-holding and life-preserving." (Patent Number 208,473)
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Object number
2015.14.2699a-d
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