Patent Model - Improved Plastic Material to Imitate Wood and Other Substances
Maker and role
William Gleason (b.1825, d.1886), Patentee
Production date
Nov 26 1867
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, plastic
Measurements
5 1/2 x 11 x 1" (14 x 27.9 x 2.5cm)
Description
Gleason's patent "is the production of molded ornaments of considerable lightness with a good degree of cohesion, which will answer most of the requirements of many ornamental wood carvings, especially if not exposed to moisture, and which will be an improved substitute for the molded ornaments known as 'putty-work' to pictures and mirror frame makers." It is made from mixing hot glue and sawdust. (Patent Number 71,294)
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Object number
2015.14.786a,b
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