Patent Model - Life-Preserving Berth for Steam and Other Vessels
Maker and role
Elbridge Foster (b.1794, d.1867), Patentee
Production date
Sep 01 1857
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass, leather
Measurements
2 1/2 x 12 x 6 1/2" (6.4 x 30.5 x 16.5cm)
Description
Foster's patent "consists in the construction of movable and adjustable berths, with inflated elastic keels to be used as a life-preserver on steam and other vessels." (Patent Number 18,090)
He later added an improvement to this patent which was approved and numbered AI191.
He later added an improvement to this patent which was approved and numbered AI191.
Collection
Object number
2015.14.206a-c
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