Patent Model - Side-Spring Buggy-Gear
Maker and role
George Thompson (b.1845, d.1923), Patentee
Frank Hayward (b.1844, d.1917), Patentee
Production date
Jan 25 1881
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, iron
Measurements
5 x 13 1/2 x 4 1/2" (12.7 x 34.3 x 11.4cm)
Description
Thompson and Hayward's patent "relates to improvements in the running-gear of side-spring buggies, having for their object increased strength of reach and axle, an improved mode of coupling the side springs and increased facility in adjusting the 'track' of the vehicle." (Patent Number 236,919)
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Object number
2015.14.3920a,b
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