Patent Model - Improvement in Meat-Tenderers
Maker and role
John Davies (b.1808, d.1884), Patentee
Robert Williams, Assignee
John Davies (b.1808, d.1884), Assignee
Production date
Aug 20 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
3 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2" (7.6 x 11.4 x 6.4cm)
Description
Davies' patent "relates to meat-tenderers of the class in which a perforated spring-plate slides upward over the teeth as the latter are pressed into the meat, the spring-plate resuming its normal position at or near the extremities of the teeth by the reaction of the springs as the device is raised, thus holding the meat down upon the board." (Patent Number 207,107)
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Object number
2015.14.2670a,b
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