Patent Model - Blackboard and Map-Case - Hagley Museum & Library

Object detail

Media/Materials

Wood

Measurements

9 x 12 x 2" (22.9 x 30.5 x 5.1cm)

Description

Herider's patent "consists in the employment or use of a case constructed of rectangular form, and having a door at its front side, which may comprise one-half the length of the front of the case, the door being hung upon hinges or arranged so as to slide, and the whole of the front of the case being painted black so as to serve as a blackboard, while the interior of the case at its top and bottom is provided with guides or grooves on which frames or slides are fitted and on which maps are secured..." (Patent Number 40,035)

Collection

Rothschild Patent Model Collection

Object number

2015.14.443a-c

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Maker

William C. Herider

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Object type

Patent Model

Production place

Miami Town Ohio United States of America Central North America North America

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Patent Model - Blackboard and Map-Case