Patent Model - Improvement in Air-Tight Cans
Maker and role
Stephen Joyce (b.1845, d.1900), Patentee
Production date
Jun 29 1875
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron
Measurements
6 1/2 x 4" (16.5 x 10.2cm)
Description
Joyce's patent is "a new and useful Improvement in Metallic Air-Tight Cans for Paints, Fruits &c..." It "relates to the construction of tin and other metallic cans for holding paints, fruits, and other articles air-tight; and it consists in a new and improved method of securing the cover to the can." (Patent Number 165,003)
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Object number
2015.14.1976a,b
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