Patent Model - Improvement in Cans for Paints, &c.
Maker and role
Jonah Cole, Patentee
Production date
Dec 09 1873
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Tin
Measurements
3 1/2 x 3 1/4" (8.9 x 8.3cm)
Description
Cole's patent "has for its object to reduce the cost of manufacture of sealing-cans, to use less material, and to make them more convenient in use; and it consists in forming a flange on the top of the can, having a double thickness of the material, and in using a cover of peculiar construction..." (Patent Number 145,400)
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Object number
2015.14.1665a-c
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