Patent Model - Improvement in Whiskey-Stills
Maker and role
John Mattingly (b.1823, d.1910), Patentee
Benjamin Mattingly (b.1827, d.1913), Patentee
Production date
Jun 30 1868
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron, wood
Measurements
11 1/4 x 5 1/2" (28.6 x 14cm)
Description
John and Benjamin Mattingly's patent is "a new and useful Improvement in Boilers for the Purpose of Distilling Whiskey or other Spirits, entitled John G. and Benjamin F. Mattingly's water-jacket still-boiler, for the purpose of preventing the beer from burning or encrusting on the bottom of the boiler, while in the process of distillation..." (Patent Number 79,373)
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Object number
2015.14.3923a-c
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