Patent Model - Improvement in Ditching-Machines
Maker and role
Matthew Austin (b.1830, d.1907), Patentee
Production date
Jan 01 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass, iron, fabric
Measurements
4 1/2 x 16 x 10" (11.4 x 40.6 x 25.4cm)
Description
Austin's patent has for its objective "to easily and rapidly cut or excavate, on the surface of the ground, soil, clay, or soft stone, a ditch or trench of any reasonable width or depth suitable, and for the purpose of setting in pickets for making picket-fences, for laying pipes for water, gas, or other purposes, for drainage and culverts for agricultural, sanitary, or other purposes, and for grading roads."
(Patent Number 198,785)
(Patent Number 198,785)
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Object number
2015.14.2503a,b
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