Patent Model - Improvement in Paper Boxes
Maker and role
Henry Matier (Irish, b.1822, d.1891), Patentee
Production date
May 09 1871
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Paper
Measurements
1 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 3 1/2" (3.2 x 19.1 x 8.9cm)
Description
Matier's patent "has for its object to furnish an improved paper box designed especially for holding handkerchiefs put up by the dozen, but which may be used with equal facility for holding other articles..." (Patent Number 114,582)
Matier's residence is listed as Belfast, Ireland, because he submitted his patent before the Partition of Ireland in 1921.
Matier's residence is listed as Belfast, Ireland, because he submitted his patent before the Partition of Ireland in 1921.
Collection
Object number
2015.14.1299a,b
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