Patent Model - Improvement in Ball-Games
Maker and role
Edward Barrett, Patentee
Production date
Feb 06 1872
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Walnut (visual), maple (visual), brass, steel
Measurements
12 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 13 1/2" (31.8 x 31.1 x 34.3cm)
Description
Barrett's invention consists in a "novel construction of playing-table having pockets for the balls, as in billiard-tables, in which the pockets are masked by cushions..." (Patent Number 123,442)
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Object number
2015.14.1402a-c
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