Patent Model - Machine for Oiling Slides and Guides
Maker and role
Asa Bates, Patentee
Production date
Jun 04 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, iron, paper
Measurements
3 x 4 1/2 x 7 7/8" (7.6 x 11.4 x 20cm)
Description
Bates claims as his invention "the mode of oiling guides and slides by means of an oil-reservoir containing a centrally or similarly pivoted spring-lever, operated automatically by contact with the moving part..." (Patent Number 204,524)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.2615a-c
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