Patent Model - Improvement in Packages for Axle-Grease
Maker and role
John Hucks, Patentee
Production date
May 05 1874
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Painted tin, wood
Measurements
4 3/8 x 3 1/2" (11.1 x 8.9cm)
Description
Huck's invention "relates to that class of cans having the body made of sheet metal, and the top made of wood; and it consists in making the mouth of the can flaring and the edge of the wooden top beveled, so the top can be crowded down into the flaring mouth, where it will remain." (Patent Number 150,472)
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Object number
2015.14.1745a,b
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