Patent Model - Improvement in Securing Roofing-Slates
Maker and role
Lawrence Gannon, Assignor
John Hoyt (b.1839), Assignee
Caroline Dwight (b.1836, d.1903), Assignee
Production date
Sep 03 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, iron, copper
Measurements
2 1/8 x 10 x 8 3/16" (5.4 x 25.4 x 20.8cm)
Description
The point of Gannon’s invention was to make it easier and less expensive to secure slates or tiles to roofs. He developed a method of attaching "slates or tiles to the roofs of fire-proof buildings" more quickly and securely without "necessitating the perforation of the slate or tile and the use of nuts or screws." (Patent Number 207,653)
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Object number
2015.14.2682a,b
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