Patent Model - Improvement in Underground Telegraphs
Maker and role
Joshua Hyde (b.1809, d.1887), Patentee
Anna Hyde (b.1818, d.1886), Assignee
Production date
Apr 16 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, fabric, tar, steel, copper
Measurements
5 1/4 x 10 x 4" (13.3 x 25.4 x 10.2cm)
Description
The nature of Hyde's invention "consists, first, in an improvement in the method of uniting a series of telegraphic wires, when woven or plaited, in a flat band, each wire being distinct, straight, and separated by non-conducting mediums of insulated threads and compositions, forming a ribbon-like combination of convenient width to be laid in the earth or otherwise, as may be required." (Patent Number 202,442)
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Object number
2015.14.2571a,b
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