Patent Specimen - Marine Cement

Maker and role
Frank Goodall, Patentee
 Production date
May 12 1891
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Media/Materials
Asphalt, cork, iron
Measurements
4 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 7/8" (10.5 x 8.3 x 2.2cm)
5 x 3" (12.7 x 7.6cm)
Description
Goodall claims as his patent "a marine cement consisting of a combination of asphaltum, ground cork, and boiled or other inactive oil, which latter has the effect of making the asphaltum elastic and to reduce the tendency to melt." (Patent Number 452,182)
Collection
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
Object number
2015.14.3632a-d
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No
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