Patent Model - Improvement in Brick-Kilns
Maker and role
Peter Smith (b.1830, d.1908), Patentee
Production date
Apr 20 1875
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, tin, iron
Measurements
9 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 12" (24.4 x 26.7 x 30.5cm)
Description
Smith describes that, "by this arrangement, when one kiln is burning and another has just been filled with green material, the heated air from said chamber can be transmitted to said newly-filled kiln, for the purpose of drying said green material preparatory to burning." (Patent Number 162,425)
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Object number
2015.14.1935a,b
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