Patent Model - Improvement in Tethers
Maker and role
George Beal (b.1843, d.1891), Patentee
Production date
Nov 11 1879
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Steel
Measurements
6 1/8" (15.6cm)
Description
Beal's invention "relates to an improvement in tethers; and it consists in the combination of a stake that is to be driven into the ground, an iron rod of any suitable length, that is pivoted at one end on the stake, and a swivel that can be moved back and forth on the rod, and which is fastened to the horse's collar..." (Patent Number 221,497)
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Object number
2015.14.3046a,b
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