Patent Model - Improvement in Piano-Forte Frames
Maker and role
George Neill (b.Unknown, d.Unknown), Patentee
George Neill (b.Unknown, d.Unknown), Assignor
Chickering & Sons (estab. 1823, closed 1923), Assignee
Production date
Apr 16 1869
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Mixed woods, iron, paint
Measurements
1 7/8 x 11 x 11" (4.8 x 27.9 x 27.9cm)
Description
The purpose of Neill's invention is "to strengthen the string-frame, so as to prevent it from being bent or twisted out of its normal condition by the strain of the strings." (Patent Number 88,729)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.992a,b
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