Patent Model ? - Improvement in Bed-Bottoms
Maker and role
John Allyn (b.1833, d.1912), Patentee
Production date
Circa 1871
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Mixed woods, steel, iron
Measurements
9 3/8 x 10 3/4 x 14 3/8" (23.8 x 27.3 x 36.5cm)
1 3/8 x 12 1/4 x 8" (3.5 x 31.1 x 20.3cm)
1 3/8 x 12 1/4 x 8" (3.5 x 31.1 x 20.3cm)
Description
Allyn's invention "relates to the combination of slats of wood, and connections or couplings of wood, in such manner that the said slats and connections, when held over springs resting on a frame, shall form a spring bed-bottom; the object being to produce a flexible surface free from lateral motion." (Patent Number 112,765)
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Object number
2015.14.3730a,b
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