Patent Model of Solar Lamp, 1871
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From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
Artifact
Model (Patent)
Date Made
1871
Subject Date
31 January 1871
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Patented design by Theodore Simendinger and Hermann Alexander Schottky.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
62.70.488
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 6.75 in
Diameter: 5.125 in
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