Patent Model of Lard Lamp, 1855
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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
1855
Subject Date
03 July 1855
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
26.160.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Smithsonian Institution
Material
Tin (Metal)
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Diameter: 7 in
Inscriptions
LAMP: J. D. Hays Mt Morris OGLE Co[unty] Illinois
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