Inventing a Better Mousetrap - Smithsonian American Art Museum
Inventing a Better Mousetrap - Smithsonian American Art Museum
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15. Sylvester Ament, Aurora, IL<br />
Windmill, December 14, 1880<br />
U.S. Patent No. 235333<br />
15 x 9 x 16 inches<br />
Rothschild Patent Model Collection<br />
16. H. Hallock, Brookhaven, NY<br />
Life Preserving Containter, June 1, 1858<br />
U.S. Patent No. 20426<br />
8 x 8 x 5 inches<br />
Rothschild Patent Model Collection<br />
17. Joseph Bell, Cincinnati, OH<br />
Governor for Steam Engines, January 29, 1870<br />
U.S. Patent No. 99751<br />
13 x 18 x 4 inches<br />
<strong>Smithsonian</strong> <strong>American</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Museum</strong>, Gift of Alan and Ann Rothschild<br />
18. Joseph Dorgan, Plattsburg, NY<br />
Horseshoe Making Machine, July 20, 1880<br />
U.S. Patent No. 230180<br />
13 x 12 x 12 inches<br />
Rothschild Patent Model Collection<br />
19. George Evans, Pittsburg, PA<br />
Extension Ladder, April 16, 1878<br />
U.S. Patent No. 202426<br />
21 x 5 x 11 inches<br />
<strong>Smithsonian</strong> <strong>American</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Museum</strong>, Gift of Alan and Ann Rothschild<br />
20. Hakon Brunius, Jonkoping, Sweden<br />
Electro Magnetic Railroad Signal, April 24, 1877<br />
U.S. Patent No. 189999<br />
12 x 12 x 6 inches<br />
Rothschild Patent Model Collection<br />
21. Claude Victor Gaume, Williamsburg, NY<br />
Electro Magnetic Engine, January 23, 1872<br />
U.S. Patent No. 122944<br />
9 1/2 x 9 x 10 inches<br />
Rothschild Patent Model Collection<br />
22. Benjamin Mason, New York, NY<br />
Screw Threading Machine, July 27, 1875<br />
U.S. Patent No. 166121<br />
8 x 10 x 15 inches<br />
Rothschild Patent Model Collection<br />
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Checklist, <strong>Inventing</strong> a <strong>Better</strong> <strong>Mousetrap</strong>: Patent Models from the Rothschild Collection<br />
EPH, 10/19/2012