Milk Boiler Patent Model

Description:

Full-size patent model (U.S. Patent No. 181,687) of a milk boiler to prevent milk from boiling over, made by John H. Kinsman of Salem, MA, and patented on August 29, 1876. Consists of two, shallow, wide-necked, funnel-like pieces - one with a row of large cutout circles and the other serrated or notched with semicircles along its rim - that friction fit together at their necks, the perforated one at top and the notched one at bottom, to form one unit to be placed in a boiler or pot. Both pieces made in two parts with soft-soldered lapped seams. Tinned interiors. No marks. Darkened paper tags tied through the two pieces with red or purple (faded) wove ribbon and white string are printed and handwritten with patent information.

Patent Date: 1876-08-29

Inventor: Kinsman, John H.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, SalemAssociated Place: United States: Massachusetts, Salem

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.251417Catalog Number: 251417Patent Number: 181,687Accession Number: 48890

Object Name: boiler, milkObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: iron (overall material)tin (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2 1/4 in x 5 5/8 in; 5.715 cm x 14.2875 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-5ea0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_319934

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