H. M. Wood Windmill Patent Model

Description:

During most of the 19th century, the U.S. Patent Office required inventors seeking patent protection to submit both a written application and a three-dimensional model. This wood and metal patent model of a windmill succeeded in gaining its inventor, H. M. Wood, Patent Number 222,340, which was issued on December 2, 1879. As farms spread into the American heartland, windmills proved an extremely important technology, allowing settlers to use the renewable power of wind to pump groundwater for agricultural and household use. Efficiency and reliability were key attributes for rural windmills, and professional and lay inventors experimented with hundreds of design variations throughout the years.

Date Made: 1879Patent Date: 1879-12-02

Inventor: Wood, Harvey M.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: MichiganAssociated Place: United States: Michigan, Commerce

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MC.309136Catalog Number: 309136Accession Number: 89797Patent Number: 222,340

Object Name: model, windmillpatent model, windmillObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: wood (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9 1/8 in x 7 1/8 in x 12 in; 23.1775 cm x 18.0975 cm x 30.48 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-78d5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_846961

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