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Horse drawn drag scraper
Catalog #: 319,432,
Accession #: 237,906
Currently on display
From the Smithsonian Collection
This patent model led to Pat. #221,273.The scraper was patented on the 4th of November 1879. Patent holder Hiram W. Ball resided in Columbus Ohio. His invention incorporated a catch which when freed allowed the scoop to and dump as a separate unit without having to raise the handle. |
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Physical Description |
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artifact. model. 10" L x 4 1/2" W x 1 1/2" H; Scale: approx. 1 1/2" = 1'; Horse drawn scoop for grading and excavation; Model has brass scoop, wooden handle frame and iron draw bar.
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Details |
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Credit: | transfer from Patent Office |
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History |
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As the good roads movement gathered strength in the last part of the 19th century, a host of patent applications were recieved for machines that, using horses, helped maintain the surfaces of the nation's roadways.
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Related People, Places, and Events |
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Inventor
Hiram W. Ball
Patent Holder
Hiram W. Ball
Home of inventor
Columbus, Ohio
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