Sulphuric Acid Plant (Model)
Sulphuric Acid Plant (Model)
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- Description
- Elihu Thomson (1853-1937) was a prolific inventor who was involved in the founding of many electrical enterprises in the United States, Great Britain, and France. William H. Greene (d. 1918) was a Philadelphia physician with a strong interest in science. Working together, the two young men developed an improvement in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. This is the model submitted with their patent application.
- Ref: Elihu Thomson and William H. Greene, “Improvement in the Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid,” U.S. Patent 143202 (July 23, 1873).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sulphuric acid plant
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Date made
- 1873
- patented by
- Thomson
- Associated Place
- United States: New Jersey
- Measurements
- base: 11 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 19.05 cm
- overall: 9 1/4 in x 11 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in; 23.495 cm x 29.845 cm x 19.05 cm
- ID Number
- CH.308746
- catalog number
- 308746
- accession number
- 89797
- patent number
- 143,202
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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