Furnace Patent Model
Furnace Patent Model
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- Description
- Patent model (U.S. Patent No. 158,954) of a coal-burning, hot-air furnace that can be used as either a surface or base burner, made by James A. Lawson of Troy, NY, and patented on January 19, 1875. No marks. No patent tags.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- furnace, model
- Date made
- 1875-01-19
- patent date
- 1875-01-19
- inventor
- Lawson, James A.
- place made
- United States: New York, Troy
- associated place
- United States: New York, Troy
- Physical Description
- iron (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 3/8 in x 4 1/4 in x 5 1/4 in; 21.2725 cm x 10.795 cm x 13.335 cm
- ID Number
- DL.251776
- catalog number
- 251776
- patent number
- 158,954
- accession number
- 48890
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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