Friction Mat Patent Model

Patent Date: 1872-07-23

Inventor: Colt, James B.

Location: Currently not on view

Associated Place: United States: New York, Brooklyn

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.331197Catalog Number: 331197Patent Number: 129,716Accession Number: 88881

Object Name: mat, frictionOther Terms: Friction Mat; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description: paper, emery (mat material)ink (mat material)card (mat material)gilt sheet brass (rim, hanger, hanging ring material)Measurements: overall: 1/8 in x 4 3/4 in; .3175 cm x 12.065 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a0f5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_308641

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