Roasting Jack Model

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Description:

Part of a patent model (U.S. Patent No. 8,173X) of a roasting jack, made by Ezra Whitman of Winthrop, ME, and patented on April 28, 1834. No marks on object, but a darkened paper tag tied with a red or purple (faded) wove ribbon is printed and handwritten (in ink) with the patent information for the "Roasting-Jack". Based on the patent drawing, several parts are missing from this model.

Patentee is believed to be Ezra Whitman, Jr. (b. 1812), son of clockmaker Ezra Whitman (1769-1851) and brother of Luther Whitman (b. 1802) who founded Whitman Agricultural Works in Winthrop, ME, where this roasting jack was probably produced.

Date Made: 1834Patent Date: 1834-04-28

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Maine, Winthrop

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.251419Catalog Number: 251419Accession Number: 48890

Object Name: jack, roasting

Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 5/8 in x 7 in x 5 1/2 in; 32.0675 cm x 17.78 cm x 13.97 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-183e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_318797

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