Gelatin Mixing Machine

Gelatin Mixing Machine

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Description
Patent model for Frederick A. Hubel and Frank Reinhold, “Device for Stirring Melted Gelatine for Making Capsules,” U.S. Patent 316,896 (April 28, 1885). The inventors lived in Detroit, Mich. Hubel was a manufacturer of gelatin capsules, and a supplier to the drug firm, Parke, Davis & Co.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
machine to mix gelatin, patent model
Physical Description
metal, bronze (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2 1/4 in x 3 1/8 in x 3 3/4 in; 5.715 cm x 7.9375 cm x 9.525 cm
ID Number
MG.M-04387
catalog number
M-04387
accession number
89797
patent number
316,896
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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