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Description:

Patent model for Amos Whittemore, “Improvement in Vaccinators,” U.S. Patent 52,921 (Feb. 20, 1866). An inscription reads "CODMAN & SHURTLEF / BOSTON." Whittemore was a machinist in Cambridge, Mass.

Date Made: 1866Patent Date: 1866-02-27

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Cambridge

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-04304Catalog Number: M-04304Accession Number: 89797Patent Number: 52,921

Object Name: biologicalvaccinator, patent model

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 5 in x 2 in; 1.27 cm x 12.7 cm x 5.08 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-2831-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_725469

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