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Object Type: lamp; Lighting Devices; Vapor; Independent Reservoir
Collections Object
Invention for Construction of Lamps for Burning Volatile Ingredients
date made
1841
patent date
1841-09-11
inventor
Jennings, Isaiah
ID Number
DL.331173
catalog number
331173
patent number
2,254
accession number
88881
Description (Brief)
Jennings held patents for a variety of inventions, including the friction match and a threshing machine. This one, for a “Vapor Burner,” related to lamps and lighting.
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