Original patent model for a folding clothes drier by N. J. M. Hock Hazelton in iron (rusted) and retaining the original patent office tag dated July 5, 1887, Patent No. 366,096. Together with schematic drawing.
Length: 6”
Depth: 6.5”
Height: 5”
The passage of the Patent Act of 1790 required that every application include a miniature work ...click for details
Original patent model for a sliding door lock and latch by E.G. Kehoe in brass, retaining its original Patent Office Tag dated November 15, 1870, Patent No. 109,220.
The passage of the Patent Act of 1790 required that every application include a miniature working model of their idea. Over the next 90 years more than 200,000 models were submitted, until lack of storage space and fires finally forced the Patent Offi ...click for details
Antique English Sheffield plate cake basket of rectangular form with shaped rim with applied gadrooned edge and floral decorated handle. Mid 19th century.
Exceptional antique French pierced and gilt metal inkstand with over-all Gothic arch decoration; the rectangular top opening to a fitted interior with two removable pen wells and four crystal inkwells (one repaired). Circa 1840-1860.
Antique Tiffany sterling and mother of pearl walking stick with ebonized shaft. Stamped: "Tiffany" and "Sterling". Provenance: from the collection of Amb. Richard Carleson, Washington, DC
