Patent Model

Name/Title

Patent Model

Entry/Object ID

1946.31.7

Description

Patent model of a miniature window with wooden slat blinds. The blinds are attached with small metal hinges and a large, mechanical hinge and the top that is operated from the "inside" of the window. There is a paper label that reads, "L. V. Quimby. Of. Boston. Mass. And. Wm. G. Marston. Of. West. Fairlee. Vt."

Use

When filing for patents, inventors needed to submit a written explanation of the invention, diagram drawings, and a working miniature.

Context

Made for the successful patent application for blind fastenings by L.V. Quimby of Boston, Massachusetts, and William G. Marston of West Fairlee, Vermont, in 1865.

Acquisition

Accession

1946.31

Source or Donor

Gilbert, Orville Rundle (1906-1989)

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Date made

1865

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Model, Patent

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Model

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Wood, Metal, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Marston, William G. (1830-1861)

Related Places

Place

Town

West Fairlee

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America