Patent Model

patent

Name/Title

Patent Model

Entry/Object ID

1978.6.2

Description

Sap boiling stove patent model. The sheet-iron boiler is composed of two main parts: a circular drum and a cylinder resting sideways underneath. The circular drum has an open top that shows iron guides to direct liquids into a trough, and a small overhang of curved iron. A single circular spout is cut into the middle band of the drum. An old paper label is attached to the side of the drum and reads, “Samual B. Spaulding / Brandon Vt.” in faded brown script. The cylinder underneath the drum has a hinged door that opens. The entire model stands on two pairs of arched legs. A hook extends off of the drum, holding a string and tag that says, “No. 37, 464 / 1863. / S.B. Spaulding / Stoves for Boiling / Sap. / Patented Jan. 19th, / 1863.” in typed and handwritten text.

Context

Invented by Samuel B. Spaulding.

Acquisition

Accession

1978.6

Source or Donor

Gilbert, Orville Rundle (1906-1989)

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Spaulding, Samuel B. (1789-1878)

Date made

1863

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Patent

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Record, Executive

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Government Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

10-1/2 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Length

8-1/2 in