1878
Patent Model of Lantern by J. W. Orphy This
is a very important patent model in the development of Barn Lanterns.
Mr. Orphy, who was the inventor, assigned this idea to the well known
maker of lanterns C. T. Ham and F. D. Clarke of Rochester New York back
in 1878. Mr. Orphy also had a least two other patents for lanterns
or parts for them that I have been able to find information about.
The ideas for this lantern revolve around the tubes running up the sides
that will provide air for combustion and not be affected by the wind or
by the lantern being swung about in use and blowing out or making the
flame flicker.
A problem that was being addressed by several other makers and inventors
of lanterns during this period as well. There are a lot of lanterns out
and about, and not being an expert about them, I do not know if this was his idea
alone, or whether other folks were using the same basic ideas before this or
not, or where this idea fits into the scope chronologically in the
development of this idea. The first person I showed this too said the
patent was most likely for the screw top and that being the means to
hold the globe in place, but in the papers, Mr. Orphy barely mentions
that and instead talks about air getting to the burner and the tubes and
so forth. Makes little difference, it still looks great, the
condition is super and patent models of anything interesting,
significant or graphic are getting harder and harder to find.
SOLD!
1875 Patent Model of Weathervane / Chimney Top
/ Deflector Here is a great example of a
wonderful and graphic design that comes in a small package. This
dated and tagged Patent Model is from 1875, and only stands about 6"
tall to the top of the flat bodied fish weathervane portion. The
inventors name was Munger, and the patent # is 159,344. The idea
was the the prevailing wind would spin this around so that it's tail
would faced the wind, and then the spinning vanes would draw the smoke
up and out of the chimney, with the small shield at the bottom keeping
rain or snow from entering. It would also have the effect of
rotating and protecting the chimney top away from strong winds that in
some instances can or would create downdrafts that would smoke up the
house. It is interesting to note that this style of chimney top is
still in use today and marketed to folks who live along the coast of
Oregon and Ca to help with the strong winds and driving rains that can
occur there. I can remember seeing them on roofs and marveling at
what a neat idea this was, and then a couple years ago I found this
model and recognized it as being very similar in design and function.
No new ideas!! The overall condition is OK, noting that the
top of the tag has what appears to be some fire / burn damage. The
base of the model also appears to be a replacement and was paper holder,
but it looks proper and feels great to the overall effect. A
nice display piece that has a great look. SOLD!
1871
Silber & White Patent Model of Light fixture / Heater and Delivery
System This is an interesting patent model
depicting a series of fuel storage tanks, a float, shutoff valves and more to control
the flow of a given liquid fuel to the round fixture holder at the left which
could be a light, heater or whatever else was consuming the fuel.
This model was made to represent different floors of a house, building
or
factory, etc. The inventors were both from England, and bought
their novel and cutting edge technology to the US Patent office to
obtain a patent here in 1871 least anybody else try and steal their idea. The top tank is the major reservoir, which was to be located
outside the building or on the roof or other convenient place. The
second tank is referred to as the filtering tank and would distribute
the fuel to all the other fixtures found at that level. The tank
with the white porcelain float valve is one of the main factors for the
patent in that it senses the demand and will either allow fuel to be
constantly fed to the burner, or when the burner is turned off and the
float rises to it top position it will cause the flow of fuel to stop,
thus eliminating overflows. It is very graphic, measures approx
12x12" the limit allowed by the patent office, and has a great look.
The condition
is super and patent models of anything interesting, significant or
graphic are getting harder and harder to find. This is a good
one and will display nicely as it is flat and can be hung on the wall
behind the desk as a reminder of just how far we have come!!
SOLD!
1881
Patent Model of Water / Steam Motor
This
Patent Model came out of an old time collection here in California. It is unusual in that you have to read and study the papers that
came with it to fully understand and appreciate exactly what it is.
Typically, Patent Models have their primary feature or the patented idea clearly
visible to the eye so that you could see and get a sense of what you were giving
/ getting a patent for. This is a very detailed and well made brass model, and has a
water wheel / motor inside, but Mr. Atwell did not do a cutaway, or allow any
visual means of seeing what was going on inside his water motor's outside brass
housing. And there is no provision for taking it apart to inspect the innards.
Basically his idea was that you could increase the power and efficiency of a
pretty standard design water motor by installing and utilizing an auxiliary port
through which you fed additional streams of steam or gas in addition to the main
jet of water. As with most patent descriptions this one is very wordy and
extremely detailed, to the point of being confusing, but it seems to have been
enough to impress the proper government officials as Mr. Atwater was granted
his patent in 1881. This one has a great look, and alternative power
devices are all the rage these days SOLD!
1875
Patent Model of Sad Iron Heater
This
is an original Patent Model of a Sadiron Heater that we obtained at
auction a number of years ago. There are many different variations of
these devices available in full size, and they make for a very graphic
display. There were also stoves specifically made for this purpose
of heating sadirons
called laundry stoves that have built in ledges or holders to heat the
irons that the person ironing would set the iron on to reheat as she was
using another one that had been heating on a different ledge. The
idea with this style iron heater was that you would remove two burner lids
and their frame from your big old wood fired cookstove that you were also boiling
your water on, and insert a unit like this in their place into the top.
The lid feature would trap and retain
that much more heat, thus always assuring a heated iron, not to mention the
handle, for the busy lady
of the house. Ironing is almost a lost art, and I can easily imagine
that in the drudgery of that job the original concept of the women's
movement was born or conceptualized back in those good old
days. SOLD!
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