model

Object NamePatent Model for Tubular Glass Machine

Maker J. H. Hobbs

Made FromWood

Date1877

Place MadeUnited States, WV, Wheeling

Techniquehand made

Accession Number80.7.5

Curatorial Area(s)

Science and Technology
Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionBrown wood with a surface finish of varnish or something similar; hand made. Rectangular, flat platform to which is fastened a U-shaped holder having a spindle with a handle; below the spindle is a hinged forming section in two parts with a hollow on the interior to shape a piece of curved glass. The connection between the spindle and the forming section is missing.
Provenance

Former Collection Cliff Peterson Collection - 1980-09-16

Former Collection O. Rondle Gilbert Collection