Original 1882 United States Patent Award Certificate & Illustration - for Lamp Stands to Treffle Garceau

Verlag: United States Patent Office - Washington, D.C., 1882

Beschreibung

Formal and original copy giving a patent for an invention "in the improvement in the stem or post of lamp-stands, and it consists of making this stem in three or more parts, the object being to make the length of the stem adjustable, so as to adapt the stand for use on a table or shelf or on the floor, and to enable it to be used as the support for a table-top, bracket or the like." Includes 4 figures drawn to illustrate the invention. Front has an engraving reproduced at the top of the US Court House, red lining where handwritten entries are recorded including the date, the name of the awardee, and the type of invention. The four legal sized pages are on heavy stock and are bound with a blue cloth ribbon through 4 holes, the end of which is sealed under a red wax-like sticker. Nice copy - obviously well kept and cared for over the years. Purchased from the estate of Oliver Garceau, grand-son of the original patent owner. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers blb02829

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Original 1882 United States Patent Award ...

Verlag: United States Patent Office - Washington, D.C.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1882

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Near Fine