Antique US Patent Model 1879 Egg Tester D.W. Pomeroy

Description

You are bidding on ONE antique US Patent Model:
'Egg Testers'
Inventor: D.W. Pomeroy
The Patent Tag Reads:
Patented March 5, 1879
Category 8407 Agriculture (Eggs)
Property of American Patent Models Inc.
Rockefeller Center N.Y.
A Separate Auction Tag Reads:
O. Rundle Gilbert / 505 Fifth Avenue / N.Y.C
Condition as shown in photos which is actually remarkable for its age!  One panel has a piece broken off and the hinges on the box are not connected.  I was able to look up the actual patent paperwork which I have posted which shows the inventor's diagram and description of how the egg tester was designed to work.  A completely one of a kind piece of history.
#collectors #eggs #museum #farmcollectibles #uspatentmodel #antiquepatentmodel #agriculture
According to the Hagley Museum in Delaware...
From 1790 until 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required patent applicants to submit scale models of their inventions, along with written descriptions and drawings, for the examination of the U.S. Patent Office.  The American patent system was the only one in the world to mandate the submission of a model with a patent application.
Patent models served a practical purpose:  to demonstrate the key components, usefulness, and novelty of innovations across a broad spectrum of industries and consumer markets.  But they were also designed to please the eye; the models (typically no larger than twelve inches in any dimension) were often wrought by expert craftspeople, with the aim of impressing Patent Office examiners. Patent models are tangible representations of practical ideas, but they are also works of art.
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