Alarm, Model
- Object Name:
- Alarm, Model
- Object ID:
- 1978.011.03
- Creator:
- Reynolds, William
Inventor - Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- 1870
- Description:
- Patent model for burglar alarm. Patented by William Reynolds, Manchester, NH, 1870. Two rectangular pieces of wooded fastened together at right angle. One piece holds bell and brass spring-wound gear mechanism with attached clapper. Other piece holds four brass coil springs tied to corners and to center pin. Came with attached paper tag: "No. 105,369 / Wm Reynolds. / Burglar / Alarm / Patented July 12th / 1870", now kept in accession folder.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-3.8 W-4.25 L-9 inches
- Provenance:
- From Mr. and Mrs. O. Rundle Gilbert's collection of U.S. patent models.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Burglar alarms, Patents, Models
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