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Model, Product

Object Name:
Model, Product
Object ID:
1978.011.01
Creator:
Weaver, WilliamInventor
Place of Origin:
Nashua, NH
Date:
1863
Description:
Patent model for ice creeper, on shoe. Patented by William Weaver, Nashua, NH, 1863. Leather shoe with circular steel plate on heel, attached with four screws. Plate has a rotating semicircular steel band with six teeth. Came with attached paper tag: "No. 39,514 1863. / William Weaver / Heel-Iron and / Ice-Caulk / Patented Aug. 11th / 1863.", now kept in accession folder.
Material:
Metal
Leather
Steel
Dimensions:
H-3 W-3 L-9.5 inches
Provenance:
From Mr. and Mrs. O. Rundle Gilbert's collection of U.S. patent models.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
Subjects:
Ice
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