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Box 17. Patent Models

 Container

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American Patent Models

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1998-128
Scope and Contents The collection consists of thirty-five models of early American patents issued to citizens of Rhode Island. These models were the originals filed with the United States Patent Office, and subsequently released for public sale by the United States government. They were purchased by Antoine Gazda and gifted to the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations by Mr. Gazda in 1945.
Dates: 1838-1886