Fireplace Patent Model
date: label: Date made
content: 1840-04-30
label: patent date
content: 1840-04-30
name: label: inventor
content: Roberts, Homer
notes: label: Description
content: Patent model (U.S. Patent No. 1,578) of a fireplace, complete with surround and overmantel, that is fitted with curved and straight plates inside the chimney to prevent outside air flow into the fireplace; made by Homer Roberts of Delhi, NY, and patented on April 30, 1840. Nailed construction. Parts broken off and missing. Painted across mantel frieze "H. ROBERTS". Maker's name and location inscribed on outside back of chimney. Old, torn and taped tag stored separately is printed and handwritten with patent information and object numbers.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Delhi
label: associated place
content: United States: New York, Delhi
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
label: See more items in
content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.251499
label: catalog number
content: 251499
label: patent number
content: 1,578
label: accession number
content: 48890
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fireplace, model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (fireplace box material)
label: Physical Description
content: pine (fireplace surround, overmantel material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (exterior finish material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (fireplace box material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 in x 8 in x 4 3/8 in; 22.86 cm x 20.32 cm x 11.1125 cm