J.A. Ferrell Fishing Floats Patent Model
date: label: Date made
content: 1869
notes: label: Description
content: Fishing floats developed by John A. Terrell of Bloomfield, KY. The models, representing "Improvements in floats for anglers" were supplied to the United States Patent Office in conjunction with patent no. 220,776, dated February 2, 1869.
label: Description
content: Between 1790 and1880, a submitted working model was required as part of the U.S. Patent application process.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Fishing
label: level of sport
content: recreational
label: web subject
content: Patent Models
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.59.0047
label: accession number
content: 89797
label: catalog number
content: 59.47
label: patent number
content: 86,609
objectType: label: Object Name
content: floats, fishing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 2 in x 2 in; 12.7 cm x 5.08 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 10.16 cm x 3.175 cm x 3.175 cm