Stovepipe Drum Heater Patent Model
date: label: Date made
content: 1868-09-08
label: patent date
content: 1868-09-08
notes: label: Description
content: Patent model (U.S. Patent No. 82,019) of a cylindrical heater or radiator that mounts vertically to a stovepipe, made by Henry Meyer of Richmond, IN, and patented on September 8, 1868. Drum-shaped body has molded bands near both ends and a scrollwork plaque on one side; circular, pivoting damper is held inside near top with eye-hook handle. Folded seams and riveted construction. Three paper tags tied to damper handle with red and purple wove ribbons are printed and handwritten with patent information and object numbers.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Indiana, Richmond
topic: label: Subject
content: Heating
label: Subject
content: Patent Models
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.251501
label: catalog number
content: 251501
label: patent number
content: 82019
label: accession number
content: 48890
objectType: label: Object Name
content: heater, stovepipe drum
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (plaque material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 3/4 in x 3 5/8 in; 22.225 cm x 9.2075 cm