Portable Water Heater Patent Model
date: label: Date made
content: 1859-12-27
label: patent date
content: 1859-12-27
name: label: inventor
content: Jay, James
label: inventor
content: Danner, John
notes: label: Description
content: Patent model (U.S. Patent No. 26,595) of a portable, alcohol or spirit water heater for household and travel use, made by James M. Jay and John Danner of Canton, OH, and patented on December 27, 1859. Consists of a circular, three-part, collapsible burner with slotted top and bottom sections; a water reservoir pan with fustrum of a cone at center; and a flat, friction-fit cover with tag on outside bearing maker's name, place and date. Original patent tag and two reproduction tags with red wove ribbon are printed and handwritten with patent information and object numbers.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Ohio, Canton
label: associated place
content: United States: Alabama, Canton Bend
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.251774
label: accession number
content: 48890
label: patent number
content: 26,595
label: catalog number
content: 251774
objectType: label: Object Name
content: heater, water
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: copper (pins material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, white (nametag material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 5/8 in x 5 3/8 in; 4.1275 cm x 13.6525 cm