Patent model of a switch stand (for railroads)
Unknown American, American
1866
Steel and wood
Overall: 11 3/4 × 7 11/16 × 3 7/16 in. (29.8 × 19.5 × 8.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the United States Patent Office
47.9.23203
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Model
Research Area
American History
Not on view
Inscriptions
Stamped in metal "ALEX. McLEOD. IMPROVED SWITCH STAND" Old paper label: "Alex. McLeod Improved switch stand recd. Sept. 19, 1866"
Provenance
United States Patent Office, Washington, D.C.; given to Dartmouth College, 1872; catalogued by present collection, 1947.
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