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Refrigerator patent model made by Thomas Elkins

Thomas Elkins · 1879

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Refrigerator patent model made by Thomas Elkins

Patent model of Thomas Elkins refrigerator design.

Maker
Thomas Elkins
Date
1879
Place
Americas and Oceania
Material
Metal, ceramic, paint, wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4 x 3 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (10.2 x 10 x 24.8 cm)
Current collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Source: Smithsonian 3D / National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗

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Maker
Thomas Elkins
Date
1879
Place
Americas and Oceania
Material
Metal, ceramic, paint, wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4 x 3 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (10.2 x 10 x 24.8 cm)
Current collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Source
Smithsonian 3D / National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗
Rights
CC0 1.0

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