Nineteenth-Century Patent Models: Innovation in Miniature

See dozens of patent models dating to the nineteenth century. U.S. patent applicants were required to submit miniature working models of their inventions in addition to supporting documents. The exhibit will include patents created by women inventors, transportation-related models, inventions for facilitating household chores, and more. Use Hagley’s main entrance off of route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

Location:
200 Hagley Creek Road
Wilmington, DE
302-658-2400
www.hagley.org

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