Object Details
- Description
- A patent model of Thomas Elkins' refrigerator design. The model is metal with ceramic interior. The exterior is tarnished and has a design on the top. On one end there is a spout that looks like a funnel. There is a wood base with eighteen holes in the bottom of the model.
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Culinary
- Date
- 1879
- Object number
- 2012.113.2
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Created by
- Thomas Elkins, American
- Topic
- African American
- Design
- Technology
- Medium
- 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)
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Type
- models (representations)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.113.2
- Usage
- CC0
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