Project Description
!!!!!PRICE REDUCED!!!!! This is an original U.S. Patent Office patent model dated June 2nd, 1874 for a device to bronze (or brown/blue) gun barrels. Patent models of large items were usually demonstrated by miniature models, which is what this is. It is a pine box with a varnished finish measuring 6 1/2″ X 3 1/16″ X 3″. The top has two hinged lids with two brass hinges each, & the interior has two sections of tubing with outlets on either end of the box. Includes the original U. S. Patent Office tags, and also a piece of green paper certifying this to be the original. The first tag reads “2-451., No 151647, L. C. Allin, Process for Bronzing Gun Barrels, Patented June 2d18974, the reverse is blank. The second tag has a line drawing of the model & a description of the process used on one side, the other side, it’s easier to just show you the rest with photos! Stock # MC-42. Price Reduced: $200.00.



















