PATENT MODEL: ORE CRUSHER.

PATENT MODEL: ORE CRUSHER. Miles Dodge, inventor. Patent #262,652; dated August 15, 1882. Fantastic two-part wood and brass device consisting horizontal cylindrical chamber and roller bed to rotate chamber. This improvement to previous mining machines has flat polygonal sides and internal overlapping shelves which were supposed to have agitated the ore better to separate gold from the less desirable particles. Retains original patent tag as well as contemporary copies of original patent papers. SIZE: 9-1/2″ w x 12″ h. PROVENANCE: Alan Rothschild Patent Model Collection. CONDITION: Near excellent restored condition. 1-9159 (4,000-5,000)

Auction: Advertising, Toy & Doll - Spring 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1364	$0.00	PATENT MODEL: ORE CRUSHER. Miles Dodge, inventor. Patent #262,652; dated August 15, 1882. Fantastic two-part wood and brass device consisting horizontal cylindrical chamber and roller bed to rotate chamber. This improvement to previous mining machines has flat polygonal sides and internal overlapping shelves which were supposed to have agitated the ore better to separate gold from the less desirable particles. Retains original patent tag as well as contemporary copies of original patent papers. SIZE: 9-1/2″ w x 12″ h. PROVENANCE: Alan Rothschild Patent Model Collection. CONDITION: Near excellent restored condition. 1-9159 (4,000-5,000) Auction: Advertising, Toy & Doll - Spring 2009 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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