National Museum of African American History and Culture
Refrigerator patent model made by Thomas Elkins
Thomas Elkins, American · 1879
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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