Elastic Lanyard, Patent Model
National Museum of American History

Elastic Lanyard, Patent Model

Jones, John E. · 1872

metal; rubber (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

John E. Jones of Waretown, New Jersey, designed an elastic lanyard for use in setting up a vessel's standing rigging. This is the model he sent to Washington in 1871 with his application for a patent protecting the device.

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