Refrigerator or Cooler.
Description:
Patent for a refrigerator that has an "arrangement of parts whereby the articles to be cooled are protected from moisture while the space in which said articles are arranged is inclosed by a film of moisture, which is designed to cool the inclosed atmosphere by evaporation" (lines 11-16). The covering is absorbent and the shelves inside are perforated.
Date:
May 4, 1897
Creator:
Burt, Henry M.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department