c. 1880 Ore Furnace Patent Model with Patent Documents by James Bujac armours MM - 6701 - 122723

MM - 6701 - 122723

9" dia and 9" H

Medium: Color lithograph on wove paper

folk-style stenciling-an unexpected decorative flourish for what was essentially a utilitarian tool

Gilded highlights catch the light against the matte black background

c. 1880 Ore Furnace Patent Model with Patent Documents by James Bujac armours MM - 6701 - 122723Original patent model representing James Bujac's Ore Furnace and Reducer, patented November 9, 1880 (U. S. Patent No. 234,170). Constructed of hand fabricated sheet metal, the model illustrates Bujac's proposed furnace design with a tapered ore hopper, firebox, flue openings, and hinged access doors corresponding to the patent drawings. Designed to process metalliferous ores, the invention employed a closed ore cylinder and retort system intended to