c. 1880 Ore Furnace Patent Model with Patent Documents by James Bujac armours Gilded highlights catch the light

Gilded highlights catch the light against the matte black background

Vintage dry powder fire extinguisher

This vintage lighter is silver and cylindrical in shape

MM - 9920 - 070824

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

c. 1880 Ore Furnace Patent Model with Patent Documents by James Bujac armours Gilded highlights catch the lightOriginal 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