- 2173
JAMES MADISON. PATENT SIGNED FOR A PUMP TO RAISE WATER FROM A SPRING, WELL, OR RESERVOIR, 28 MARCH 1810
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1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Description
- Patent signed ("James Madison") as fourth President, co-signed ("R Smith") as Secretary of State, and ("C. A. Rodney") as Attorney General, for a pump to raise water from a spring, well, or reservoir, to Royal Yeamans, 28 March 1810
1 page (14 7/8 x 11 3/4 in.; 376 x 301 mm) on partially printed vellum, accomplished in a secretarial hand. [With] 2 page manuscript inventor's description on 1 sheet of vellum; previously folded, with some discoloration and soiling, residue where the embossed paper seal has been removed.
Condition
1 page (14 7/8 x 11 3/4 in.; 376 x 301 mm) on partially printed vellum, accomplished in a secretarial hand. [With] 2 page manuscript inventor's description on 1 sheet of vellum; previously folded, with some discoloration and soiling, residue where the embossed paper seal has been removed.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Accompanied by the inventor’s description: “This machine...is intended to raise water from a spring well or Reservoir to any convenient height...to run...eight hours by once winding up so as with very little Labor to supply families, distilleries, tin yards; or other manufactories with a small but continued stream of water without interfering much with the Labor required for other business.”