Author: Otto, W. T. (William Tod, Act'g Secretary of the Interior); et al
Title: Grant of Patent to Nathaniel Waterman of Boston, Massachusetts for an Improved Friction Match Stand
Description: S. l. (Washington, DC [?]), Patent Office, 1863. Printed document, partially filled in manuscript; folio sheet, 19 1/2 x 14 3/4; illustrated with a large engraving of the Old Patent Office Building and the American Eagle above it (drawn by A. A. Von Schmidt, engraved by W. H. Dougal); a few punctures to left margin for filing; gilt foil seal to lower left corner; two embossed stamps of R. H. Eddy, Solicitor of Patents; old crease lines, a few short, closed cuts to edges; light discolored spots to top and bottom margins; overall in very good condition. A handsome document, signed by the Commissioner of Patents and by the Acting Secretary of the Interior William Tod Otto [1816 - 1905] (an influential judge and supporter and personal friend of Abraham Lincoln), it granted prolific inventor Nathaniel Waterman a patent for his Improved Friction Match Stand. Based in Boston, Waterman learned the tinsmith trade early on in his life and owned and operated for over 40 years The Waterman Kitchen and House Furnishing Wareroom, known as a "veritable museum of all conceivable household necessities and conveniences" (Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. Annals of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, 1795–1892. (Boston: Press of Rockwell and Churchill, 1892): p. 100). Among his most notable inventions were The Waterman No. 11 Cast Iron New England Style French Roll Pan, considered the quintessential gem muffin pan, The Waterman Hat Bathtub, The Waterman Improved Ruffle-Iron, the current Improved Friction Match Stand, and numerous others. Very good .

Keywords: Boston Vbf, Inventions, Household


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