Drawing for a Life - Preserving Coffin
11/15/1843
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This is the printed patent drawing for a life - preserving coffin invented by Christian H. Eisenbrandt.
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The fear of being buried alive led Christian Henry Eisenbrandt to patent a “life-preserving coffin in doubtful cases of actual death.” In his application, he claimed that through a series of springs and levers, even the slightest motion of the head or hand would instantaneously open the coffin lid.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Patent and Trademark Office.
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595517Full Citation: Drawing for a Life - Preserving Coffin; 11/15/1843; Records of the Patent and Trademark Office, Record Group 241. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/drawing-for-a-life-preserving-coffin, April 18, 2024]