Patent model for adjustable card guides for Gordon presses

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Object Details

patentee

Bevans, Alexander L.

Description (Brief)

This patent model demonstrates an invention for two hinged plates representing the platen of the Gordon press and the shaft below it, on which the guides were mounted; the invention was granted patent number 111304.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1871

patent date

1871-01-31

ID Number

GA.89797.111304

accession number

089797

patent number

111304

catalog number

GA*89797.111304

Object Name

manufacture, card guides

Press, Printing, Part of

Object Type

Patent Model

Other Terms

Press, Printing, Part of; ?

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 6 cm x 19.2 cm x 29.5 cm; 2 3/8 in x 7 9/16 in x 11 5/8 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-8c40-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_998835